Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2000

Meeting on
Tuesday, 23 May 2000, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

  1. Confirmation of minutes of meeting
  2. LC Paper No. CB(1)1637/99-00Minutes of meeting on 22 February 2000 (issued)

  3. Meeting with the Administration

  4. (10:45 am - 12:45 pm)

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1447/99-00
    and LC Paper No. CB(1)1508/99-00

    --Administration's response to the comments made by the Hong Kong Society of Accountants and Law Society of Hong Kong relating to provisions in the Bill, other than those on corporate rescue and insolvent trading (issued)

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1538/99-00
    (English version only)

    --Administration's response to the decision reached by the Bills Committee and a set of Committee stage amendments proposed by the Administration (issued)

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1607/99-00(01)--Committee stage amendments proposed by the Legal Adviser of the Secretariat (attached)

    Other information papers issued since last meeting

    Paper No.Information paper provided by the Administration

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1355/99-00(03)
    (English version only)

    --Administration's response on the repeal of Section 228A of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32)
    LC Paper No. CB(1)1355/99-00(04)
    (Chinese version only)

    --Administration's replies to the members of the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee

    Paper No.Name of deputation providing submission for the Bill

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1355/99-00(01)
    (English version only)

    --Further Submission from Law Society of Hong Kong on Section 228A

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1355/99-00(02)
    (English version only)

    --Further Submission from Hong Kong Society of Accountants on Section 228A
    LC Paper No. CB(1)1553/99-00
    (English version only)

    --Supplementary submission from Hong Kong Society of Accountants on corporate rescue and other general provisions not included in the Bill
    LC Paper No. CB(1)1341/99-00--Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. on corporate rescue

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1406/99-00(01)
    (English version only)

    --Hong Kong Association of Banks on corporate rescue
    LC Paper No. CB(1)1406/99-00(02)
    (Chinese version only)

    --Federation of Hong Kong & Kowloon Labour Unions on corporate rescue
    LC Paper No. CB(1) 1415/99-00(01)
    (English version only)

    --Federation of Hong Kong Industries on corporate rescue, insolvent trading and Section 228A

    LC Paper No. CB(1) 1415/99-00(02)--Consumer Council on corporate rescue

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1423/99-00
    (English version only)

    --Hong Kong Bar Association on corporate rescue
    LC Paper No. CB(1)1445/99-00--Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries on corporate rescue and insolvent trading

    LC Paper No. CB(1)1496/99-00
    (English version only)

    --PricewaterhouseCoopers on corporates rescue, insolvent trading, section 228A and other general issues

  5. Any other business

  6. (12:45 pm onwards)


Legislative Council Secretariat
22 May 2000