LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 3 April 2006 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings
(10:45 am - 10:46 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1177/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1211/05-06 on 31 March 2006)

-Minutes of meeting on 5 January 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)1178/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1219/05-06 on 31 March 2006)

-Minutes of meeting on 6 February 2006

II.Information paper issued since the last meeting
(10:46 am - 10:47 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1053/05-06
(issued on 9 March 2006)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest December 2005

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(10:47 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/05-06(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1207/05-06 on 30 March 2006)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1223/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)
(attached)

-Letter dated 31 March 2006 from Hon SIN Chung-kai

LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/05-06(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1207/05-06 on 30 March 2006)

-List of follow-up actions

* IV.Conflict of interest issue and other financial issues involved in and after the listing of The Link Real Estate Investment Trust
(10:50 am - 12:00 noon)

Papers for this meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1152/05-06(01)
(issued on 24 March 2006)

-List of questions previously raised by Members

LC Paper No. CB(1)1152/05-06(02)
(English version issued on 24 March 2006)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1207/05-06 on 30 March 2006)

-Reply dated 22 March 2006 from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Link Management Limited

LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/05-06(03)
(issued on 28 March 2006)

-Paper provided by the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/05-06(04)
(issued on 28 March 2006)

-Paper provided by the Securities and Futures Commission

LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/05-06(05)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Relevant papers and minutes of the Panel special meeting on 14 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(01)
(issued on 13 December 2005)

-Paper provided by the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(02)
(English version issued on 13 December 2005)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)532/05-06 on 14 December 2005)

-Paper provided by the Securities and Futures Commission

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(03)
(English version issued on 13 December 2005)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)532/05-06 on 14 December 2005)

-Letter dated 12 December 2005 from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Link Management Limited, including:
-Annex 1:Appendix 4 of the Company's Corporate Governance Policy
-Annex 2:Press statement issued by The Link Management Limited on 9 December 2005
-Annex 3:Press statement issued by Deutsche Bank on 9 December 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)532/05-06(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 14 December 2005)

-Letter dated 13 December 2005 from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Link Management Limited

LC Paper No. CB(1)514/05-06(04)
(issued on 13 December 2005)

-Extracts from the Securities and Futures Commission's Code on Real Estate Investment Trusts (June 2005), including:
- Explanatory notes
- General principles
- Effect of breach of the Code
- Chapters 8, 9 and 10
- Appendices B and D

LC Paper No. CB(1)996/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1024/05-06 on 3 March 2006)

-Minutes of the special meeting on 14 December 2005

* V.Regulation of market misconduct
(12:00 noon - 1:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/05-06(06)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 28 March 2006)

-Letter dated 9 March 2006 from Hon SIN Chung-kai

LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/05-06(07)
(issued on 28 March 2006)

-Paper provided by the Securities and Futures Commission

LC Paper No. CB(1)1179/05-06(08)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1207/05-06 on 30 March 2006)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VI.Any other business
(1:00 pm)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
31 March 2006