| Date
| Context
| Summary of development
| Action
|
|---|
| 23.4.99
| HC
| At the meeting when HC considered the Labour Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 1999 (the Bill) which sought to improve the operation of the Tribunal, Hon Andrew CHENG suggested that the presiding officer of the Tribunal should have the discretion to allow legal representation for both parties in complex cases. [Minutes] [Relevant papers on the Bill]
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|
| 21.12.99
| AJLS
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on the arrangement with regard to operation of the Labour Tribunal, and the Administration's comments on Hon Andrew CHENG's proposal to provide the presiding officer of the Tribunal with the discretion to allow legal representation for both parties in complex cases. [Paper]
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|
| 3/00
| AUD
| Director of Audit conducted a value-for-money audit on the administration of the Judiciary, including the measures taken by the Judiciary to meet the statutory time limit for hearing labour disputes, and to clear the backlog of labour dispute cases in the Labour Tribunal. [Report "page 27"]
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|
| 6/00
| PAC
| PAC considered the report of the Director of Audit on the administration of the Judiciary. [Report "page 87"]
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|
| 13.12.00
| CQ
| Hon LEUNG Fu-wah raised a question on whether the Administration would consider authorizing the Labour Department and conferring statutory powers on the Labour Tribunal to handle complaints regarding the protection of labour rights and benefits of Government employees on non-civil service contract terms. [Hansard "page 22"]
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|
| 17.1.01
| CQ
| Hon Andrew CHENG raised a question on cases of default on payment of wages. [Hansard "page 52"]
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|
| 2/02
| PAC
| PAC considered the Administration's subsequent response to the report of the Director of Audit on the administration of the Judiciary. [Report "page 25"]
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|
| 6.3.02
| CQ
| Hon TAM Yiu-chung raised a question on the waiting time for Labour Tribunal cases. [Hansard "page 25"]
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|
| 25.11.02
| AJLS
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on the workload of the Labour Tribunal at the briefing by the Secretary for Justice and Judiciary Administrator on policy portfolios. [Minutes "page 7"]
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|
| 2/03
| PAC
| PAC considered the Administration's subsequent response to the report of the Director of Audit on the administration of the Judiciary. [Report "page 2"]
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|
| 6.5.03
| AJLS,MP
| The Panels discussed with the Administration on the practice and procedure in the Labour Tribunal, and met with employees' associations on the subject. [Paper] [Background brief prepared by the Secretariat] [Letter dated 21.8.03 from the Judiciary Administrator (JA)]
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|
| 19.6.03
| AJLS,MP
| The Panels continued discussion on the operation of the Labour Tribunal with the Administration and the Federation of Hong Kong Industries. [Paper provided by the Administration] [Paper provided by the Chairman of AJLS Panel (English version only)] [Paper provided by the Judiciary Administrator (JA) (English version only)]
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|
| 1.8.03
| AJLS,MP
| The Panels considered the research outline on "The Operation of Labour Tribunals and Other Mechanisms for Resolving Labour Disputes in Hong Kong and Selected Places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division (RLSD). [Paper]
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|
| 24.5.04
| AJLS,MP
| The Panels considered the research report on "The Operation of Labour Tribunals and Other Mechanisms for Resolving Labour Disputes in Hong Kong and Selected Places" prepared by RLSD. [Report] [Supplementary information]
The Panels also continued discussion with the Administration on the review on the operation of the Labour Tribunal. [Paper provided by the Administration] [Letter from JA]
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|
| 30.6.04
| PRESS
| The Administration announced the publication of the Report of the Working Party on the Review of the Labour Tribunal. [Press release]
|
|
| 9.11.04
| AJLS,MP
| The Panels discussed with the Administration on the Report of the Working Party on the Review of the Labour Tribunal. [Report]
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|
| 13.12.04
| AJLS,MP
| The Panels and the Administration received views from deputations on the Report of the Working Party on the Review of the Labour Tribunal. [Letter from JA] [Paper provided by the Economic Development and Labour Bureau]
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|
| 25.1.05
| AJLS
| The Panel discussed the way forward for review of the Labour Tribunal and related issues. [Paper prepared by the Secretariat on views of deputations/members of the Panels and the Administration's response]
[Updated summary of views of deputations/members of Panels and the Administration's response]
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|
| 31.3.05
| AJLS
| The Panel had no objection to the Panel on Manpower forming a subcommittee to follow up the review of the Labour Tribunal. [Paper]
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|
| 15.12.05
| AJLS
| The Panel discussed the relocation of Labour Tribunal to South Kowloon Magistrates Court Building. [Background brief prepared by the Secretariat]
[Paper provided by the Administration]
[Supplementary information provided by the Judiciary Administration]
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|
| 16.2.06
| MP
| The Panel on Manpower was briefed on the progress of implementing the recommendations of the Working Party on the Review of the Labour Tribunal and additional measures to further improve the enforcement of Tribunal awards. [Paper]
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|
| 22.2.06
| CQ
| Hon LAU Chin-shek raised a question on claims handled by Labour Tribunal. [Hansard "page 6"]
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