Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Twenty-eighth Meeting on
Thursday, 3 June 2004, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda



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

LC Paper No.

Minutes of meeting on 13 May 2004

CB(1)2009/03-04
(issued on 1 June 2004)

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

Bill gazetted on 13 June 2003

CB(3)733/02-03
(issued on 13 June 2003)

Outstanding matters on Schedule 1 of the Bill

LC Paper No.

Letter dated 10 May 2004 from Ms Alice CHAN, Lecturer of Department of Professional Legal Education, University of Hong Kong regarding the proposed Seventeenth Schedule

CB(1)1906/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 24 May 2004)

Administration's letter dated 19 May 2004 to Ms Alice CHAN, Lecturer of Department of Professional Legal Education, University of Hong Kong

CB(1)1906/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 24 May 2004)

Administration's paper dated 20 May 2004 on "Additional amendments to Schedule 1"

CB(1)1906/03-04 (03)
(issued on 24 May 2004)

List of outstanding matters on Schedule 1 of the Bill

CB(1)1964/03-04 (06)
(issued on 28 May 2004)

Administration's paper on offences relating to amendment of prospectuses

CB(1)698/03-04 (01)
(re-issued on 28 May 2004)

Outstanding matters on Schedule 3 of the Bill

LC Paper No.

Administration's paper on follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 20 May 2004

CB(1)1922/03-04 (03)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 25 and 28 May 2004 respectively)

The Administration's revised draft Committee Stage Amendments (CSAs) on Schedule 3 of the Bill as at 28 May 2004

CB(1)2013/03-04 (01)
(issued on 1 June 2004)

Administration's letter dated 29 April 2004 to the Hong Kong Association of Banks on the proposed concept of property being "brought into Hong Kong" in relation to the amendments to section 91 of the Companies Ordinance

CB(1)1804/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 12 May 2004)

The Hong Kong Association of Banks' response to the Administration's letter dated 29 April 2004

CB(1)1804/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 12 May 2004)

Administration's response to the Hong Kong Association of Banks' letter dated 7 May 2004

CB(1)1867/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 19 May 2004)

The Hong Kong Association of Banks' response to the Administration's letter dated 18 May 2004

CB(1)2013/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 1 June 2004)

Administration's response to the Hong Kong Association of Banks' letter dated 19 May 2004

CB(1)2013/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 1 June 2004)

Papers relating to the revised draft CSAs on Statutory Derivative Action (SDA) (Schedule 4 of the Bill)

LC Paper No.

The Administration's revised draft CSAs on Schedule 4 of the Bill as at 27 May 2004

CB(1)1982/03-04 (01)
(English version issuedon 31 May 2004,Chinese version to follow)

Letter dated 25 May 2004 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration on revised draft CSAs on SDA

CB(1)1964/03-04 (02)
(issued on 31 May 2004)

Letter dated 31 May 2004 from the Law Society of Hong Kong

CB(1)2013/03-04 (04)
(English version only)(issued on 1 June 2004)

Submission dated 22 May 2004 from Mr David Webb

CB(1)1922/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 25 May 2004)

Administration's response to submission from Mr David Webb on 22 May 2004

CB(1)1982/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 31 May 2004)

Submission dated 25 May 2004 from the Securities and Futures Commission

CB(1)1962/03-04 (04)
(English version only)(issued on 27 May 2004)

Administration's response to Securities and Futures Commission on 25 May 2004

CB(1)1982/03-04 (04)
(English version only)(issued on 31 May 2004)

Submission dated 27 May 2004 from Mr John Brewer

CB(1)1964/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 28 May 2004)

Administration's response to Mr John Brewer on 27 May 2004

CB(1)1982/03-04 (05)
(English version only)(issued on 31 May 2004)

Other papers relating to Administration's Consultation Paper on SDA (Schedule 4 of the Bill)

LC Paper No.

Administration's consultation paper on SDA

CB(1)1613/03-04 (01)
(issued on 23 April 2004)

Summary of submissions in response to Administration's Consultation Paper on SDA and the Administration's response (Position as at 20 May 2004)

CB(1)1867/03-04 (06)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 21 and 31 May 2004 respectively)

Hong Kong Bar Association

CB(1)1962/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 27 May 2004)

Administration's response to submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association on 25 May 2004

CB(1)1982/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 31 May 2004)

Submission dated 27 May 2004 from Mr Winston POON, QC

CB(1)1982/03-04 (06)
(English version only) (issued on 31 May 2004)

CPA Australia Hong Kong China Division

CB(1)1878/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 21 May 2004)

Federation of Hong Kong Industries

CB(1)1844/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 17 May 2004)

Hong Kong Society of Accountants

CB(1)1844/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 17 May 2004)

The Hong Kong Institute of Directors

CB(1)1844/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 17 May 2004)

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

CB(1)1746/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 7 May 2004)

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority

CB(1)1746/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 7 May 2004)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong

CB(1)1746/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 7 May 2004)

Securities and Futures Commission

CB(1)1746/03-04 (04)
(English version only)(issued on 7 May 2004)

Standing Committee on Company Law Reform

CB(1)1746/03-04 (05)
(English version only)(issued on 7 May 2004)

W H Lam & Company

CB(1)1746/03-04 (06)
(English version only)(issued on 7 May 2004)

Mr David Webb

CB(1)1746/03-04 (07)
(English version only)(issued on 7 May 2004)

Estate Agents Authority

CB(1)1770/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 10 May 2004)

The DTC Association(The Hong Kong Association of Restricted Licence Banks and Deposit-taking Companies)

CB(1)1770/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 10 May 2004)

The Hong Kong Association of Banks

CB(1)1770/03-04 (03)
(English version only)(issued on 10 May 2004)

The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

CB(1)1770/03-04 (04)
(English version only)(issued on 10 May 2004)

The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited


CB(1)1770/03-04 (05)
(English version only)(issued on 10 May 2004)

The Law Society of Hong Kong

CB(1)1770/03-04 (06)
(English version only)(issued on 10 May 2004)

Consumer Council

CB(1)1807/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 12 May 2004)

Mr John Brewer

CB(1)1807/03-04 (02)
(English version only)(issued on 12 May 2004)

The Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors

CB(1)1822/03-04 (01)
(English version only)(issued on 13 May 2004)

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



Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 June 2004