Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Seventeenth Meeting on
Thursday, 11 March 2004, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of previous meetings
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No.

Minutes of meeting on 20 February 2004

CB(1)1138/03-04
(issued on 10 March 2004)

Minutes of meeting on 26 February 2004

CB(1)1249/03-04
(issued on 10 March 2004)

Minutes of meeting on 28 February 2004

CB(1)1250/03-04
(issued on 10 March 2004)

II.Meeting with the Administration
(8:35 am - 10:25 am)

Matters arising from previous meetings

LC Paper No.

Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meetings on 20, 26 and 28 February 2004

CB(1)1251/03-04(01)
(English version issued on 10 March 2004, Chinese version to follow)

Draft Committee Stage amendments provided by the Administration on 10 March 2004

CB(1)1251/03-04(02)
(to follow)

List of issues requiring follow-up actions by the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill (Position as at 9 March 2004)

CB(1)1251/03-04(03)
(issued on 10 March 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
(Submission dated12 January 2004)

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)

Mr Winston POON, SC
Mr Godfrey LAM, Barrister
Ms Linda CHAN, Barrister
(Submission dated9 March 2004)

CB(1)1251/03-04(04)
(English version issued on 10 March 2004, Chinese version to follow)

Reply awaited

Hong Kong Institute of Directors

CB(1)1239/03-04(01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on8 and 10 March 2004 respectively)

Reply awaited

LC Paper No.

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 on 8 September 2003)

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

Letter dated 27 February 2004 from ALA7 to the Administration on the draft Committee Stage amendments to proposed sections 152FA to 152FD

CB(1)1251/03-04(05)
(issued on 10 March 2004)

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Other papers

LC Paper No.

Draft Committee Stage amendments relating to Order of Inspection provided by the Administration on 27 February 2004

CB(1)1139/03-04(01)
(issued on 27 February 2004)

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)

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
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
10 March 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
10 March 2004