Panel on Financial Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 3 May 2010 at 10:00 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as at 29 April 2010)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising

LC Paper No. CB(1)1725/09-10
(issued on 27 April 2010)

-Minutes of the meeting on 1 March 2010

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1545/09-10(01) to (04)
(issued on 1 April 2010)

-Submission dated 18 March 2010 from the Hong Kong Blind Union (HKBU) expressing concern on the provision of Automatic Teller Machines for the visually impaired and correspondence between HKBU and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (Restricted to Members only) (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1319/09-10(01)
(issued on 19 April 2010)

-Equal Opportunities Commission's paper regarding Hong Kong ethnic-Pakistani resident being refused to establish bank account

LC Paper No. CB(1)1652/09-10(01)
(issued on 19 April 2010)

-Administration's paper on first quarterly report of 2010 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)1728/09-10(01)
(issued on 28 April 2010)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)1728/09-10(02)
(issued on 28 April 2010)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Consultation on the proposed statutory codification of certain requirements to disclose price sensitive information by listed corporations
(10:05 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1728/09-10(03)
(issued on 26 April 2010)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)1726/09-10
(issued on 28 April 2010)

-Background brief on proposals to give statutory backing to major listing requirements prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

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

*V.Legislative proposals to transfer the authorization of offering documentation in relation to structured products from the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571)
(10:55 am - 11:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1728/09-10(04)
(issued on 26 April 2010)

-Administration's paper on legislative proposals to transfer the regulation of public offers of structured products from the Companies Ordinance to the Securities and Futures Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(1)1727/09-10
(issued on 28 April 2010)

-Background brief on legislative proposals to transfer the authorization of offering documentation in relation to structured products from the Companies Ordinance to the Securities and Futures Ordinance prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*VI.Islamic finance - proposed amendments to the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) and Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap. 117)
(11:50 am - 12:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1728/09-10(05)
(issued on 26 April 2010)

-Administration's paper on Islamic finance - proposed amendments to the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) and Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap. 117)

FS19/09-10
(English version issued on 28 April 2010, Chinese version issued on 29 April 2010)

-Fact sheet on overview of Islamic finance prepared by the Research and Library Services Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat

VII.Any other business
(12:25 pm - 12:30 pm)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
29 April 2010