LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs
Meeting on Monday, 4 April 2005 at 10:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building
AGENDA
| I. | Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(10:45 am - 10:46 am)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1159/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1199/04-05 on 1 April 2005)
| - | Minutes of meeting on 17 February 2005
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| II. | Information paper issued since the last meeting
(10:46 am - 10:47 am)
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| III. | Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(10:47 am - 10:50 am)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1160/04-05(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1200/04-05 on 1 April 2005)
| - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1160/04-05(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1200/04-05 on 1 April 2005)
| - | List of follow-up actions
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(1)1184/04-05(01) and (02)
(issued on 31 March 2005)
| - | Letter from the Clerk to Panel and the reply from the Financial Secretary's Office on use of the accumulated surplus of the Exchange Fund
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| * IV. | Briefing on the legislative proposal to provide profits tax exemption to offshore funds
(10:50 am - 11:50 am)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1160/04-05(03)
(issued on 29 March 2005)
| - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| * V. | Briefing on the Securities and Futures (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2005 - Proposals to give statutory backing to major listing requirements
(11:50 am - 12:45 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1160/04-05(04)
(English version issued on 29 March 2005)
(Revised Annex B of English version and Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1181/04-05 on 30 March 2005)
| - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1200/04-05(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1200/04-05 on 1 April 2005)
| - | Submission dated 31 March 2005 from the Securities and Futures Commission
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)1160/04-05(05)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1181/04-05 on 30 March 2005)
| - | Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(1)670/04-05
(released for collection on 7 January 2005 and despatched on 10 January 2005)
| - | Consultation papers on:
| (a) | Proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance to give statutory backing to major listing requirements; and
| | (b) | Proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures (Stock Market Listing) Rules
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| VI. | Any other business
(12:45 pm onwards)
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* All non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV and V.
Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 April 2005
