Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Thursday, 8 April 2010 at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 31 March 2010)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)1499/09-10
(issued on 31 March 2010)

-Minutes of the meeting on 21 December 2009

LC Paper No. CB(1)1493/09-10
(issued on 30 March 2010)

-Minutes of the meeting on 1 February 2010

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1283/09-10(01)
(issued on 2 March 2010)

-Process Review Panel for the Financial Reporting Council 2009 Annual Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)1326/09-10(01)
(issued on 9 March 2010)

-Equal Opportunities Commission's reply letter dated 25 February 2010 to the Hong Kong Unison Limited (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1424/09-10(01)
(issued on 19 March 2010)

-Hong Kong Association of Banks' reply letter dated 17 March 2010 to the Hong Kong Unison Limited (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1434/09-10(01)
(issued on 22 March 2010)

-Administration's information paper on hosting of the 59th World Statistics Congress of the International Statistics Institutes

LC Paper No. CB(1)1490/09-10(01)
(issued on 26 March 2010)

-Hong Kong Monetary Authority's press release on the latest position of Hong Kong Monetary Authority's investigations in Lehman-related complaint cases

LC Paper No. CB(1)1498/09-10(01)
(issued on 29 March 2010)

-Administration's consultation paper on the proposed statutory codification of certain requirements to disclose price sensitive information by listed corporations

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)1496/09-10(01)
(issued on 31 March 2010)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1496/09-10(02)
(issued on 31 March 2010)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)1465/09-10(01)
(issued on 25 March 2010)

-Administration's reply regarding the proposed new anti-money laundering legislation for financial institutions

IV.Briefing on the work of the Financial Reporting Council
(2:35 pm - 3:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1496/09-10(03)
(issued on 29 March 2010)

-Administration's paper regarding the progress report on the work of the Financial Reporting Council

LC Paper No. CB(1)1494/09-10
(issued on 31 March 2010)

-Background brief on the work of the Financial Reporting Council prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*V.Companies Ordinance Rewrite
(3:20 pm - 4:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1496/09-10(04)
(issued on 31 March 2010)

-Administration's paper regarding the progress update on the Companies Ordinance rewrite exercise and staffing requirements of the rewrite exercise

LC Paper No. CB(1)1495/09-10
(issued on 31 March 2010)

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

*VI.The fifth general capital increase of Asian Development Bank
(4:00 pm - 4:30 pm)

File Reference: A1/1C
(issued on 31 March 2010)

-Legislative Council Brief on "The fifth general capital increase of Asian Development Bank"

VII.Any other business


* All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items V and VI. Item V involves legislative proposals and a staffing proposal. Item VI involves a funding proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
31 March 2010