LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Special meeting on Wednesday, 14 December 2005 at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

* I.Financial issues related to the listing of the Link Real Estate Investment Trust
(8:30 am - 10:30 am)

Papers for this special meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(01)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(02)
(English version attached)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper provided by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(03)
(English version only)
(attached)

-Letter dated 12 December 2005 from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Link Management Limited, including:
- Annex 1:Appendix 4 of the Company's Corporate Governance Policy
- Annex 2:Press statement issued by The Link Management Limited on 9 December 2005
- Annex 3:Press statement issued by Deutsche Bank on 9 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(04)
(attached)

-Extracts from the Securities and Futures Commission's Code on Real Estate Investment Trusts (June 2005), including:
-Explanatory notes
-General principles
-Effect of breach of the Code
-Chapters 8, 9 and 10
-Appendices B and D

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(05)
(attached)

-Press release issued by the Housing Authority on 8 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(06)
(attached)

-Statement issued by The Link Management Limited on 8 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)524/05-06(01)
(issued on 13 December 2005)

-Relevant press cuttings from 26 November to 13 December 2005

Paper for the House Committee meeting on 9 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(07)
(Chinese version only)
(attached)

-Letter dated 9 December 2005 from Hon Albert CHENG to the Chairman of the House Committee

Papers for the special meeting of the Panel on Housing on 20 October 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)62/05-06(01)
(issued on 14 October 2005 and attached)

-Background brief on "Divestment of Housing Authority's Retail and Car-parking Facilities" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(08)
(attached)

-Opening statement by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands

LC Paper No. CB(1)62/05-06(03)
(issued on 14 October 2005 and attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)62/05-06(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 October 2005 and attached)

-Letters dated 4 and 7 October 2005 from Hon Albert CHAN to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)108/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 19 October 2005 and attached)

-Administration's written reply to Hon Albert CHAN's two letters

II.Any other business
(10:30 am)

* Members of the Panel on Housing and all other Members are invited to attend the meeting.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 December 2005