Panel on Commerce and Industry

Meeting on
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 13 February 2009)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)737/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)738/08-09 on 5 February 2009)

-Minutes of special meeting held on 12 November 2008

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)701/08-09(01)
(issued on 30 January 2009)

-Outcome of the Tender Exercise for the Government Electronic Trading Services post-2009

LC Paper No. CB(1)731/08-09(01)
(issued on 5 February 2009)

-Information on the financial position of the Applied Research Fund for the period of 1 September to 30 November 2008

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)768/08-09(01)
(issued on 12 February 2009)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)768/08-09(02)
(issued on 12 February 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Progress update on the support measures for small and medium enterprises arising from the global financial turmoil
(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)768/08-09(03)
(issued on 11 February 2009)

-Administration's paper on progress update on the support measures for small and medium enterprises arising from the global financial turmoil

LC Paper No. CB(1)768/08-09(04)
(issued on 11 February 2009)

-Hon LAM Tai-fai's question on Special Loan Guarantee Scheme at the Council meeting on 4 February 2009 and the Administration's reply

*V.Progress report on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's participation in the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China
(3:30 pm - 4:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)768/08-09(05)
(issued on 12 February 2009)

-Administration's paper on HKSAR's participation in the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China

LC Paper No. CB(1)768/08-09(06)
(attached)

-Paper on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's participation in the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

VI.Any other business
(4:15 pm - 4:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)768/08-09(07)
(issued on 11 February 2009)

-Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing's letter on proposal to undertake an overseas duty visit to Taiwan dated 22 January 2009

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV and V. Item V relates to an establishment proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 February 2009