Panel on Financial Affairs

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

Revised agenda
(as at 26 February 2010)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)1151/09-10
(issued on 26 February 2010)

-Minutes of the special meeting on 14 December 2009

LC Paper No. CB(1)1152/09-10
(issued on 22 February 2010)

-Minutes of the meeting on 4 January 2010

II.Information paper issued since the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1122/09-10(01)
(issued on 9 February 2010)

-Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation's presentation materials tabled at the briefing during the visit of the Panel on Financial Affairs on 8 February 2010

LC Paper No. CB(1)1181/09-10(01)
(issued on 25 February 2010)

-Letter from Hong Kong Unison Limited (HKUL) dated 10 February 2010 expressing concern about ethnic-Pakistani residents being refused to establish bank accounts, with the letters from the organization to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hang Seng Bank

LC Papers No. CB(1)1181/09-10(02)and (03)
(issued on 25 February 2010)

-Replies of HKMA and Hang Seng Bank to HKUL's letter dated 10 February 2010

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)1169/09-10(01)
(issued on 25 February 2010)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1169/09-10(02)
(issued on 25 February 2010)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Proposed establishment of an Investor Education Council and a Financial Dispute Resolution Centre
(10:05 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1213/09-10(01)
(issued on 23 February 2010)

-Administration's paper on proposed establishment of an Investor Education Council and a Financial Dispute Resolution Centre

LC Paper No. CB(1)1127/09-10(01)
(issued on 9 February 2010)

-Administration's consultation paper on the proposals to establish an Investor Education Council and a Financial Dispute Resolution Centre

IN15/09-10
(English version issued on 24 February 2010, Chinese version issued on 25 February 2010)

-Information note on financial ombudsman system in the United Kingdom

IN16/09-10
(English version issued on 24 February 2010, Chinese version issued on 25 February 2010)

-Information note on securities arbitration in the United States

V.Budget of the Securities and Futures Commission for the financial year of 2010-2011
(10:55 am - 11:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1213/09-10(02)
(issued on 23 February 2010)

-Administration's paper on Securities and Futures Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2010-11

LC Paper No. CB(1)1225/09-10
(English version issued on 23 February 2010, Chinese version issued on 25 February 2010)

-Background brief on the annual budgets of the Securities and Futures Commission prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

#VI.Suspension of dissemination of Hang Seng family of indexes on 22 January 2010
(11:35 am - 12:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1153/09-10(01)
(issued on 12 February 2010)

-Securities and Futures Commission's paper on suspension of dissemination of Hang Seng family of indices on 22 January 2010

*VII.Review of the Trustee Ordinance and related matters
(12:20 pm - 12:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1213/09-10(03)
(issued on 23 February 2010)

-Administration's consultation conclusions on review of the Trustee Ordinance and related matters

LC Paper No. CB(1)1226/09-10
(English version issued on 23 February 2010, Chinese version issued on 25 February 2010)

-Background brief on review of the Trustee Ordinance and related matters prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VIII.Any other business
(12:55 pm - 1:00 pm)

* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items IV and VII, which involve legislative proposals.

# Members of the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting are invited to join the discussion of agenda item VI.


Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 February 2010