LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Saturday, 6 December 2003 at 9:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

REVISED AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings
(9:45 am - 9:47 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)305/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)369/03-04 on 19 November 2003)

-Minutes of special meeting on 11 October 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)474/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)504/03-04 on 5 December 2003)

-Minutes of special meeting on 28 October 2003

II.Information papers issued since last meeting
(9:47 am - 9:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)299/03-04(01)
(issued on 10 November 2003)

-Information Paper on "Sale of Loans under the Home Starter Loan Scheme and the Sandwich Class Housing Loan Scheme to the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited"

LC Paper No. CB(1)334/03-04
(issued on 14 November 2003)

-Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Report for July to September 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)389/03-04
(issued on 21 November 2003)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest - September 2003

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(9:50 am - 9:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)473/03-04(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)505/03-04 on 4 December 2003)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)473/03-04(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)505/03-04 on 4 December 2003)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Examination of the regulatory work in respect of authorized institutions in the light of the "Report of the Special Committee on the Corporate Governance, Credit Approval Process, Risk Management and Internal Control Mechanism of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited"
(9:55 am - 10:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)473/03-04(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)488/03-04 on 2 December 2003)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*V.Briefing by the Financial Secretary on Hong Kong's latest overall economic situation
(10:45 am - 12:00 noon)

LC Paper No. CB(1)437/03-04
(the Report was released for collection on 28 November 2003 and despatched on 1 December 2003)

-Third Quarter Economic Report 2003 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)473/03-04(04)
(issued on 1 December 2003)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VI.Any other business
(12:00 noon onwards)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 December 2003