Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 5 November 2018, at 9:30 am
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising


(9:30 am - 9:32 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)103/18-19
(issued on 29 October 2018)

-Minutes of the meeting on 11 October 2018

II.

Information papers issued since the meeting on 3 July 2018



LC Paper No. CB(1)1328/17-18(01)
(issued on 13 August 2018)

- Second Quarter Economic Report 2018 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)1335/17-18(01)
(issued on 20 August 2018)

- The Quarterly Report of the Securities and Futures Commission (April to June 2018)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1408/17-18(01)
(issued on 20 September 2018)

-Second quarterly report of 2018 on "Employees Compensation Insurance  Reinsurance Coverage for Terrorism"

LC Paper No. CB(1)1406/17-18(01)
(issued on 20 September 2018)

-Administration's paper on "Enhancements to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited's Decision-making and Governance Structure for Listing Regulation"

LC Paper No. CB(1)1406/17-18(02)
(issued on 20 September 2018)

-Administration's paper on "Review of the Growth Enterprise Market ("GEM") and Changes to the GEM and Main Board Listing Rules"

LC Paper No. CB(1)1412/17-18(01)
(issued on 21 September 2018)

-Letter dated 10 September 2018 from Hon Dennis KWOK and Hon Alvin YEUNG on issues relating to the investment strategy of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1412/17-18(02)
(issued on 21 September 2018)

-Letter dated 13 September 2018 from Hon James TO on issues relating to the investment strategy of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)127/18-19(01)
(issued on 2 November 2018)

-Administration's paper on "Phase 2 clearing under the over-the-counter derivatives regulatory regime in Hong Kong"

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(9:32 am - 9:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)101/18-19(01)
(issued on 2 November 2018)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV and V. Item V involves a legislative proposal.IV.

Briefing on the work of Hong Kong Monetary Authority


(9:35 am - 11:20 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)101/18-19(02)
(issued on 29 October 2018)

- Paper provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

LC Paper No. CB(1)101/18-19(03)
(issued on 29 October 2018)

-Letter dated 25 October 2018 from Hon CHEUNG Kwok-kwan on issues relating to the security of the Faster Payment System (Chinese version only)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV and V. Item V involves a legislative proposal.V.

Proposed profits tax exemption for funds


(11:20 am - 11:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)101/18-19(04)
(issued on 29 October 2018)

-Administration's paper on "Proposed profits tax exemption for funds"

VI.

Any other business


(11:55 am - 12:00 noon)

* All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV and V. Item V involves a legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 November 2018