LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Tuesday, 26 June 2001 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

I.Endorsement of draft report of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services to Legislative Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)1907/00-01(01)- Draft report of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services for submission to LegCo on 4 July 2001 (attached)

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)1684/00-01(01) - An information note on the caseload situation at the District Court during the first six-month period (from 1 September 2000 to 28 February 2001) after the District Court (Amendment) Ordinance has become operational

LC Paper No. CB(2)1765/00-01(01) - a letter dated 7 June 2001 from the Director of Administration and copies of the Administrative Appeals Board (Witnesses' Allowances) Rules and Municipal Services Appeals Board (Witnesses' Allowances) Regulation

III.Items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1907/00-01(02) - List of issues to be considered (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1907/00-01(03)- Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (attached)

IV.Matters arising
(4:35 pm - 4:50 pm)

(a) Review of legal education and training in Hong Kong

LC Papers Nos. CB(2)1794/00-01(01) and 1809/00-01(01) - Letters dated 8 and 12 June 2001 from the Solicitor General (issued on 12 and 13 June 2001)

(b) Working Group on Review of Process of Appointment of Judges

V.Competence and compellability of spouses in criminal proceedings
(4:50 pm - 5:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1889/00-01- Report on Competence and Compellability of Spouses in Criminal Proceedings published by the Law Reform Commission in 1988 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1889/00-01(01)- Paper prepared by the Administration (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1889/00-01(02)- Letter dated 16 October 2000 from the Law Society of Hong Kong to the Administration (issued)

VI.Operation of the Legal Aid Services Council
(5:25 pm - 6:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1907/00-01(04)- Background Paper prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1549/00-01(01)- Discussion paper of the Legal Aid Services Council on "Proposed amendments to Legal Aid Services Council Ordinance and other relevant Ordinances" (issued on 15 May 2001) (English version) (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1907/00-01(05)-Paper prepared by the Administration (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1907/00-01(06)- Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version) (attached)

VII.Applicability of Ordinances to the offices set up by the Central People's Government in the HKSAR
(6:00 pm - 6:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1907/00-01(07)- Background Paper prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat (English version) (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1744/00-01- Information Paper for the House Committee on 8 June 2001 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1907/00-01(08)- Paper prepared by Department of Justice (attached)

LC Papers Nos. CB(2)1907/00-01(09) and (10)- Two papers prepared by the Constitutional Affairs Bureau (attached)

VIII.Any other business

Legislative Council Secretariat
22 June 2001