Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003

Third Meeting on
Thursday, 2 October 2003, at 9:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(9:00 am - 9:05 am)

LC Paper No.

Minutes of meeting on 11 September 2003

CB(1)2509/02-03

II.Meeting with deputations and the Administration
(9:05 am - 10:20 am)

Organizations attending the meeting and their written submissions

OrganizationsLC Paper No.

1.Danish Business Association

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2.Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association

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Written submissions from organizations/individuals not attending the meeting

Organizations/individualsLC Paper No.

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

CB(1)2504/02-03(01)
(Chinese version only)

Standing Committee on Company Law Reform

CB(1)2504/02-03(02)
(English version only)

Estate Agents Authority

CB(1)2504/02-03(03)
(English version only)

Consumer Council

CB(1)2504/02-03(04)
(English version only)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong

CB(1)2504/02-03(05)

The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited

CB(1)2504/02-03(06)
(English version only)

Ms Alice CHAN, Lecturer,Department of Professional Legal Education,The University of Hong Kong

CB(1)2504/02-03(07)
(English version only)

The Law Society of Hong Kong

CB(1)2504/02-03(08)
(English version only)

The Hong Kong Association of Banks

CB(1)2504/02-03(09)
(English version only)

The Association of International Accountants

CB(1)2504/02-03(10)
(English version only)

Linklaters

CB(1)2504/02-03(11)

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

CB(1)2504/02-03(12)
(English version only)

The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

CB(1)2504/02-03(13)
(English version only)

Hong Kong Kwun Tung Industries and Commerce Association Limited ]
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CB(1)2504/02-03(14)
(Chinese version only)

The Hong Kong & Overseas Chinese Association of Commerce Limited ]
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The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association

CB(1)2521/02-03(01)
(English version only)

School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University

CB(1)2521/02-03(02)
(English version only)

Administration's response to written submissions from organizations/individuals

Organizations/individualsLC Paper No.

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce
The Association of International Accountants
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
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CB(1)2521/02-03(03)

Consumer Council

CB(1)2521/02-03(04)

Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong

CB(1)2521/02-03(05)
(English version attached,Chinese version to follow)

The Law Society of Hong Kong

CB(1)2521/02-03(06)

The Hong Kong Association of Banks

CB(1)2521/02-03(07)

Hong Kong Kwun Tung Industries and Commerce Association Limited

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CB(1)2521/02-03(08)

The Hong Kong & Overseas Chinese Association of Commerce Limited

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Other paper

Summary of deputations' views on the Bill prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

CB(1)2521/02-03(09)
(English version attached,Chinese version to follow)

III.Any other business
(10:20 am - 10:30 am)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 September 2003

Appendix to Agenda

List of other relevant papers issued previously


PapersPaper No./Ref.

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 versions issued 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)2441/02-03(01)
(English and Chinese versions issued on 10 and 18 September 2003 respectively)

-Letter dated 10 September 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration on Schedule 1 of the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(1)2425/02-03(01)
(issued on 8 September 2003)

-Letter dated 29 August 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser 7 to the Administration on Schedule 4 of the Bill

Marked-up copy of the Bill

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

-Schedule 1 and consequential and other amendments

LC Paper No. CB(1)2228/02-03(04)
(issued on 17 July 2003)

-Schedule 2 and consequential and other amendments

LC Paper No. CB(1)2228/02-03(05)
(issued on 17 July 2003)

-Schedule 3 and consequential and other amendments

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

-Schedule 4

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 September 2003