LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 6 February 2006 at 9:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(9:00 am - 9:01 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)805/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)825/05-06 on 3 February 2006)

-Minutes of meeting on 5 December 2005

II.Information paper issued since the last meeting
(9:01 am - 9:02 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)813/05-06(01)
(issued on 2 February 2006)

-Information paper on "Transfer of banking business in Hong Kong"

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(9:02 am - 9:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

* IV.Briefing on the work of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(9:05 am - 10:40 am)

Paper on the work of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(03)
(issued on 27 January 2006)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Papers on the three issues raised by members of the Panel

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(04)
(issued on 27 January 2006)

-Letter dated 13 December 2005 from the Clerk to Panel to the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (CE/HKMA) on "Closure of local branches by banks"

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(05)
(issued on 27 January 2006)

-Letter dated 15 December 2005 from the Clerk to Panel to CE/HKMA on "Policy and arrangement governing post-termination employment of HKMA's senior staff" (with an information paper provided by the Administration to the Panel on Public Service on "Arrangements governing the taking up of outside work by directorate civil servants after ceasing active government service")

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(06)
(issued on 27 January 2006)

-Letter dated 5 January 2006 from the Clerk to Panel to CE/HKMA about HKMA's annual budget

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(07)
(issued on 27 January 2006)

-Reply dated 27 January 2006 from CE/HKMA responding to the issues set out in LC Paper Nos. CB(1)806/05-06(04), (05) and (06)

Relevant papers for the Council meeting on 14 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(08)
(issued on 27 January 2006)

-LegCo Question No. 5 raised by Hon KWONG Chi-kin on "Former senior staff of statutory regulators taking up outside work" at the Council meeting on 14 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(09)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 27 January 2006)

-Extract of Hansard of the Council meeting on 14 December 2005

Relevant papers for the Panel meeting on 6 May 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)1312/04-05(03)
(issued on 19 April 2005)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06 on 27 January 2006)

-Letter dated 19 April 2005 from the CE/HKMA to the Chairman of the Panel

LC Paper No. CB(1)1312/04-05(05)
(issued on 19 April 2005)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06 on 27 January 2006)

-Requests previously raised by members of the Panel for information about HKMA's annual budget

* V.Progress report on proposed measures to address risks arising from securities margin financing
(10:40 am - 11:40 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)454/05-06(01)
(issued on 2 December 2005)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06 on 27 January 2006)

-Securities and Futures Commission's Progress Report on Proposed Measures to Address Risks Arising from Securities Margin Financing

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(10)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

* VI.Briefing on the draft Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (General) (Amendment) Regulation 2006
(11:40 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)806/05-06(11)
(issued on 27 January 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VII.Any other business
(12:40 pm)

* All non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VI.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
3 February 2006