Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on
Thursday, 26 February 2009, at 4:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 25 February 2009)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)857/08-09
(issued on 25 February 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 5 January 2009

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)769/08-09
(issued on 11 February 2009)

-Letter from Mr Albert CHAN Chun-wai

LC Paper No. CB(1)793/08-09
(issued on 16 February 2009)

-Submission on "sharing of consumer credit data"

III.Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)854/08-09(01)
(issued on 24 February 2009)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)854/08-09(02)
(issued on 24 February 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Issues related to the proposed extension of the "black out" period and introduction of quarterly financial reporting
(4:35pm -5:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)821/08-09(01)
(issued on 18 February 2009)

-Letter dated 13 February 2009 from Hon James TO and Hon KAM Nai-wai (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)854/08-09(03)
(issued on 25 February 2009)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)855/08-09
(issued on 24 February 2009)

-Background brief on the proposed extension of the "black out" period and introduction of quarterly financial reporting prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Relevant papers issued for the special meeting on 30 December 2008

LC Paper No. CB(1)460/08-09(01)
(issued on 17 December 2008)

-Letter dated 17 December 2008 from Hon Abraham SHEK, Hon Vincent FANG Kang, Hon Jeffrey LAM Kin-fung and Hon CHIM Pui-chung (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)484/08-09(01)
(issued on 24 December 2008)

-Hon CHIM Pui-chung's letter dated 23 December 2008 on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx)'s proposed extension of blackout period (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)493/08-09(01)
(issued on 29 December 2008)

-HKEx's paper on amendments to Listing Rules arising from the Combined Consultation Paper and proposals to mandate quarterly reporting

LC Paper No. CB(1)498/08-09(01)
(issued on 31 December 2008)

-Speaking note of Mr Richard Williams, Head of Listing Division of HKEx (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)696/08-09(01)
(issued on 30 January 2009)

-List of follow up actions for the special meeting on 30 December 2008 prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)696/08-09(04)
(issued on 30 January 2009)

-Administration's response to members' concerns raised at the special meeting on 30 December 2008

LC Paper No. CB(1)697/08-09(01)
(issued on 30 January 2009)

-Administration's preliminary response to the motion passed at the special meeting on 30 December 2008

V.Budget of the Securities and Futures Commission for the financial year of 2009 - 2010
(5:20 pm - 6:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)854/08-09(04)
(English version issued on 20 February 2009 and Chinese version issued on 23 February 2009)

-Administration's paper on the Budget of the Securities and Futures Commission for the financial year of 2009 - 2010

*VI.Rewrite of the Companies Ordinance
(6:05 pm - 6:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)678/08-09(05)
(issued on 23 January 2009)

-Administration's paper on progress update on the Companies Ordinance rewrite exercise

LC Paper No. CB(1)677/08-09
(issued on 23 January 2009)

-Updated Background Brief on the Companies Ordinance rewrite exercise prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.Any other business
(6:50 pm - 7:00 pm)

* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda Item VI. Item VI relates to a future legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 February 2009