Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 5 February 2018, at 9:00 am
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 1 February 2018)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising


(9:00 am - 9:02 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)536/17-18
(issued on 30 January 2018)

-Minutes of the meeting on 6 November 2017

II.

Information papers issued since the meeting on 5 January 2018



LC Paper No. CB(1)475/17-18(01)
(issued on 12 January 2018)

-Administration's paper on "Exemption from Profits Tax (Non-Renminbi Sovereign Bonds) Order"

LC Paper No. CB(1)525/17-18(01)
(issued on 26 January 2018)

-Administration's paper on "Government's Initiatives for Promoting and Facilitating Development of the Financial Services Sector"

LC Paper No. CB(1)547/17-18(01)
(issued on 1 February 2018)

-Third quarterly report of 2017 on "Employees Compensation Insurance - Reinsurance Coverage for Terrorism"

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(9:02 am - 9:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)530/17-18(01)
(issued on 1 February 2018)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV and V.IV.

Briefing on the work of Hong Kong Monetary Authority


(9:05 am - 10:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)530/17-18(02)
(issued on 30 January 2018)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV and V.V.

Budget of the Securities and Futures Commission for the financial year 2018-2019


(10:35 am - 11:20 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)530/17-18(03)
(issued on 29 January 2018)

-Administration's paper on "Securities and Futures Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2018-19"

LC Paper No. CB(1)530/17-18(04)
(issued on 1 February 2018)

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

VI.

Review of the effectiveness of the new regulatory measures to tackle money lending-related malpractices


(11:20 am - 12:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)113/17-18(04)
(issued on 27 October 2017)

-Letter dated 17 October 2017 from Hon CHEUNG Kwok-kwan expressing concern about the adequacy of the existing legislation in regulating the improper use of personal data in making loan applications (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)530/17-18(05)
(issued on 30 January 2018)

-Administration's paper on "Review of the effectiveness of the new regulatory measures to tackle money lending-related malpractices"

LC Paper No. CB(1)530/17-18(06)
(issued on 1 February 2018)

-Updated background brief on regulatory arrangements to tackle malpractices by financial intermediaries for money lending prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.

Any other business


(12:10 pm - 12:15 pm)

* All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV and V.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 February 2018