LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 6 March 2006 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)996/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1024/05-06 on 3 March 2006)

-Minutes of special meeting on 14 December 2005

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)893/05-06
(issued on 13 February 2006)

-Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Report for October to December 2005

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)997/05-06(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1016/05-06 on 2 March 2006)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1025/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)(attached)

-Letter dated 2 March 2006 from Hon SIN Chung-kai

LC Paper No. CB(1)997/05-06(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.The Securities and Futures Commission Budget for the financial year 2006-07
(10:05 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)997/05-06(03)
(issued on 28 February 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*V.Outcome of consultation on the new structure for listing decision-making Composition changes to the Listing Committee
(10:55 am - 11:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)997/05-06(04)
(issued on 28 February 2006)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx)
(Appendix 1: HKEx's Consultation Paper on New Structure for Listing Decision-making issued in February 2005
Appendix 2: Current Main Board Listing Rule 2A.25 and Growth Enterprise Market Listing Rule 3.26
Appendix 3: HKEx's press release issued on 3 February 2006)

LC Paper No. CB(1)997/05-06(05)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*VI.Progress on the implementation of the Deposit Protection Scheme
(11:45 am - 12:30 pm)

LC Paper No.CB(1)997/05-06(06)
(issued on 28 February 2006)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board

LC Paper No. CB(1)997/05-06(07)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1016/05-06 on 2 March 2006)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.Any other business
(12:30 pm)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 March 2006