Bills Committee on
Revenue (Abolition of Estate Duty) Bill 2005

Meeting on Thursday, 2 June 2005 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A



I.Meeting with the Administration
(4:30 pm - 6:25 pm)

File Ref : FIN CR 1/7/2201/04
(issued by Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau on 4.5.2005)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. CB(2)1734/04-05(01)
(English version only)(issued on 31.5.2005)

-Detailed breakdown of dutiable estates by value provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only)(issued on 26.5.2005)

-Letter dated 25 May 2005 from Hon CHAN Kam-lam to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1715/04-05(01)
(issued on 30.5.2005)

-Letter dated 26 May 2005 from the Legal Service Division to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1758/04-05(01)
(English version only)(attached)

-Extract of section 11 of the Singapore Estate Duty Act

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

II.Date of next meeting
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 June 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued



Background information

LC Paper No.CB(3)572/04-05
(issued on 6.5.2005)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)1611/04-05(02)
(issued on 19.5.2005)

-Marked-up copy of the relevant Ordinances

LC Paper No. LS65/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1533/04-05 on 11.5.2005)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(2)1611/04-05(03)
(issued on 19.5.2005)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(2)1682/04-05(01)
(English version issued on 26.5.2005, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1715/04-05 on 30.5.2005)

-Submission from Mr Daniel R BRADSHAW

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/04-05(01)
(English version issued on 1.6.2005, Chinese version to follow)

-Submission from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Hong Kong) Limited

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/04-05(02)
(English version issued on 1.6.2005, Chinese version to follow)

-An article entitled "The death of estate duty? The case for retention and reform" written by Professor Andrew HALKYARD and Mr Wilson CHOW and provided by Hon Margaret NG

LC Paper No. CB(2)1752/04-05(03)
(English version issued on 1.6.2005, Chinese version to follow)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 June 2005