Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 7 April 2003 at 10:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda



I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising
(10:00 am - 10:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1220/02-03
(issued on 26.3.2003)

-Minutes of meeting on 13 January 2003

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1199/02-03
(issued on 24.3.2003)

-Report by the Expert Group to Review the Operation of the Securities and Futures Market Regulatory Structure

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(10:05 am - 10:10 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1343/02-03(01)
(issued on 3.4.2003)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1343/02-03(02)
(issued on 3.4.2003)

-List of follow-up actions

* IV.Briefing on the legislative proposals on the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003
(10:10 am - 10:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1133/02-03(06)
(issued on 14.3.2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

* V.Enhancement of regulation of listed companies and corporate governance of companies
(10:45 am - 12:00 noon)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 622/02-03(01)
(issued on 3.1.2003)

-Letter from Hon SIN Chung-kai on the regulation of listed companies

Meeting with deputations and individuals

1. Professor Stephen CHEUNG Yan-leung, City University of Hong Kong

2. Professor LANG Hsien-ping, Chinese University of Hong Kong

3. Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts Limited
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1343/02-03(03) -- (English version only) (issued on 1.4.2003))

4. Mr David WEBB, WEBB-SITE.com
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1356/02-03(01) -- (English version only) (issued on 2.4.2003))

5. Hong Kong Society of Accountants
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1366/02-03(01) -- (English version only) (issued on 3.4.2003))

6. The Law Society of Hong Kong
(LC Paper No. CB(1) 1375/02-03(01) -- (English version only) (attached)

Papers from the Administration and the Research and Library Services Division of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1343/02-03(04)
(attached)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1343/02-03(05)
(English version issued on 2.4.2003, Chinese version to follow)

-Information note entitled "Measures Undertaken and Proposals under Discussion to Enhance Corporate Governance of Listed Companies by Regulators of the United Kingdom and the United States of America" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

Submission provided by organizations which will not attend the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1343/02-03(06)
(English version only) (issued on 1.4.2003)

-Position Paper on "Corporate Disclosure of Material Price Sensitive Information issued by the Asian Securities Analyst Federation (ASAF) provided by the Hong Kong Securities Institute which is a member of the ASAF

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1375/02-03(02)
(attached)

-Submission from Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Ltd.

* VI.Proposed amendment to the Resolution of the Land Fund
(12:00 noon - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1343/02-03(07)
(issued on 1.4. 2003)

-Information paper provided by the Administration

VII.Any other business
(12:45 pm onwards)



* Other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of these items.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 April 2003