LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 22 July 2002 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of previous meetings

-Minutes of meeting on 22 April 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2)2545/01-02)

-Minutes of meeting on 25 April 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2)2615/01-02)

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

-A copy of letter dated 4 July 2002 from Department of Justice concerning its paper on "Implications of the Court of Final Appeal judgment in the cases of Ng Siu Tung, Sin Hoi Chu and Li Shuk Fan on litigation involving a large number of parties"
(LC Paper No. CB(2)2502/01-02(01))

-A copy of letter dated 22 June 2002 from Harmony House to the Panel Chairman together with its proposal to amend the Domestic Violence Ordinance (Cap. 189)
(LC Paper No. CB(2)2539/01-02(01))

III.Research Report on "Mechanism for Handling Complaints Against Judges in Overseas Places"
(10:50 am - 11:35 am)

-Research Report on "Mechanism for Handling Complaints Against Judges in Overseas Places"
(RP07/01-02 issued under LC Paper No. CB(2)2528/01-02 - English version)
(RP07/01-02 issued under LC Paper No. CB(2)2547/01-02 - Chinese version)

IV.Review of provision of legal aid services
(11:35 am - 12:10 pm)

-Draft minutes of the special Panel meeting on 25 April 2002
(LC Paper No. CB(2)2615/01-02)

-Administration's responses to issues raised by members at the special meeting on 25 April 2002
(LC Paper Nos. CB(2)2100/01-02(01) and (02))

-Paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
(LC Paper No. CB(2)2543/01-02(02))

V.Review of the process of appointment of judges
(12:10 pm - 12:45 pm)

-Consultation Paper on Process of Appointment of Judges
(issued by the Panel in December 2001)

-Paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
(LC Paper No. CB(2)2544/01-02(01))

-Paper prepared by Legal Service Division on "Rules of Procedure for the Endorsement of the Appointment of Judges under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law"
(LC Paper No. LS123/01-02 issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2544/01-02)

VI.Any other business

Court procedure for repossession of premises

-a referral from the Bills Committee on Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2001
(LC Paper No. CB(2)2604/01-02(01))

Solicitors (Group Practice) Rules

The Rules were gazetted on 5 July 2002 and tabled in the Council on 8 July 2002. The Rules shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the President of the Council of the Law Society of Hong Kong by notice published in the Gazette. The vetting period of the Rules will expire at the second Council meeting in the next legislative session unless further extended. In line with the usual practice, the House Committee will consider the Rules at its next meeting to be held in early October 2002.


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 July 2002