Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Fifth Meeting on
Thursday, 30 October 2003, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No.

Minutes of meeting on 17 October 2003

     CB(1)172/03-04
(issued on 28 October 2003)

II.Meeting with the Administration
(10:50 am - 12:40 pm)

Correspondence between Assistant Legal Adviser 7 and the Administration on Schedule 1 of the Bill

LC Paper No.

Letter dated 10 September 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration on Schedule 1 of the Bill

     CB(1)2441/02-03(01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 10 and 18 September 2003 respectively)

Administration's response dated 26 September 2003

     CB(1)74/03-04(01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 15 and 20 October 2003 respectively)

Letter dated 9 October 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration on Schedule 1 of the Bill

     CB(1)74/03-04(02)
(issued on 15 October 2003)

Administration's response dated 15 October 2003

     CB(1)84/03-04(01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 20 October 2003 respectively)

Written submissions and Administration's response relating to Schedule 1 of the Bill

Organizations/individuals

Written submissions

Administration's response



LC Paper No.

LC Paper No.

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)

(to follow)

Ms Alice CHAN,Lecturer,Department ofProfessional Legal Education,The University of Hong Kong

CB(1)2504/02-03(07)
(English version only)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)84/03-04(02)
(English and Chinese versions issued on16 and 28 October 2003 respectively)

Linklaters

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

CB(1)84/03-04(03)
(English and Chinese versions issued on16 and 28 October 2003 respectively)

The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

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

CB(1)84/03-04(04)
(English and Chinese versions issued on16 and 28 October 2003 respectively)

The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association

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

CB(1)84/03-04(05)
(English and Chinese versions issued on16 and 28 October 2003 respectively)
Other papers

LC Paper No.

"Comparison of the prospectus regulatory regime between Hong Kong and overseas jurisdictions" provided by the Administration

     CB(1)84/03-04(06)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 23 and 28 October 2003 respectively)

Summary of deputations' views and the Administration's response on Schedule 1 of the Bill (as at 16 October 2003)

     CB(1)107/03-04(01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 20 and 23 October 2003 respectively)

List of issues requiring follow-up actions by the Administration (position as at 28 October 2003)

     CB(1)173/03-04(01)
(issued on 28 October 2003)

Administration's response to the issues arising from the discussion on 2 October and 17 October 2003

     CB(1)173/03-04(02)
(to follow)

Administration's letter dated 24 October 2003 to various organizations on proposed amendments to the Companies Ordinance to facilitate offers of shares and debentures (Sections 38D and 342C)

     CB(1)173/03-04(03)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 October 2003)

III.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 October 2003

Appendix to Agenda

List of other relevant papers issued previously


PapersPaper No./Ref.

LC Paper No. CB(3)733/02-03
(issued on 13 June 2003)

-Bill gazetted on 13 June 2003

File Ref : L/M to C2/1/57(03) Pt 2
(issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau on 12 June 2003)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS134/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No.CB(2) 2693/02-03 dated 26 June 2003)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)2423/02-03
(issued on 9 September 2003)

-Background Brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CCB(1)2434/02-03(03)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 9 and 10 September 2003 respectively)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Summary of the Proposals in the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003"

LC Paper No. CB(1)2228/02-03(03)
(issued on 17 July 2003)

-Marked-up copy of Schedule 1 and related consequential and other amendments in Schedule 5 of the Bill

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 October 2003