Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Friday, 2 March 2012, at 9:00 am
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 1 March 2012)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)1145/11-12
(issued on 27 February 2012)

-Minutes of the meeting on 6 January 2012

II.Information paper issued since the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1192/11-12(01)
(issued on 28 February 2012)

-Administration's information note on Scheme $6, 000

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)1147/11-12(01)
(issued on 27 February 2012)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1147/11-12(02)
(issued on 27 February 2012)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)1125/11-12(01)
(issued on 22 February 2012)

-Letter dated 17 February 2012 from Hon Albert CHAN on issue of commemorative banknotes by the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (Chinese version only)

*IV.Budget of Securities and Futures Commission for the 2012-13 financial year
(9:05 am - 9:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1147/11-12(04)
(issued on 24 February 2012)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*V.Briefing on the work of Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(9:35 am - 11:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1147/11-12(03)
(issued on 24 February 2012)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

*VI.Proposal to abolish capital duty levied on Hong Kong companies
(11:05 am - 11:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1147/11-12(05)
(issued on 24 February 2012)

-Paper provided by the Administration

*VII.Review of market entry criteria - proposed amendments to the Seventh Schedule to the Banking Ordinance
(11:30 am - 11:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1147/11-12(06)
(issued on 24 February 2012)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1146/11-12
(issued on 27 February 2012)

-Background brief on market entry criteria for the banking industry prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VIII.Any other business
(11:55 am - 12:00 noon)

* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items IV to VII. Items VI and VII involve legislative proposals.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 March 2012