LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 22 April 2002 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting

-Minutes of meeting on 14 March 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1622/01-02)

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

-Information on mandatory mediation schemes in Canada, Australia and Texas provided by the Hong Kong Mediation Council and copy of an article on mediation published in Law Society's Gazette Vol. 90/1
(LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1574/01-02(01), (02), (03) and (04))

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting

- List of issues to be considered
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1617/01-02(01))

-A letter dated 20 March 2002 from the Director of Administration enclosing a copy of paper on the proposed broad framework of the reciprocal enforcement of judgements arrangement between the HKSAR and the Mainland
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1431/01-02(01))

IV.Process of appointment of judges
(4:40 pm - 5:25 pm)

-Consultation Paper on Process of Appointment of Judges
(issued under LC Paper No. CB(2)662/01-02 on 12 December 2001)

-Written submissions from :

(a)the Director of Administration
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1617/01-02(02))

(b) the Judiciary Administrator
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1617/01-02(03))

(c) the Hong Kong Bar Association
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1624/01-02(01))

(d) the Law Society of Hong Kong
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1617/01-02(04))

(e) Mr Tony YUEN Tat-tong
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1617/01-02(05))
-Summary of written submissions on the Consultation Paper
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1624/01-02(02))

V.Fidelity Fund
(5:25 pm - 6:00 pm)

-Press report dated 6 February 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1379/01-02(01)) (issued for the Panel meeting on 20 March 2002)

-Extract of "Consultation Paper on Legal Services" issued by the Attorney General's Chambers in 1995
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1379/01-02(02)) (issued for the Panel meeting on 20 March 2002)

- Extract of "Report on the Consultation Exercise and Proposals for the Way Forward" issued by the Attorney General's Chambers in 1996
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1379/01-02(03)) (issued for the Panel meeting on 20 March 2002)

-Paper prepared by the Administration
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1617/01-02(06))

-Submission dated 20 April 2002 from Democratic Party
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1689/01-02(01))
(English version only)

*VI.Persistent sexual abuse of child
(6:00 pm - 6:30 pm)

-Extract from minutes of meeting on 20 February 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1617/01-02(07))

-Paper prepared by the Administration
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1617/01-02(08))

-Joint submission dated 22 April 2002 from the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Law Society of Hong Kong
(LC Paper No. CB(2)1689/01-02(02))
(English version only)

VII.Any other business


* All other LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of item VI.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 April 2002