LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 7 January 2002 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)634/01-02 -Minutes of meeting on 5 November 2001 (issued on 28 December 2001)

II. Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No.CB(1)584/01-02(01) and (02) - Consultation Paper on "Review of market entry criteria and the three-tier authorization system" published by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (English version only) and the relevant press release (issued on 12 December 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1)588/01-02(01) - Information paper on "Supplementary provision for payment of interest on Tax Reserves Certificates" provided by the Finance Bureau (issued on 13 December 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1)644/01-02(01) - Extract of minutes of meeting between LegCo Members and Shatin District Council Members on 29 November 2001 regarding the recovery of debts by banks and other authorized institutions from personal referees (issued on 19 December 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1)626/01-02(01) - Research paper on Protection for Banking Consumers in the United Kingdom and the United States of America: "Fees and Charges" provided by the Research and Library Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat (issued on 17 December 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1)626/01-02(02) - "Reference materials for deliberation on the protection for consumers in the banking sector" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (issued on 17 December 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1)654/01-02 -2001 Annual Report of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (issued on 21 December 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1)692/01-02 -Publications on the 2001 Population Census - Basic tables and maps for District Council Districts and the relevant press release (issued on 2 January 2002)

LC Paper No. CB(1)728/01-02 -Leaflet on equity-linked notes published by the Securities and Futures Commission (issued on 4 January 2002)

III. Date and items for discussion for next meeting
(10:50 am -10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)716/01-02(01) - List of outstanding items for discussion (issued on 3 January 2002)

LC Paper No. CB(1)716/01-02(02) - List of follow-up actions (issued on 3 January 2002)

* IV. Submission of tax returns by electronic means and by telephone with the use of a password
(10:55 am - 11:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(3)119/01-02 -Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2001 (issued on 7 November 2001)

Legislative Council Brief on "Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2001" (issued on 7 November 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1)716/01-02(03) - Paper on "Security aspects on the use of password in electronic filing of tax returns" provided by the Administration (issued on 3 January 2002)

* V. Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes - Proposed amendments to legislation and situation of default contributions
(11:30 am - 12:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)716/01-02(04) - Information paper provided by the Administration (English version issued on 3 January 2002, Chinese version issued on 4 January 2002)

VI. Development of the retail debt market in Hong Kong
(12:10 pm - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)716/01-02(05) - Information paper provided by the Administration (issued on 3 January 2002)

VII. Any other business


* All other LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of item IV which is related to the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2001, and item V which also covers proposed legislative amendments.

Legislative Council Secretariat
4 January 2002