Panel on Financial Affairs

Policy briefing cum meeting on
Monday, 15 February 2016, at 2:45 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 4 February 2016)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting and matters arising


(2:45 pm - 2:47 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)540/15-16
(issued on 4 February 2016)

-Minutes of the meeting on 7 December 2015

LC Paper No. CB(1)485/15-16
(issued on 25 January 2016)

-Minutes of the meeting on 4 January 2016

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(1)373/15-16(01)
(issued on 29 December 2015)

-Administration's written response to letter from Hon Charles Peter MOK on issues relating to development of financial technologies in Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(1)430/15-16(01)
(issued on 12 January 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Agreement Establishing the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office as an International Organization"

LC Paper No. CB(1)475/15-16(01) and (02)
(issued on 21 January 2016)

-A newspaper article dated 7 December 2015 regarding the Government's policy on small coins from a member of the public who had also sent a letter to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") on the newspaper article (English version only), and HKMA's written response to the member of the public

LC Paper No. CB(1)476/15-16(01)
(issued on 21 January 2016)

-Fourth quarterly report of 2015 on "Employees Compensation Insurance - Reinsurance Coverage for Terrorism"

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:47 pm - 2:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)440/15-16(01)
(issued on 27 January 2016)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VII is a legislative proposal.IV.

Briefing on the work of Hong Kong Monetary Authority


(2:50 pm - 4:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)440/15-16(04)
(issued on 25 January 2016)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VII is a legislative proposal.V.

Briefing by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury on relevant policy initiatives in the Chief Executive's 2016 Policy Address


(4:00 pm - 5:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)440/15-16(03)
(issued on 14 January 2016)

-Administration's paper on 2016 Policy Address - Policy Initiatives of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau

(issued on 13 January 2016)

-Address by the Chief Executive at the Legislative Council meeting on 13 January 2016

*Legend symbol denoting VI.

Budget of the Securities and Futures Commission for the financial year 2016-17


(5:00 pm - 5:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)440/15-16(05)
(issued on 25 January 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Securities and Futures Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2016-17"

LC Paper No. CB(1)440/15-16(06)
(issued on 27 January 2016)

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

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VII is a legislative proposal.VII.

Proposed expansion of the scope of the short position reporting regime in Hong Kong


(5:45 pm - 6:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)440/15-16(07)
(issued on 25 January 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Proposed expansion of the scope of the short position reporting regime in Hong Kong"

LC Paper No. CB(1)440/15-16(08)
(issued on 27 January 2016)

-Background brief on the short position reporting regime of Hong Kong prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(1)419/15-16(01)
(issued on 12 January 2016)

-Submission from a member of the public on the proposed expansion of the scope of the short position reporting regime in Hong Kong (English version only)

VIII.

Any other business


(6:10 pm - 6:15 pm)

* All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of Agenda Items IV to VII. Item VII is a legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 February 2016