Bills Committee on Companies Bill

Thirty-eighth meeting on
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, at 8:30 am
in Conference Room 2 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 15 May 2012)

I.Meeting with deputations and the Administration
(8:30 am - 9:15 am)

Clause 399 on offences relating to contents of auditor's report and criminal liability of auditors for omission of statements from the report

  1. Federation of Hong Kong Industries


  2. The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association


  3. Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

    (LC Paper No. CB(1)1743/11-12(01) (English version only) issued on 2.5.2012)
    (LC Paper No. CB(1)1743/11-12(02) (English version only) issued on 2.5.2012)
Submissions from organizations not attending the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(1)1866/11-12(01)
(English version only)(attached)

-Submission dated 11 May 2012 from The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies

LC Paper No. CB(1)1866/11-12(02)
(English version only)(attached)

-Submission dated 11 May 2012 from the Securities and Futures Commission

II.Meeting with the Administration
(9:15 am - 10:25 am)

Draft Committee Stage amendments proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1821/11-12(01)
(issued on 10.5.2012)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 3 (Company Formation and Related Matters, and Re-registration of Company) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1821/11-12(02)
(issued on 10.5.2012)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 11 (Fair Dealing by Directors) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(1)1866/11-12(03)
(attached)

-Draft Committee Stage amendments in relation to Part 2 (Registrar of Companies and Companies Register) of the Bill proposed by the Administration

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(3)412/10-11
(issued on 14.1.2011)

-The Bill

LC Paper No. CB(1)339/11-12(01)
(issued on 15.11.2011)

-Summary of views of deputations made at the meeting on 9 April 2011 and the Administration's response

File Ref: CBT/17/2C
(issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau on 12.1.2011)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS26/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)978/10-11 on 9.2.2011)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(1)1406/10-11(01)
(issued on 24.2.2011)

-Paper on Companies Bill prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Background brief)

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the Legislative Council website at: http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr10-11/english/bc/bc03/general/bc03.htm)

III.Any other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 May 2012