Panel on Commerce and Industry

Meeting on
Tuesday, 15 November 2016, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda
(as at 14 November 2016)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of meeting


(2:30 pm - 2:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)70/16-17
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)71/16-17 on 4 November 2016)

-Minutes of meeting held on 18 October 2016

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting


(2:31 pm - 2:32 pm)

File Ref: CITB CR 75/53/4 and CITB CR 75/53/5/1
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)2/16-17 on 17 October 2016)

-Legislative Council Briefs on United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulation 2016 and United Nations Sanctions (South Sudan) Regulation 2016

LC Paper No. CB(1)39/16-17(01)
(issued on 26 October 2016)

-Information paper on "The 19th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference"

LC Paper No. CB(1)48/16-17(01)
(issued on 28 October 2016)

-Information paper on the financial position of the Applied Research Fund for the period from 1 March to 31 May 2016

LC Paper No. CB(1)59/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 2 November 2016)

-Letter dated 28 October 2016 from Hon Charles Peter MOK suggesting a number of items for discussion by the Panel

LC Paper No. CB(1)115/16-17(02)
(issued on 11 November 2016)

-Information paper on "Report on the Work of the Overseas Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices"

LC Paper No. CB(1)115/16-17(03)
(issued on 11 November 2016)

-Information paper on "Report on the Work of The HKSAR Government's Offices in the Mainland and Taiwan"

LC Paper No. CB(1)115/16-17(04)
(issued on 11 November 2016)

-Information paper on "Trade Relations between Hong Kong and Taiwan"

LC Paper No. CB(1)115/16-17(05)
(issued on 11 November 2016)

-Information paper on "Proposed Amendments to the Schedules to the Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514), Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522), Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559) and Layout-design (Topography) of Integrated Circuits (Designation of Qualifying Countries, Territories or Areas) Regulation (Cap. 445B)"

III.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion


(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)90/16-17(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(1)90/16-17(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item IV which relates to a legislative proposal. IV.

Legislative proposal to expand the scope of tax deduction for capital expenditure incurred for the purchase of intellectual property rights


(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)90/16-17(03)
(issued on 9 November 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Profits Tax Deduction for Capital Expenditure incurred for the Purchase of Intellectual Property Rights"

LC Paper No. CB(1)90/16-17(04)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)106/16-17 on 11 November 2016)

-Paper on tax deduction for capital expenditure incurred for the purchase of intellectual property rights prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

V.

Progress of implementation of the patents reform and review of the manpower support for the implementation


(3:30 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)90/16-17(05)
(issued on 9 November 2016)

-Administration's paper on "Progress of Implementation of the Patents Reform and Review of the Manpower Support for the Implementation"

LC Paper No. CB(1)90/16-17(06)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)106/16-17 on 11 November 2016)

-Paper on progress of implementation of the patents reform prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

VI.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of item IV which relates to a legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 November 2016