Panel on Commerce and Industry

Meeting on
Tuesday, 21 June 2011, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)2403/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2404/10-11 on 7 June 2011)

-Minutes of meeting held on 19 April 2011

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

Nil

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Rent allowance and exchange compensation allowance for officers posted outside Hong Kong
(2:35 pm - 3:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(03)
(issued on 15 June 2011)

-Administration's paper on rent allowance and exchange compensation allowance for officers posted outside Hong Kong

*V.Reports on the work of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices and the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing
(3:05 pm - 4:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(04)
(issued on 15 June 2011)

-Administration's paper on reports on the work of the overseas Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices provided by the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(05)
(issued on 15 June 2011)

-Administration's paper on report on the work of HKSAR Government's Offices in the Mainland provided by the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(06)
(issued on 15 June 2011)

-Paper on the work of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices and the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

*VI.Small and medium enterprises funding schemes
(4:00 pm - 4:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(07)
(issued on 15 June 2011)

-Administration's paper on small and medium enterprises funding schemes and impact of the Japan earthquake on Hong Kong enterprises

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(08)
(revised version attached)

-Paper on the support measures for small and medium enterprises prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2223/10-11(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 15 June 2011)

-Letter from Hon Vincent FANG Kang dated 13 April 2011

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(09)
issued on 15 June 2011)

-Referral from the Subcommittee on Order made under Section 78B of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance on the provision of financial assistance to the trades affected by the Daiichi nuclear power plant incident

VII.Annual progress report of Research and Development Centres
(4:45 pm - 5:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(10)
(issued on 15 June 2011)

-Administration's paper on progress report on Research and Development Centres for 2010-2011

LC Paper No. CB(1)2481/10-11(11)
(attached)

-Paper on Research and Development Centres under the Innovation and Technology Fund prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief)

VIII.Any other business
(5:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV to VI. Item IV and VI relates to financial proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 June 2011