Panel on Financial Affairs

Special meeting on
Friday, 28 March 2003 at 5:00 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

*I.Business environment of the securities brokerage industry in Hong Kong
(5:00 pm - 6:25 pm)

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(1)707/02-03(03)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 14.1.2003)

-Joint submission from Hon Henry WU and industry associations

LC Paper No. CB(1)707/02-03(04)
(Chinese version issued on 14.1.2003, English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)733/02-03 on 15.1.2003)

-Submission from The Institute of Securities Dealers Limited dated 9 January 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)733/02-03(02)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 15.1.2003)

-Speaking note from The Hong Kong Association of Online Brokers

LC Paper No. CB(1)733/02-03(03)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 15.1.2003)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Industry Staff Union

LC Paper No. CB(1)747/02-03(02)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 17.1.2003)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Securities Professionals Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(1)747/02-03(03)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 17.1.2003)

-Speaking note provided by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(1)747/02-03(04)
(issued on 17.1.2003)

-Speaking note provided by the Securities and Futures Commission

LC Paper No. CB(1)747/02-03(05)
(Chinese version issued on 17.1.2003, English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)792/02-03 on 24.1.2003)

-Speaking note provided by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.

LC Paper No. CB(1)756/02-03
(issued on 17.1.2003)

-Motion moved by Hon Henry WU on the removal of the minimum brokerage commission rates as passed at the special meeting on 16 January 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)1007/02-03
(Chinese version only) (issued on 28.2.2003)

-Result of the survey of exchange participants' opinion on the proposed two-tier brokerage commission system conducted by Hon Henry WU

LC Paper No. CB(1)1090/02-03
(English version only) (issued on 10.3.2003

-Letter dated 14 January 2003 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury to the Chairman of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited on the issue of brokerage commission

LC Paper No. CB(1)1211/02-03
(issued on 25.3.2003)

-Minutes of special meeting held on 16 January 2003

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

* Other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 March 2003