LegCo Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 5 December 2005 at 9:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(9:00 am - 9:01 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)403/05-06
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)428/05-06 on 2 December 2005)

-Minutes of special meeting on 19 October 2005

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(9:01 am - 9:02 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)275/05-06
(issued on 11 November 2005)

-Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Report for July to September 2005

LC Paper No. CB(1)382/05-06
(issued on 25 November 2005)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest September 2005

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(9:02 am - 9:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)404/05-06(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)404/05-06(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

* IV.Briefing by the Financial Secretary on Hong Kong's latest overall economic situation
(9:05 am - 11:00 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)376/05-06
(the Report was released for collection on 25 November 2005 and despatched on 28 November 2005)

-Third Quarter Economic Report 2005 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)404/05-06(03)
(issued on 29 November 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

# V.Proposed introduction of a new category of "travel insurance agents"
(11:00 am - 12:00 noon)

LC Paper No. CB(1)404/05-06(04)
(issued on 29 November 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)404/05-06(05)
(including LC Paper No. CB(1)75/05-06(02))
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)429/05-06 on 1 December 2005)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
(including the Administration's written response to the issues raised at the Panel meeting on 4 July 2005)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2059/04-05(01)
(issued on 14 July 2005)
(re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)404/05-06 on 29 November 2005)

-The Administration's written response to the seven submissions

Relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(1)1919/04-05(05)
(issued on 27 June 2005)

-Paper provided by the Administration for the Panel meeting on 4 July 2005

VI.Any other business
(12:00 noon)

* All non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Item IV.

# Members of the Panel on Economic Services are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Item V.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 December 2005