Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 5 June 2017, at 9:30 am
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Information papers issued since the meeting on 29 May 2017



Nil

II.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(9:30 am - 9:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(01)
(issued on 1 June 2017)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(02)
(issued on 1 June 2017)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items III, V and VI. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals.III.

Briefing by the Financial Secretary on Hong Kong's latest overall economic situation


(9:35 am - 10:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)945/16-17(01)
(issued on 15 May 2017)

-First Quarter Economic Report 2017 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(03)
(issued on 31 May 2017)

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

IV.

Annual briefing on the work of the Financial Reporting Council


(10:45 am - 11:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(04)
(issued on 31 May 2017)

-Financial Reporting Council's paper on "Progress Report on the work of the Financial Reporting Council"

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(05)
(issued on 1 June 2017)

-Updated background brief on the work of the Financial Reporting Council prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items III, V and VI. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals.V.

Subsidiary legislation and code relating to the open-ended fund company regime


(11:30 am - 12:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(06)
(issued on 31 May 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Subsidiary Legislation and Code Relating to the Open-ended Fund Company Regime"

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(07)
(issued on 1 June 2017)

-Updated background brief on open-ended fund company structure prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items III, V and VI. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals.VI.

Application of Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters in Hong Kong


(12:05 pm - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(08)
(issued on 31 May 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Application of the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters in Hong Kong"

LC Paper No. CB(1)1030/16-17(09)
(English version issued on 2 June 2017 vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1058/16-17, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1067/16-17)

-Updated background brief on automatic exchange of information for tax purposes prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.

Any other business


(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

* All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items III, V and VI. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 June 2017