Bills Committee on
Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2002

Second meeting
on Friday, 11 April 2003, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

REVISED AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes

LC Paper No. CB(1)1033/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1105/02-03 on 14 March 2003)

-Minutes of 1st meeting on 27 February 2003

II.Meeting with the Administration and deputations

Meeting with the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1111/02-03(01)
(attached)

-Powerpoint presentation and an outline of Electronic Property Stamping System

Meeting with deputation

Hong Kong Real Estate Agencies General Association

Papers

(a)Submissions from organizations not sending representatives to the meeting

(i)Property Agencies Association Ltd

LC Paper No. CB(1)1111/02-03(02)
(issued on 17 March 2003)

-Submission from the Property Agencies Association Ltd

(ii)Estate Agents Authority

LC Paper No. CB(1)1111/02-03(03)
(issued on 17 March 2003)

-Submission from the Estate Agents Authority

(iii)The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1)1111/02-03(04)
(issued on 17 March 2003)

-Submission from the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong (English version only)

(iv)Hong Kong Chamber of Professional Property Consultants Ltd

LC Paper No. CB(1)1111/02-03(05)
(issued on 17 March 2003)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Chamber of Professional Property Consultants Ltd (Chinese version only)

(v)The Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1)1111/02-03(06)
(issued on 17 March 2003)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong(English version only)

(vi)The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1)1182/02-03(01)
(attached)

-Letter from the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong (English version only)

(b)Relevant papers

(i)LC Paper No. CB(1)1111/02-03(07)
(issued on 17 March 2003)

-Letter dated 10 March 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration

(ii)LC Paper No. CB(1)1182/02-03(02)
(attached)

-Letter dated 18 March 2003 from the Administration to Assistant Legal Adviser 7

(iii)LC Paper No. CB(1)1111/02-03(08)
(issued on 17 March 2003)

-Summary of views prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

(c)Other relevant papers previously issued

(i)LC Paper No. CB(3)189/02-03
(issued on 29 November 2002)

-The Bill

(ii)FIN 4/2306/00
(issued on 29 November 2002)

-The Legislative Council Brief issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

(iii)LC Paper No. LS 19/02-03
(issued on 10 December 2002)

-The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

(iv)LC Paper No. CB(1)960/02-03(01)
(issued on 26.2.2003)

-Letter dated 9 December 2002 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration

(v)LC Paper No. CB(1)960/02-03(02)
(issued on 26.2.2003)

-Reply dated 12 December 2002 from the Administration to Assistant Legal Adviser 7

(vi)LC Paper No. CB(1)960/02-03(03)
(issued on 26.2.2003)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division

(vii)LC Paper No. CB(1)2152/01-02(03)
(issued on 26.2.2003)

-Panel on Financial Affairs paper 'New Method of Stamping Without Presentation of Original Instrument'

(viii)LC Paper No. CB(1)86/02-03
(issued on 26.2.2003)

-Extract from minutes of the Panel on Financial Affairs meeting on 19 July 2002

(ix)LC Paper No. CB(1)960/02-03(04)
(issued on 26.2.2003)

-Letter dated 24 February 2003 from the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

(x)LC Paper No. CB(1)960/02-03(05)
(issued on 26.2.2003)

-Letter dated 24 February 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration

(xi)LC Paper No. CB(1)1018/02-03(01)
(issued on 28.2.2003)

-Administration's reply dated 27 February 2003 to Assistant Legal Adviser 7

III.Any other business
Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 April 2003