Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 14 June 2004 at 9:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(9:30 am - 9:31 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2084/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2124/03-04 on 11 June 2004)

-Minutes of meeting on 2 April 2004

II.Information papers issued since last meeting
(9:31 am - 9:32 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1779/03-04(01)
(issued on 11 May 2004)

-Progress report on the Loan Guarantee Scheme for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Impacted Industries

LC Paper No. CB(1)1828/03-04
(issued on 14 May 2004)

-Process Review Panel for the Securities and Futures Commission Annual Report to the Financial Secretary for 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)1877/03-04
(issued on 19 May 2004)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest - March 2004

LC Paper No. CB(1)2076/03-04
(issued on 7 June 2004)

-Information note on "Computer Equipment and Services for the 2006 Population By-census"

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(9:32 am - 9:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2083/03-04(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2129/03-04 on 11 June 2004)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)2083/03-04(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2129/03-04 on 11 June 2004)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Briefing by the Financial Secretary on Hong Kong's latest overall economic situation
(9:35 am - 11:00 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1973/03-04
(The Report was released for collection on 28 May 2004 and despatched on 31 May 2004)

-First Quarter Economic Report 2004 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)2083/03-04(03)
(issued on 8 June 2004)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*V.Hong Kong Harbour Fest
(11:00 am - 1:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2083/03-04(04)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2129/03-04 on 11 June 2004)

-Background brief on the "Hong Kong Harbour Fest" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)2083/03-04(05)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2083/03-04 on 8 June 2004)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2129/03-04 on 11 June 2004)

-Paper on "Hong Kong Harbour Fest" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1491/03-04(01)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1491/03-04 on 8 April 2004)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1501/03-04 on 13 April 2004)

-Report on the Progress of the Campaign to Relaunch Hong Kong's Economy with the audited accounts of the Hong Kong Harbour Fest

(Tabled at the Council meeting on 21 April 2004)

-Chapter 4 of the Report of the Director of Audit No. 42 - Hong Kong Harbour Fest

LC Paper No. CB(1)1853/03-04
(English version only)
(issued on 17 May 2004)

-Report by the Independent Panel of Inquiry on the Harbour Fest

LC Paper No. CB(1)2083/03-04(06)
(issued on 8 June 2004)

-Press release on "Chief Executive's statement on Harbour Fest inquiry report" issued by the Administration on 17 May 2004

Relevant papers

Please refer to Appendix VI of the background brief (LC Paper No. CB(1)2083/03-04(04))

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

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 June 2004