Bills Committee on
Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2004

Second meeting
on Wednesday, 15 December 2004, at 8:30 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(8:30 am - 8:32 am)

LC Paper No.

Minutes of first meeting held on 3 November 2004

CB(1)337/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)338/04-05 on 30 November 2004)

II.Meeting with deputations and the Administration
(8:32 am - 9:30 am)

Part A: Presentation of views by organizations

LC Paper No.

Yip, Tse & Tang Solicitors

CB(1)436/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

Grant Thornton

CB(1)436/04-05(02)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

CB(1)456/04-05(01)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)456/04-05 on 13 December 2004)
(Chinese translation to follow)

Other submissions

Submissions from the following organizations/individuals who will not attend the meeting:

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

CB(1)436/04-05(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

Consumer Council

CB(1)436/04-05(04)
(Chinese and English versions)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

CB(1)436/04-05(05)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

The Hong Kong Association of Banks

CB(1)436/04-05(06)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

The Law Society of Hong Kong

CB(1)436/04-05(07)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

The Standing Committee on Company Law Reform

CB(1)436/04-05(08)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

Joseph S C Chan & Co

CB(1)436/04-05(09)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

CB(1)436/04-05(10)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Hong Kong)

CB(1)436/04-05(11)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

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

CB(1)436/04-05(12)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

CB(1)436/04-05(13)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

Kenny Tam & Co

CB(1)436/04-05(14)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)436/04-05 on 9 December 2004)
(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)440/04-05 on 10 December 2004)

The Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors

CB(1)436/04-05(15)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

Paper prepared by LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No.

Summary of submissions (Position as at 14 December 2004)

CB(1)440/04-05(01)
(Updated English version and Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)501/04-05 on 14 December 2004)

Part B: Response by the Administration

Administration's responses to written submissions

CB(1)436/04-05(16)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)501/04-05 on 14 December 2004)
(Chinese version to follow)

Part C: Discussion

III.Meeting with the Administration
(9:30 am - 10:30 am)

LC Paper No.

"Follow-up to the first meeting on 3 November 2004" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

CB(1)436/04-05(17)
(issued on 9 December 2004)

Paper provided by the Administration on "Follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 3 November 2004"

CB(1)436/04-05(18)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)436/04-05 on 9 December 2004)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)440/04-05 on 10 December 2004)

IV.Any other business
(10:30 am onwards)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 December 2004