Bills Committee on Companies Bill

Thirty-sixth meeting on
Friday, 4 May 2012, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room 2A of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.Submissions from the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants on clause 399 of the Bill
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1743/11-12(01)
(English version only)(issued on 2.5.2012)

-Submission dated 21 December 2011 from the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

LC Paper No. CB(1)1743/11-12(02)
(English version only)(issued on 2.5.2012)

-Submission dated 26 April 2012 from the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

II.Meeting with the Administration
(8:35 am - 12:40 pm)

Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1591/11-12(01)
(issued on 16.4.2012)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 1 (Preliminary) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1747/11-12(01)
(attached)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 7 (Debentures) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1747/11-12(02)
(attached)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 8 (Registration of Charges) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1747/11-12(03)
(attached)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 10 (Directors and Company Secretaries) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1747/11-12(04)
(attached)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 13 (Arrangements, Amalgamation, and Compulsory Share Acquisition in Takeover and Share Buy-Back) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1591/11-12(05)
(issued on 16.4.2012)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 15 (Dissolution by Striking off or Deregistration) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1591/11-12(06)
(issued on 16.4.2012)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 17 (Companies not Formed, but Registrable, under this Ordinance) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1747/11-12(05)
(attached)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 18 (Communications to and by Companies) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1591/11-12(07)
(issued on 16.4.2012)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 20 (Miscellaneous) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

Matters arising from previous meetings

LC Paper No. CB(1)1490/11-12(02)
(issued on 2.4.2012)

-Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 16 March 2012 in relation to alignment of penalties for offences under the Companies Bill

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(3)412/10-11
(issued on 14.1.2011)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(1)339/11-12(01)
(issued on 15.11.2011)

-Summary of views of deputations made at the meeting on 9 April 2011 and the Administration's response

File Ref: CBT/17/2C
(issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau on 12.1.2011)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS26/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)978/10-11 on 9.2.2011)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)1406/10-11(01)
(issued on 24.2.2011)

-Paper on Companies Bill prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Background brief)

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the Legislative Council website at: http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr10-11/english/bc/bc03/general/bc03.htm)

III.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 May 2012