Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Twenty-fourth Meeting on
Thursday, 6 May 2004, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No.

Minutes of meeting on 15 April 2004

CB(1)1598/03-04
(issued on 4 May 2004)

Minutes of meeting on 22 April 2004

CB(1)1701/03-04
(issued on 4 May 2004)

II.Meeting with the Administration
(4:35 pm - 6:25 pm)

Matters arising from previous meetings

Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 22 April 2004

CB(1)1702/03-04 (01)
(issued on 4 May 2004)

List of issues requiring follow-up actions by the Administration on Schedule 3 of the Bill (Position as at 4 May 2004)

CB(1)1702/03-04 (02)
(issued on 4 May 2004)

Clause-by-clause examination of Schedule 3 of the Bill

Bill gazetted on 13 June 2003

CB(3)733/02-03
(issued on 13 June 2003)

Marked-up copy of Schedule 3 and related consequential and other amendments in Schedule 5 of the Bill

CB(1)2228/02-03(05)
(issued on 17 July 2003)

Written submissions and Administration's response relating to Schedule 3 of the Bill

Organizations/individuals

Written submissions

Administration's response

LC Paper No.

LC Paper No.

The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

CB(1)2504/02-03 (13)
(English version only)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)798/03-04 (02)
(issued on 16 January 2004)

Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association

CB(1)217/03-04 (01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 31 October 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (01)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

The Law Society of Hong Kong(Submission dated19 September 2003)

CB(1)2504/02-03 (08)
(English version only)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03 (06)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

The Law Society of Hong Kong(Submission dated16 October 2003)

CB(1)102/03-04 (01)
(English version only)
(issued on 17 October 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (02)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association

CB(1)2521/02-03 (01)
(English version only)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (03)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

Linklaters

CB(1)2504/02-03 (11)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 25 and 30 September 2003 respectively)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (04)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

The Hong Kong Associationof Banks

CB(1)2504/02-03 (09)
(English version only)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03 (07)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong(Submission dated16 September 2003)

CB(1)2504/02-03 (05)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03 (05)
(English and Chinese versions issued on30 September and3 October 2003 respectively)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner forPersonal Data, Hong Kong(Submission dated14 October 2003)

CB(1)74/03-04 (03)
(issued on 15 October 2003)

CB(1)387/03-04 (01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on21 November and8 December 2003 respectively)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner forPersonal Data, Hong Kong(Submission dated3 December 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (05)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (06)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

Hong Kong Society of Accountants(Submission dated 27 October 2003)

CB(1)185/03-04 (01)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 October 2003)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (07)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

Hong Kong Society of Accountants(Submission dated 3 May 2004)

CB(1)1702/03-04 (03)
(English version only)
(issued on 4 May 2004)

Reply awaited

Summary of written submissions and the Administration's response on Schedule 3 of the Bill (Position as at 13 April 2004)

CB(1)1504/03-04 (08)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

Correspondence between Assistant Legal Adviser 7 (ALA7) and the Administration on Schedule 3 of the Bill

ALA7's letter

Administration's reply

LC Paper No.

LC Paper No.

Letter dated 8 April 2004 from ALA7 to the Administration on Schedule 3 of the Bill

CB(1)1504/03-04 (09)
(issued on 13 April 2004)

CB(1)1566/03-04 (03)
(issued on 20 April 2004)

Other papers

LC Paper No.

Comparison table between provisions in relation to oversea companies and incorporation procedures in the Companies Ordinance, Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003, UK Companies Act 1985, Australian Corporations Act 2001 and Singapore Companies Act provided by the Administration(Revised)

CB(1)1566/03-04 (04)
(issued on 20 April 2004)

Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 15 April 2004

CB(1)1566/03-04 (01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on22 and 23 April 2004 respectively)

Draft Form NC1 - Application for Incorporation of a Company Limited by Shares

CB(1)1603/03-04 (01)
(issued on 23 April 2004)

Draft Form NC1G - Application for Incorporation of a Company other than a Company Limited by Shares

CB(1)1603/03-04 (02)
(issued on 23 April 2004)

Draft Form N1 - Particulars of a Non-Hong Kong Company Registered in Hong Kong

CB(1)1640/03-04 (01)
(issued on 26 April 2004)

Draft Form N3 - Annual Return of a Non-Hong Kong Company

CB(1)1640/03-04 (02)
(issued on 26 April 2004)

III.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 May 2004