Bills Committee on
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2004

Second meeting
on Thursday, 16 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 8 November 2004

CB(1)315/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)316/04-05 on 24 November 2004)

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

Part A: Presentation of views by deputations

LC Paper No.

W H Lam & Company

CB(1)453/04-05(01) (Revised)
(Chinese translation and English version issued on 10 December 2004)
(Revised English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)472/04-05 on 15 December 2004)
(Revised Chinese translation to follow)

The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited

CB(1)453/04-05(02)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)453/04-05 on 10 December 2004)
(Chinese translation to follow)

Hong Kong Capital Markets Association

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Other submissions

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

The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

CB(1)453/04-05(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

Securities and Futures Commission

CB(1)453/04-05(04)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Hong Kong)

CB(1)453/04-05(05)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

The Association of International Accountants (Hong Kong Branch)

CB(1)453/04-05(06)
(Chinese translation and English version) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)465/04-05 on 14 December 2004)

The Standing Committee on Company Law Reform

CB(1)453/04-05(07)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

CB(1)453/04-05(08)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

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

CB(1)453/04-05(09)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)453/04-05 on 10 December 2004)
(Chinese translation issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)465/04-05 on 14 December 2004)

The Company & Financial Law Committee, Law Society of Hong Kong

CB(1)453/04-05(10)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

Linklaters

CB(1)453/04-05(11)
(Chinese and English versions)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

Mr John BREWER

CB(1)453/04-05(12)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

Mr David M WEBB

CB(1)453/04-05(13)
(Chinese translation and English version)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

Paper prepared by LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No.

Summary of submissions

CB(1)465/04-05(01)
(issued on 14 December 2004)

Part B: Response by the Administration

LC Paper No.

Administration's responses to six submissions from The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Mr David Webb, Securities and Futures Commission, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, The Standing Committee on Company Law Reform and The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries

CB(1)453/04-05(14)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

Administration's responses to three submissions from The Association of International Accountants (Hong Kong Branch), The Hong Kong Association of Restricted Licence Banks and Deposit-taking Companies and W H Lam & Company

CB(1)465/04-05(02)
(issued on 14 December 2004)

Administration's responses to the submission from The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited

CB(1)465/04-05(03)
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)472/04-05 on 15 December 2004)
(Chinese version to follow)

Part C: Discussion

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

LC Paper No.

The Bill

CB(3)41/04-05
(issued on 11 October 2004)

"Follow-up to the first meeting on 8 November 2004" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

CB(1)453/04-05(15)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

Paper provided by the Administration on "Follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 8 November 2004"

CB(1)453/04-05(16)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

Letter dated 1 November 2004 from the Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration

CB(1)162/04-05(02)
(issued on 5 November 2004)

Reply dated 23 November 2004 from the Administration to the Assistant Legal Adviser

CB(1)453/04-05(17)
(issued on 10 December 2004)

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



Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 December 2004