Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 7 December 2009 at 9:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 4 December 2009)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)526/09-10
(issued on 4 December 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 2 November 2009

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)220/09-10(01)
(issued on 2 November 2009)

-Securities and Futures Commission's press release dated 30 October 2009 on further changes proposed to regulation of structured products

LC Paper No. CB(1)220/09-10(02)
(issued on 2 November 2009)

-Securities and Futures Commission's consultation paper on "Possible reforms to the prospectus regime in the Companies Ordinance and the offers of investments regime in the Securities and Futures Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(1)296/09-10(01)
(issued on 9 November 2009)

-Hon Albert CHAN's letter dated 13 October 2009 on termination of bank accounts of remittance agents

LC Paper No. CB(1)296/09-10(02)
(issued on 9 November 2009)

-Administration's response to Hon Albert CHAN's letter dated 13 October 2009

LC Paper No. CB(1)487/09-10(01)
(issued on 26 November 2009)

-Hon Ronny TONG's letter dated 2 November 2009 setting out his concern about progress of the investigation of the alleged breaches of the Listing Rules by the CITIC Pacific Limited

LC Paper No. CB(1)487/09-10(02)
(issued on 26 November 2009)

-Administration's written response to Hon Ronny TONG's concern

LC Paper No. CB(1)532/09-10(01)
(issued on 1 December 2009)

-Letter dated 30 November 2009 from the Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board (HKDPB) (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)532/09-10(02)
(issued on 1 December 2009)

-Report on the public consultation on strengthening the operation of the Deposit Protection Scheme

LC Paper No. CB(1)532/09-10(03)
(issued on 1 December 2009)

-Press release issued by HKDPB on the report

LC Paper No. CB(1)555/09-10(01)
(issued on 2 December 2009)

-Hon Ronny TONG's letter dated 20 November 2009 on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx)'s consultation paper on Acceptance of Mainland accounting and auditing standards and Mainland audit firms for Mainland incorporated companies listed in Hong Kong (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)555/09-10(02)
(issued on 2 December 2009)

-Submission dated 27 October 2009 on HKEx's consultation paper on Acceptance of Mainland accounting and auditing standards and Mainland audit firms for Mainland incorporated companies listed in Hong Kong from the Professional Commons to HKEx (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)556/09-10(01)
(issued on 2 December 2009)

-Hon CHAN Kam-lam's letter dated 27 November 2009 to the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury on issues relating to the share price of Asian Citrus Holdings Limited (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)559/09-10(01)
(issued on 2 December 2009)

-Hon Mrs Regina IP's letter dated 27 November 2009 setting out her further questions on the operation of the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)554/09-10(01)
(issued on 3 December 2009)

-Administration's information paper on permanent redeployment of one Chief Assessor post from Unit 2 to the Headquarters Unit in the Inland Revenue Department

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(9:00 am - 9:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)528/09-10(01)
(issued on 4 December 2009)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)528/09-10(02)
(issued on 4 December 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Briefing by the Financial Secretary on Hong Kong's latest overall economic situation
(9:05 am - 10:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)379/09-10
(issued on 13 November 2009)

-Third Quarter Economic Report 2009 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)528/09-10(03)
(issued on 1 December 2009)

-Administration's paper on Hong Kong's recent economic situation and near-term outlook

*V.2010-2011 Budget consultation
(10:45 am - 12:00 noon)

LC Paper No. CB(1)528/09-10(04)
(to be tabled at the meeting)

-Information pack for the Financial Secretary's consultations on the 2010-2011 Budget

*VI.Review of corporate rescue procedure legislative proposals
(12:00 noon - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)191/09-10(01)
(issued on 29 October 2009)

-Information note on public consultation on the review of corporate rescue procedure legislative proposals (with copy of the consultation paper attached)

LC Paper No. CB(1)527/09-10
(issued on 1 December 2009)

-Background brief on review of corporate rescue procedure legislative proposals prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VI. Item VI relates to legislative proposals.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 December 2009