LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 6 November 2006 at 8:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(8:30 am - 8:31 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)184/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)220/06-07 on 2 November 2006)

-Minutes of meeting on 12 October 2006

II.Information papers issued since the regular meeting held on 3 July 2006
(8:31 am - 8:32 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1968/05-06
(issued on 10 July 2006)

-5-Year Investment Performance Review of the Mandatory Provident Fund System (1 April 2001 - 31 March 2006) Summary Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)2111/05-06
(issued on 14 August 2006)

-Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Report for April to June 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)2143/05-06
(issued on 23 August 2006)

-Half-yearly Economic Report 2006 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)2154/05-06
(issued on 29 August 2006)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest June 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)2190/05-06
(issued on 8 September 2006)

-The programme rundown and relevant papers for the Economic Summit on "China's 11th Five-Year Plan and the Development of Hong Kong" held on 11 September 2006

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(8:32 am - 8:45 am)

Discussion on the way forward on an outstanding item

LC Paper No. CB(1)2335/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)185/06-07 on 27 October 2006)

-Letter dated 29 September 2006 from Hon James TO to the Chairman of the Panel

Relevant information

LC Paper No.CB(1)2182/05-06(01)
(Hon James TO's letter in Chinese only)(issued on 11 September 2006)

-Letter dated 21 July 2006 from the Clerk to Panel to Mr Paul CHENG (with a list of further questions for the written response of Mr Paul CHENG and the letter dated 29 June 2006 from Hon James TO (Letter D))

LC Paper No. CB(1)2182/05-06(02)
(English version only)(issued on 11 September 2006)

-Mr Paul CHENG's written response dated 31 August 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)2228/05-06(01)
(Hon James TO's letter in Chinese only)(issued on 19 September 2006)

-Letter dated 21 July 2006 from the Clerk to Panel to the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (with a list of further questions for the written response of the Administration and the letter dated 29 June 2006 from Hon James TO (Letter C))

LC Paper No. CB(1)2228/05-06(02)
(issued on 19 September 2006)

-The Administration's written response dated 14 September 2006

Proposed discussion items for December

LC Paper No. CB(1)185/06-07(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)185/06-07(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)181/06-07(01)
(English version only)(issued on 27 October 2006)

-Interim reply dated 25 October 2006 from The Hong Kong Association of Banks

*IV.Briefing on the work of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(8:45 am - 10:15 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)185/06-07(03)
(issued on 27 October 2006)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

*V.Proposal on hosting of the 59th Session of the International Statistical Institute in 2013
(10:15 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)185/06-07(04)
(issued on 27 October 2006)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*VI.The 2007-08 Budget consultation
(10:55 am - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)185/06-07(05)
(To be tabled at the meeting)

-Information pack for the Financial Secretary's consultations on the 2007-08 Budget

VII.Any other business
(12:45 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 November 2006