Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 5 November 2007, at 10:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)104/07-08
(issue on 23 October 2007)

-Minutes of meeting on 11 October 2007

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)2067/06-07(01)
(issued on 6 July 2007)

-Second quarterly report of 2007 on "Employees Compensation Insurance - Reinsurance Coverage for Terrorism"

LC Paper No. CB(1)2286/06-07
(issued on 17 August 2007)

-Half-yearly Economic Report 2007 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)2296/06-07
(issued on 24 August 2007)

-Securities and Futures Commission Quarterly Report (April to June 2007)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2337/06-07
(issued on 10 September 2007)

-Process Review Panel for the Securities and Futures Commission Annual Report to the Financial Secretary for 2006

LC Paper No. CB(1)2341/06-07
(issued on 11 September 2007)

-Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Statistical Digest - June 2007

LC Paper No. CB(1)2379/06-07(01)
(issued on 21 September 2007)

-Press release on "Deposit Protection Scheme operates smoothly in the first year" provided by the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board

LC Paper No. CB(1)28/07-08(01)
(issued on 10 October 2007)

-Third quarterly report of 2007 on "Employees Compensation Insurance - Reinsurance Coverage for Terrorism"

LC Paper No. CB(1)182/07-08(01)
(issued on 1 November 2007)

-Eighth progress report on the operation of the Loan Guarantee Scheme for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Impacted Industries

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)145/07-08 (01)
(issued on 2 November 2007)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)145/07-08 (02)
(issued on 2 November 2007)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)172/07-08 (01)
(issued on 2 November 2007)

-Letter dated 31 October 2007 from Hon Emily LAU (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)172/07-08 (02)
(issued on 2 November 2007)

-Section 5A of the Exchange Fund Ordinance (Cap. 66)

*IV.The 2008-2009 Budget consultation
(10:50 am - 12:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)145/07-08(03)
(to be tabled at the meeting)

-Information pack for the Financial Secretary's consultations on the 2008-09 Budget

*V.Proposal to convert the Rating Adviser (D2) post from a one-rank specialist grade to the mainstream Valuation Surveyor grade
(12:25 pm - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)145/07-08(04)
(issued on 30 October 2007)

-Administration's paper on re-grading of the Rating Adviser post in the Rating and Valuation Department

VI.Any other business

* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items IV and V. Item V relates to a staffing proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 November 2007