Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017

Chairman Hon Paul TSEWai-chun Deputy Chairman Hon MA Fung-kwok No. of members 11 [  Membership list] No. of meetings held 10 (including four closed meetings) Major work • • The Committee endorsed its practice and procedure, major areas of study, work plan and indexing system in this session; and • • The Committee would request relevant parties to provide relevant information and invite bodies/persons concerned to attend hearings to give evidence orally to assist the Committee in its inquiry in the next session. The terms of reference of the Committee, which reflect the substance of the petition, are "To inquire into the following matters regarding Mr LEUNG Chun ying's signing of an agreement with the Australian firm UGL Limited in 2011 ("UGL Agreement") and his receipt of payments amounting to £4 million from UGL Limited ("Payments") in connection with the UGL Agreement after assuming the office of Chief Executive: (i) whether Mr LEUNG had complied with the declaration requirements under Article 47 of the Basic Law and the system of declaration of interests by Members of the Executive Council, (ii) whether the UGL Agreement had given rise to any conflict of interests on the part of Mr LEUNG as the Chief Executive, and (iii) whether the Payments were taxable under the laws of Hong Kong." Ameetingof theSelectCommittee to Inquire into Matters about the Agreement between Mr LEUNG Chun-ying and the Australian firm UGL Limited. Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017 131