Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 28 April 2003 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1367/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1368/02-03 on 4 March 2003)

-Minutes of special meeting on 15 January 2003

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1856/02-03(01)(issued on 25 April 2003)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Translation of Judgments"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1871/02-03(01)(issued on 25 April 2003)

-Judiciary's press release and Consultancy Report on "System for the Determination of Judicial Remuneration"

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:40 pm - 4:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1861/02-03(01)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1861/02-03(02)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Issues arising from the incident of the police arresting a witness in a civil trial
(4:45 pm - 5:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1620/02-03(03)(issued on 28 March 2003)

-Media reports on a recent incident of a person being arrested by the police while giving evidence in the court

LC Paper No. CB(2)1861/02-03(03)

-Paper provided by the Hong Kong Police Force

LC Paper No. CB(2)1861/02-03(04)

-Paper provided by the Judiciary Administration

V.Payment of compensation to persons wrongfully imprisoned
(5:45 pm - 6:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1090/01-02(01)(issued on 7 February 2002)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Payment of compensation to persons wrongfully imprisoned"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1861/02-03(05)

-Letter dated 23 April 2003 from the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1886/02-03(01)(English version only)

-Submission dated 26 April 2003 from the Law Society of Hong Kong

VI.Any other business

Proposed amendments to the Foreign Lawyers Practice Rules

LC Paper No. CB(2)1861/02-03(06)(English version only)

-Letter dated 17 April 2003 from the Law Society of Hong Kong

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 April 2003