Bills Committee on
Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2002

Fourth meeting
on Friday, 9 May 2003, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

REVISED AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes

LC Paper No. CB(1)1579/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper CB(1)1580 /02-03 on 30 April 2003)

-Minutes of the second meeting on 11 April 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)1589/02-03
(to follow)

-Minutes of the third meeting on 22 April 2003

II.Meeting with the Administration

Part A: Matters arising from the third meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1591/02-03(01)
(issued on 2.5.2003)

-List of follow-up actions requested by members at the third meeting on 22 April 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)1591/02-03(02)
(attached)

-Administration's response to list of follow-up actions requested by members at the third meeting on 22 April 2003

LC Paper No. CB(1)1591/02-03(03)
(English version only)
(attached)

-Draft proposed Committee Stage Amendments provided by the Administration (1st draft)

Part B: Clause-by-clause examination of the Bill

Relevant papers

(i)LC Paper No. CB(3)189/02-03
(issued on 29.11.2002)

-The Bill

(ii)FIN 4/2306/00
(issued on 29.11.2002)

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

(iii)LC Paper No. LS 19/02-03
(issued on 10.12.2002)

-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

(xii)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(07)
(issued on 17.3.2003)

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

(xiii)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1182/02-03(02)
(issued on 4.4.2003)

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

(xiv)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(08)
(issued on 17.3.2003)

-Summary of views prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

(xv)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1432/02-03(01)
(issued on 11.4.2003)

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

(xvi)LC Paper No. CB(1) 1463/02-03(02)
(issued on 23.4.2003)

-Administration's response to list of follow-up actions requested by members at the second meeting on 11 April 2003

(xvii)LC Paper No. CB(1)1463/02-03(04)
(issued on 23.4.2003)

-Administration's response to the views expressed by representatives of Hong Kong Real Estate Agencies General Association at the second meeting on 11 April 2003

(xviii)LC Paper No. CB(1)1463/02-03(05)
(issued on 23.4.2003)

-Administration's reply to the letter from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 dated 10 April 2003

Other relevant papers previously issued

(i)Property Agencies Association Ltd

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(02)
(issued on 17.3.2003)

-Submission from the Property Agencies Association Ltd

(ii)Estate Agents Authority

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1111/02-03(03)
(issued on 17.3.2003)

-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 17.3.2003)

-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 17.3.2003)

-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 17.3.2003)

-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)
(issued on 4.4.2003)

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

(vii)The Hong Kong Real Estate Agencies General Association

LC Paper No. CB(1) 1463/02-03(03)
(issued on 17.4.2003)

-Letter from the Hong Kong Real Estate Agencies General Association (Chinese version only)

III.Any other business

Legislative Council Secretariat
5 May 2003