LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 26 November 2001 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

LC Paper No. CB(2)438/01-02-Minutes of meeting on 26 April 2001 (issued)

II.Information paper issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)219/01-02(01)-Opening statement of Director of Administration at meeting on 29 October 2001

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)463/01-02(01)-List of issues to be considered (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)463/01-02(02)-Letter dated 16 November 2001 from Senior Assistant Solicitor General on "Common law offence of conspiracy to defraud" and "Definition of "deception" in section 17 of the Theft Ordinance" (items 15 and 16 of list of issues to be considered by the Panel) (attached)

IV.Report of the Working Group on Process of Appointment of Judges
(4:35 pm - 4:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)149/01-02(01) (issued for Panel meeting on 29 October 2001)

V. Review of section 18(3) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance
(4:55 pm - 5:15 pm)

Papers for this item issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)456/01-02 on 22 November 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)2297/00-01(02)-Paper dated September 2001 from the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)456/01-02(01)-Letter dated 2 November 2001 from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)456/01-02(02)-Letter dated 5 November 2001 from the Hong Kong Bar Association

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)456/01-02(03) and (04)-Letter dated 15 July 2001 from Mr CHAN Siu-lun to Secretary, Law Reform Commission (LRC) and reply letter dated 19 July 2001 from LRC to Mr CHAN

LC Paper No. CB(2)456/01-02(05)-Letter dated 3 November 2001 from Mr CHAN Siu-lun to the Panel

LC Paper No. CB(2)456/01-02(06)-Letter dated 21 November 2001 from the Administration in response to Mr CHAN Siu-lun's letter of 3 November 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)456/01-02(07)-A referral from the LegCo Complaints Division

VI.Jurisdiction to award costs in criminal proceedings
(5:15 pm - 5:35 pm)

Papers for this item issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)450/01-02 on 21 November 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)2195/00-01(01)-Letter dated 21 June 2001 from the Law Society and the judgment in Secretary for Justice v. Tang Bun [1999] 3 HKC 647

LC Paper No. CB(2)144/01-02(01)-Paper from the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)144/01-02(02)-Letter dated 19 October 2001 from the Hong Kong Bar Association

LC Paper No. LS17/01-02-Paper prepared by Legal Service Division of LegCo Secretariat

VII.Promoting Hong Kong as an international arbitration centre
(5:35 pm - 6:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)463/01-02(03)-Paper from the Administration (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)463/01-02(04)-Paper prepared by Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)470/01-02(01)-Paper prepared by Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators

VIII.Any other business


Legislative Council Secretariat
27 November 2001