Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Fifteenth Meeting on
Thursday, 26 February 2004, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No.

Minutes of meeting on 12 February 2004

CB(1)1107/03-04
(issued on 25 February 2004)

II.Meeting with the Administration
(10:50 am - 12:40 pm)

Matters arising from previous meetings

LC Paper No.

Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 12 February 2004 on Schedule 4

CB(1)1108/03-04(01)
(issued on 25 February 2004)

List of issues requiring follow-up actions by the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill (Position as at 25 February 2004)

CB(1)1108/03-04(02)
(issued on 25 February 2004

Written submissions and Administration's response relating to Schedule 4 of the Bill

Organizations/individualsWritten submissionsAdministration's response

LC Paper No.LC Paper No.

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

CB(1)2504/02-03(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03(03)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

Consumer Council

CB(1)2504/02-03(04)
(English version only)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03(04)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong(Submission dated16 September 2003)

CB(1)2504/02-03(05)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03(05)
(English and Chinese versions issued on30 September and3 October 2003 respectively)

Linklaters

CB(1)2504/02-03(11)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 25 and 30 September 2003 respectively)

CB(1)798/03-04(01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

CB(1)2504/02-03(12)
(English version only)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)2521/02-03(03)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

CB(1)2504/02-03(13)
(English version only)
(issued on 25 September 2003)

CB(1)798/03-04(02)
(issued on 16 January 2004)

The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association

CB(1)2521/02-03(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

Administration's response not required

School of Business,Hong Kong Baptist University

CB(1)2521/02-03(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 30 September 2003)

CB(1)798/03-04(03)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

Hong Kong Society of Accountants(Submission dated 27 October 2003)

CB(1)185/03-04(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 28 October 2003)

CB(1)798/03-04(04)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

Hong Kong Society of Accountants(Submission dated 2 February 2004)

CB(1)934/03-04(03)
(English version only)
(issued on 4 February 2004)

Administration's response not required

Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association

CB(1)217/03-04(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 31 October 2003)

CB(1)798/03-04(05)
(issued on 16 January 2004)

Mr Winston POON, SC
Mr Godfrey LAM, Barrister
Ms Linda CHAN, Barrister

CB(1)786/03-04(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 14 January 2004)

CB(1)971/03-04(01)
(issued on 11 February 2004)

Mr Winston POON, SC

CB(1)946/03-04(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 9 February 2004)

CB(1)1041/03-04(03)
(issued on 19 February 2004)

Summary of written submissions and the Administration's response on Schedule 4 of the Bill (Position as at 19 February 2004)

CB(1)1041/03-04(04)
(issued on 19 February 2004)

Correspondence between Assistant Legal Adviser 7 (ALA7) and the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill

ALA7's letterAdministration's reply

LC Paper No.LC Paper No.

Letter dated 29 August 2003 from ALA7 to the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill

CB(1)2425/02-03(01)
(issued on8 September 2003)

CB(1)849/03-04(01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on26 and 28 January 2004 respectively)

Other papers

LC Paper No.

Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 5 February 2004 on Schedule 4

CB(1)1041/03-04(01)
(issued on 19 February 2004)

Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 29 January 2004 on Schedule 4

CB(1)934/03-04(01)
(issued on 4 February 2004)

Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 2 October 2003 on Schedule 4

CB(1)798/03-04(06)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

Administration's paper on international comparisons of shareholders' remedies

CB(1)798/03-04(07)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 16 and 26 January 2004 respectively)

III.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix.)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 February 2004

Appendix to Agenda

List of other relevant papers issued previously

Paper No./Ref.Papers

LC Paper No. CB(3)733/02-03
(issued on 13 June 2003)

-Bill gazetted on 13 June 2003

File Ref : L/M to C2/1/57(03) Pt 2
(issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau on 12 June 2003)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS134/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No.CB(2) 2693/02-03 dated 26 June 2003)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)2423/02-03
(issued on 9 September 2003)

-Background Brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)2434/02-03(03)
(English and Chinese versionsissued on 9 and 10 September 2003 respectively)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Summary of the Proposals in the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003"

LC Paper No. CB(1)2228/02-03(06)
(issued on 17 July 2003)

-Marked-up copy of Schedule 4

LC Paper No. CB(1)2282/02-03
(issued on 25 July 2003)

-Corporate Governance Review by the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform - A Consultation Paper on proposals made in Phase I of the Review (July 2001)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 February 2004