Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Friday, 2 April 2004 at 10:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(10:00 am - 10:01 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1394/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1414/03-04 on 30 March 2004)

-Minutes of meeting on 2 February 2004

II.Information paper issued since last meeting
(10:01 am - 10:02 am)

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(10:02 am - 10:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1393/03-04(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1426/03-04 on 1 April 2004)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1393/03-04(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1426/03-04 on 1 April 2004)

-List of follow-up actions

* IV.Regulation of listing
(10:05 am - 11:00 am)

Papers for this meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1393/03-04(03)
(the paper was released for collection on 26 March 2004 and despatched vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1405/03-04 on 29 March 2004)

-Information note on "Consultation conclusions on proposals to enhance the regulation of listing"

LC Paper No. CB(1)2545/02-03
(issued on 6 October 2003)

-Consultation paper on proposals to enhance the regulation of listing

LC Paper No. CB(1)1393/03-04(04)
(issued on 26 March 2004)

-Extract of the minutes (Item II) of the special meeting of the Panel on 13 June 2003

Papers previously issued for the special meeting of the Panel on 13 June 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)1199/02-03
(issued on 24 March 2003)

-Report by the Expert Group to Review the Operation of the Securities and Futures Market Regulatory Structure

LC Paper No. CB(1)1908/02-03(03)
(issued on 9 June 2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

* V.Regulation of the accounting profession
(11:00 am - 11:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1393/03-04(05)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1405/03-04 on 29 March 2004)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)2487/02-03
(issued on 22 September 2003)

-Consultation Paper on the proposals to enhance the oversight of the public interest activities of auditors and to establish a Financial Reporting Review Panel

LC Paper No. CB(1)1393/03-04(06)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1405/03-04 on 29 March 2004)

-Extract of the minutes (Item I) of the special meeting of the Panel on 13 June 2003

* VI.Review of disclosure requirements/standards for Mandatory Provident Fund investment funds
(11:50 am - 12:30 pm)

LC Paper Nos. CB(1)928/03-04(01) and (02)
(issued on 3 February 2004)(re-circulated vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1393/03-04 on 26 March 2004)

-Information note and consultation paper on the draft Code relating to review of disclosure requirements/standards for MPF investment funds

* VII.Plan for the 2006 Population By-census
(12:30 pm - 1:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1393/03-04(07)
(issued on 26 March 2004)

-Consultation paper provided by the Administration

VIII.Any other business
(1:00 pm onwards)

* All non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV, V, VI and VII.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 April 2004