Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Special meeting on Friday, 20 June 2003 at 10:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

* I.To receive views on the Administration's revised proposals on the special procedures for appeal against proscription and arrangements for disposal of assets of a proscribed organisation under the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill
(10:45 am - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2537/02-03(01)(issued on 19 June 2003)

-Paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)2568/02-03(01)(issued on 19 June 2003)(English version only)

-Paper prepared by the Legal Service Division on "Power to make Rules and Regulations for Appeals under the new sections 8E and 8F of the Societies Ordinance"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2568/02-03(02)(issued on 19 June 2003)(English version only)

-Paper from the Bar of England and Wales on "Proscription"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2568/02-03(03)(issued on 19 June 2003)(English version only)

-Paper prepared by Dr Christopher Forsyth, Director of Centre for Public Law and Reader in Public Law, University of Cambridg

LC Paper No. CB(2)2575/02-03(issued on 19 June 2003)

-Paper prepared by the Legal Service Division on "Matters following proscription of an organization under proposed new section 8A of the Societies Ordinance" ((Paper No. 102) issued by the Bills Committee on National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill)

Submission nos. 168, 169, 174, 175, 177-179, 183 and 185 previously issued by the Bills Committee on National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill

Deputations attending the meeting SubmissionLegCo Paper No. Ref.

(1)Article 23 Concern GroupMr Ronny K W TONGSenior Counsel CB(2)2537/02-03(02)(attached)(English version only)

(2)Asian Human Rights CommissionMr WONG Kai-shingProgramme CoordinatorMs Elizabeth C H LEEResearcher CB(2)2537/02-03(03)(issued on 19 June 2003)(English version only)

(3)Civil Human Rights FrontMr TSOI Yiu-cheongConvenorArticle 23 Working Group CB(2)2585/02-03(01)(attached)(Chinese version only)

(4)Hong Kong Bar AssociationMr Philip DykesSenior Counsel

(5)Hong Kong Human Rights MonitorMr LAW Yuk-kaiDirector

(6)Law Association, HKUSUMr LIU Kwun-wah, WilliamExternal Vice-ChairmanMs CHEUNG Ka-yan, JoyceWelfare Secretary

CB(2)2585/02-03(02)(attached)(English version only)

Written submissions

Legal Aid Services Council CB(2)2537/02-03(04)(issued on 19 June 2003)(English version only)

Amnesty International Hong Kong Section CB(2)2537/02-03(05)(issued on 19 June 2003)(English version only)

Hong Kong Journalists Association CB(2)2537/02-03(06)(issued on 19 June 2003)(English version only)

II.Any other business


* All members of the Bills Committee on National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill and all other Members of LegCo are invited to attend the meeting.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 June 2003