Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Monday, 3 December 2007, at 10:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

AGENDA

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)335/07-08
(issued on 29 November 2007)

-Minutes of special meeting on 12 October 2007

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting

Nil

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(10:00 am - 10:05 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)331/07-08 (01)
(issued on 29 November 2007)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)331/07-08 (02)
(issued on 29 November 2007)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Briefing by the Financial Secretary on Hong Kong's latest overall economic situation
(10:05 am -11:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)268/07-08
(provided for collection on 16 November 2007 and despatched on 19 November 2007)

-Third Quarter Economic Report 2007 and the press release

LC Paper No. CB(1)331/07-08(03)
(issued on 26 November 2007)

-Administration's paper on recent situation and near-term outlook for the Hong Kong economy

V.Operation of Octopus Cards and EPS payment system in Hong Kong
(11:55 am - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)331/07-08(04)
(issued on 27 November 2007)

-Hong Kong Monetary Authority's paper on Octopus EPS add-value transactions incident

LC Paper No. CB(1)331/07-08(05)
(issued on 27 November 2007)

-Octopus Cards Limited (OCL)'s paper on Octopus EPS add-value incident update

LC Paper No. CB(1)334/07-08
(issued on 26 November 2007)

-Background Brief on the operation of Octopus Cards and EPS payment system in Hong Kong prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Background information (Papers previously issued)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2216/06-07(02)
(issued on 30 July 2007)

-OCL's press release on independent review of failed Octopus EPS add-value transactions completed

LC Paper No. CB(1)2216/06-07(03)
(issued on 30 July 2007)

-OCL actions in response to the report

LC Paper No. CB(1)2285/06-07(01)
(issued on 20 August 2007)

-Letter dated 17 August 2007 from OCL (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2285/06-07(02)
(issued on 20 August 2007)

-OCL's report on the independent review under section 59(2) of the Hong Kong Banking Ordinance (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2348/06-07(01)
(issued on 13 September 2007)

-Letter dated 12 September 2007 from OCL (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)2348/06-07(02)
(issued on 13 September 2007)

-OCL actions in response to the PricewaterhouseCoopers report (as at end August 2007) (English version only)

VI.Any other business

* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda item IV.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
29 November 2007