LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 7 March 2005 at 9:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA



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

LC Paper No. CB(1)1017/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1044/04-05 on 4 March 2005)

-Minutes of special meeting on 17 December 2004

LC Paper No. CB(1)1019/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1045/04-05 on 4 March 2005)

-Minutes of special meeting on 19 January 2005

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)1010/04-05
(issued on 28 February 2005)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest December 2004

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)1020/04-05(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1039/04-05 on 3 March 2005)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1020/04-05(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1039/04-05 on 3 March 2005)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.The Securities and Futures Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2005-06
(9:35 am - 10:20 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1020/04-05(03)
(issued on 1 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration (with Securities and Futures Commission's proposed estimates of income & expenditure for the financial year 2005/2006)

*V.Proposals to enhance the oversight of public interest activities of auditors and establish a Financial Reporting Council
(10:20 am - 11:25 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1020/04-05(04)
(issued on 1 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration (with consultation paper on the legislative proposals to establish the Financial Reporting Council)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1020/04-05(05)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1039/04-05 on 3 March 2005)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*VI.Management of Government investment incomes
(11:25 am - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. RP01/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)788/04-05 on 26 January 2005)

-Research report on "Management of Government Investment Incomes" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)1020/04-05(06)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/04-05 on 2 March 2005)

-List of information to be provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1020/04-05(07)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/04-05 on 2 March 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No.CB(1)1020/04-05(08)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1036/04-05 on 2 March 2005)

-Extracts of Accounts of the Government for the year ended 31 March 2004

VII.Any other business
(12:45 pm onwards)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 March 2005