Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Friday, 5 January 2018, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 2 January 2018)

I.

Application for late membership


(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)201/17-18(01)
(issued on 9 November 2017)

-Letter dated 6 November 2017 from Hon Alvin YEUNG (Chinese version only)

II.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising


(10:50 am - 10:52 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)312/17-18
(issued on 5 December 2017)

-Minutes of the meeting on 20 October 2017

III.

Information papers issued since the meeting on 6 November 2017



LC Paper No. CB(1)207/17-18(01)
(issued on 13 November 2017)

-Third Quarter Economic Report 2017 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)329/17-18
(issued on 7 December 2017)

-Quarterly Report of the Securities and Futures Commission (July to September 2017)

LC Paper No. CB(1)346/17-18(01)
(issued on 13 December 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Prescription of Additional Markets and Clearing Houses and Prescription of Delta One Warrants under the Over-the-counter Derivatives Regulatory Regime in Hong Kong"

LC Paper No. CB(1)359/17-18(01)
(issued on 15 December 2017)

-Accrual-based consolidated financial statements of the Government for the year ended 31 March 2017

LC Paper No. CB(1)368/17-18(01)
(issued on 19 December 2017)

-2016-2017 Annual Report of the Process Review Panel for the Securities and Futures Commission

IV.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(10:52 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)401/17-18(01)
(issued on 2 January 2018)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)401/17-18(02)
(issued on 2 January 2018)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items V to VII. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals while item VII is a funding proposal.V.

Briefing on the proposed Members' Bill to amend the Professional Accountants Ordinance


(10:55 am - 11:20 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)401/17-18(03)
(issued on 29 December 2017)

-Chairman's paper on "Background Brief on the Professional Accountants (Amendment) Bill 2018" (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)401/17-18(04)
(issued on 29 December 2017)

-Extract of minutes of meeting of Panel on Financial Affairs held on 6 June 2016

LC Paper No. CB(1)401/17-18(05)
(issued on 29 December 2017)

-Extract of minutes of meeting of Panel on Financial Affairs held on 15 November 2016

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items V to VII. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals while item VII is a funding proposal.VI.

The new Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622): proposed legislative amendments to improve its clarity and operation


(11:20 am - 12:00 noon)

LC Paper No. CB(1)401/17-18(06)
(issued on 29 December 2017)

-Administration's paper on "The new Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622): proposed legislative amendments to improve its clarity and operation"

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items V to VII. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals while item VII is a funding proposal.VII.

Contribution to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Project Preparation Special Fund


(12:00 noon - 12:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)401/17-18(07)
(issued on 29 December 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Contribution to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Project Preparation Special Fund"

LC Paper No. CB(1)401/17-18(08)
(issued on 29 December 2017)

-Background brief on Hong Kong's participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VIII.

Any other business


(12:25 pm - 12:30 pm)

* All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items V to VII. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals while item VII is a funding proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 January 2018