LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Thursday, 6 November 2003 at 9:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(9:00 am - 9:02 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)213/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)244/03-04 on 3 November 2003)

-Minutes of meeting on 9 October 2003

II.Information papers issued since the regular meeting held on 7 July 2003
(9:02 am - 9:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2165/02-03(01)
(issued on 7 July 2003)

-Information Paper on "Proposal to delink the rates of honoraria for new trainees under the Valuation Surveying Graduate Training Scheme from civil service pay"

LC Paper No. CB(1)2194/02-03(01)
(issued on 10 July 2003)

-Official document on "Responsibilities of the Financial Secretary and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury"

LC Paper No. CB(1)2211/02-03
(issued on 11 July 2003)

-Press release on "Appointment of Mr William A. Ryback as Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority" provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

LC Paper No. CB(1)2355/02-03
(issued on 13 August 2003)

-The Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Report for 1 April to 30 June 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)2380/02-03
(issued on 27 August 2003)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest ? June 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)2387/02-03
(issued on 1 September 2003)

-Half-yearly Economic Report 2003

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)2507/02-03
(issued on 25 September 2003)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority Annual Report 2002-03

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)2553/02-03
(issued on 7 October 2003)

-Administration's response on review of sections 273 and 275 of the Companies Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(1)98/03-04(01)
(issued on 17 October 2003)

-Information note on the proposed amendments to Bankruptcy Ordinance: Outsourcing of bankruptcy cases by Official Receiver's Office to private sector insolvency practitioners

LC Paper Nos. CB(1)186/03-04(01) and (02)
(issued on 28 October 2003)

-Issues referred by the Finance Committee on submission on Hong Kong tax lease transactions

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(9:05 am - 9:10 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)212/03-04(01)
(issued on 4 November 2003)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)212/03-04(02)
(issued on 4 November 2003)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)226/03-04(01)
(issued on 4 November 2003)

-Letter dated 24 October 2003 from the Clerk to Panel to the Administration on Hon James TO's proposed discussion item

LC Paper No. CB(1)226/03-04(02)
(issued on 4 November 2003)

-Administration's reply dated 30 October 2003 on Hon James TO's proposed discussion item

*IV.Review on the institutional set-up of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
(9:10 am - 9:50 am)

Paper for this meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)212/03-04(03)
(issued on 31 October 2003)

-Paper provided by the Administration

Paper previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(1)1881/02-03
(English version only)
(issued on 5 June 2003)

-Letter dated 29 May 2003 from the Commissioner of Insurance on Proposal to review the Institutional Set-up of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

*V.Up-date on the progress of the Corporate Governance Action Plan
(9:50 am - 10:50 am)

Paper for this meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)212/03-04(04)
(issued on 30 October 2003)

-Paper provided by the Administration

Papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(1)700/02-03
(English version only)
(issued on 13 January 2003)

-Paper on "Enhancing Corporate Governance"

LC Paper No. CB(1)716/02-03
(issued on 14 January 2003)

-Paper on "The Chief Executive 2003 Policy Address ? Initiatives under the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau"

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)2545/02-03
(issued on 6 October 2003)

-Consultation paper on proposals to enhance the regulation of listing

*VI.Briefing on the work of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(10:50 am - 12:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)212/03-04(05)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)226/03-04 on 31 October 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)233/03-04 on 4 November 2003)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VII.Any other business
(12:15 pm onwards)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 November 2003