Panel on Financial Affairs

Policy briefing cum meeting on
Monday, 6 February 2017, at 9:00 am
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 1 February 2017)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising


(9:00 am - 9:02 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)497/16-17
(issued on 26 January 2017)

-Minutes of the meeting on 5 December 2016

II.

Information papers issued since the meeting on 3 January 2017



LC Paper No. CB(1)403/16-17(01)
(issued on 5 January 2017)

-Submission dated 23 December 2016 from Oxfam on the Administration's public consultation on measures to counter Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (English version only) (Restricted to members)

LC Paper No. CB(1)441/16-17(01)
(issued on 17 January 2017)

-Email dated 15 January 2017 from a member of the public on the proposed Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited (Merger) Bill (English version only) (Restricted to members)

LC Paper No. CB(1)467/16-17(01)
(issued on 20 January 2017)

-Fourth quarterly report of 2016 on "Employees Compensation Insurance - Reinsurance Coverage for Terrorism"

LC Paper Nos. CB(1)511/16-17(01) and (02)
(issued on 27 January 2017)

-Letter dated 29 December 2016 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG on issues relating to the proposed plan on cash withdrawal without the purchase of goods at supermarkets and convenience stores (Chinese version only) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's response

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(9:02 am - 9:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)502/16-17(01)
(issued on 1 February 2017)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)502/16-17(02)
(issued on 1 February 2017)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VI is a legislative proposal.IV.

Briefing on the work of Hong Kong Monetary Authority


(9:05 am - 10:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)502/16-17(03)
(issued on 26 January 2017)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA")

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VI is a legislative proposal.V.

Briefing by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury on the Chief Executive's 2017 Policy Address


(10:35 am - 12:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)459/16-17(04)
(issued on 23 January 2017)

-Administration's paper on 2017 Policy Address - Policy Initiatives of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

(issued on 18 January 2017)

-Address by the Chief Executive at the Legislative Council meeting on 18 January 2017

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VI is a legislative proposal.VI.

Charging Mandatory Provident Fund intermediaries registration, approval and annual fees and revision of fees in relation to Occupational Retirement Schemes


(12:05 pm - 12:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)502/16-17(04)
(issued on 26 January 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Charging Mandatory Provident Fund Intermediaries Registration, Approval and Annual Fees and Revision of Fees in relation to Occupational Retirement Schemes"

LC Paper No. CB(1)502/16-17(05)
(issued on 1 February 2017)

-Background brief on charging Mandatory Provident Fund intermediaries registration, approval and annual fees and revision of fees in relation to Occupational Retirement Schemes prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VI is a legislative proposal.VII.

Budget of the Securities and Futures Commission for the financial year 2017-2018


(12:30 pm - 1:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)502/16-17(06)
(issued on 26 January 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Securities and Futures Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2017-18"

LC Paper No. CB(1)502/16-17(07)
(issued on 1 February 2017)

-Background brief on the annual budgets of the Securities and Futures Commission prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VIII.

Any other business


(1:10 pm - 1:15 pm)

* All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VI is a legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 February 2017