Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 1 February 2010 at 10:00 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda
(as at 29 January 2010)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)941/09-10
(issued on 20 January 2010)

-Minutes of the special meeting on 19 November 2009

LC Paper No. CB(1)976/09-10
(issued on 26 January 2010)

-Minutes of the meeting on 7 December 2009

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)899/09-10(01)
(issued on 18 January 2010)

-Article entitled "Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation - Past its Use - By Date" (English version only) as published in Best Practice (Vol. I, No. 3)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1027/09-10(01)
(issued on 28 January 2010)

-Administration's paper on fourth quarterly report of 2009 on Employees Compensation Insurance - Reinsurance Coverage for Terrorism

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)978/09-10(01)
(issued on 28 January 2010)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)978/09-10(02)
(issued on 28 January 2010)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)994/09-10(01)
(issued on 27 January 2010)

-Panel Chairman's letter dated 22 January 2010 to the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury concerning the interruption of dissemination of Hang Seng Indexes (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)994/09-10(02)
(issued on 27 January 2010)

-Hon James TO and Hon KAM Nai-wai's joint letter dated 25 January 2010 concerning the interruption of dissemination of Hang Seng Indexes (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1034/09-10(01)
(issued on 29 January 2010)

-Administration's written response to the Panel Chairman's letter dated 22 January 2010

*IV.Briefing on the work of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(10:05 am - 11:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)978/09-10(03)
(issued on 26 January 2010)

-Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)'s paper on its work

LC Paper No. CB(1)1034/09-10(02)
(issued on 29 January 2010)

-HKMA's press release of the investment results of the Exchange Fund in 2009

*V.Review of the Deposit Protection Scheme
(11:35 am - 12:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)978/09-10(04)
(issued on 26 January 2010)

-Administration's paper on review of the Deposit Protection Scheme

LC Paper No. CB(1)977/09-10
(issued on 28 January 2010)

-Background brief on review of the Deposit Protection Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*VI.Development of a scripless securities market
(12:05 pm - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)978/09-10(05)
(issued on 26 January 2010)

-Administration's paper on development of a scripless securities market

VII.Any other business

* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VI. Items V and VI involve legislative proposals.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
29 January 2010