LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 5 November 2001 at 9:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1) 125/01-02 - Minutes of meeting held on 11 October 2001 (issued on 24 October 2001)

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 91/01-02 -"Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest" (issued on 19 October 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 174/01-02 -"Impact of the 11 September 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the Insurance Industry" (issued on 30 October 2001)

III.Date and items for discussion for the next meeting
(9:30 am - 9:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 169/01-02(01) -List of outstanding items for discussion (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 169/01-02(02) -List of Follow-up Actions (attached)

* IV. Briefing by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(9:35 am - 10:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 231/01-02 (01) - Presentation material prepared by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (to be tabled)

* V. Residential mortgage loans in negative equity
(10:30 am - 11:15 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 169/01-02(04) -Information paper provided by the Administration (attached)

* VI. Permanent accommodation for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(11:15 am - 11:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 169/01-02(05) -Background brief on permanent accommodation for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority prepared by the LegCo Secretariat (attached)

* VII. Bank of East Asia, Limited (Merger) Bill and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Limited (Hong Kong Consolidation) Bill
(11:45 am - 12:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 103/01-02(01) -"Bank of East Asia, Limited (Merger) Bill"(issued on 19 October 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 169/01-02(06) -"Mizuho Corporate Bank, Limited (Hong Kong Consolidation) Bill" (attached)

* VIII. Progress of the Strategic Change Plan in the Companies Registry
(12:30 pm - 1:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 169/01-02(07) -Information paper provided by the Administration (attached)

IX. Any other business



* All other LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of these items.

Legislative Council Secretariat
31 October 2001