Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Tuesday, 29 July 2003 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2889/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2890/02-03 on 23 July 2003)

-Minutes of meeting on 26 May 2003

II.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(4:31 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2623/02-03(01) (issued on 23 June 2003)

-Letter dated 20 June 2003 from the Administration providing copies of three pieces of UK legislation which made provision for tribunal hearings to take place in the absence of an applicant and his representative and ancillary matters

LC Paper No. CB(2)2635/02-03(01) (English version only)(issued on 24 June 2003)

-Response of the Hong Kong Bar Association on "Consultancy Report on System for the Determination of Judicial Remuneration"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2670/02-03(01) (issued on 25 June 2003)

-Paper provided by the Administration in response to issues raised at the meeting on 28 April 2003 on "Payment of compensation to persons wrongfully imprisoned"

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)2710/02-03(01) - (02)(issued on 27 June 2003)

-Replies from the Judiciary Administrator and the Director of Administration on "Procedure for endorsement of appointment and removal of judges by the Legislative Council under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2814/02-03(01)(issued on 10 July 2003)

-Reply dated 28 June 2003 from the Director of Administration to Mr CHAN Siu-lun's letter dated 4 May 2003 on "Review of section 18(3) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance"

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)2835/02-03(01), (02) and (03)(English version only) (issued on 15 July 2003)

-Letter dated 4 July 2003 from the Law Society of Hong Kong and a copy of section 6 of Cap. 159 and Form 2

LC Paper No. CB(2)2854/02-03(01) (English version only)(issued on 17 July 2003)

-Letter dated 14 July 2003 from the Law Society of Hong Kong on "Consultancy Report on System for the Determination of Judicial Remuneration"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2880/02-03(01) (issued on 22 July 2003)

-Response of Judiciary Administration on "Operation of youth courts"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2887/02-03(01) (issued on 23 July 2003)

-Paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on the outcome of its review on "Requirement of Counsel's Certificate in the District Court"

III.Review of provision of legal aid services
(4:35 pm - 5:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2639/02-03(01) (English version only)(tabled at the meeting on 23 June 2003 and issued on 24 June 2003)

-Submission of the Hong Kong Bar Association on "Provision of Legal Aid Services"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2888/02-03(01) (issued on 23 July 2003)

-Extract of Director of Administration's letter dated 16 July 2003 to the Clerk to Panel concerning the submission from the Bar Association (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2639/02-03(01))

LC Paper No. CB(2)2908/02-03(01) (issued on 25 July 2003)

-Written submission prepared by the Law Society of Hong Kong on "Review of the Legal Aid in Criminal Case Rules"

Papers issued for the meeting on 23 June 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)2646/01-02(01)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2581/02-03 on 20 June 2003)

-List of Issues for Review prepared by the Panel in July 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)2784/01-02(01)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2581/02-03 on 20 June 2003)(English version only)

-Bar Association's letter dated 11 September 2002 on paragraphs 18 and 21 of LC Paper No. CB(2) 2646/01-02(01) (The Administration has been requested to consider the comments of the Bar Association)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1542/02-03(01)(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2581/02-03 on 20 June 2003)(English version only)

-Judgment in Shem Yiu Fun, HCAL183/2002 (The Administration has been requested to take into account the case in reviewing the method of assessing the financial resources of an applicant under the legal aid scheme)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2581/02-03(01)(issued on 20 June 2003)

-Annual and biennial review of financial eligibility limits of legal aid applicants

LC Paper No. CB(2)2581/02-03(02)(issued on 20 June 2003)

-Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing financial eligibility of legal aid applicants

LC Paper No. CB(2)2581/02-03(03)(issued on 20 June 2003)

-Administration's response to the remaining issues raised by the Panel in LC Paper No. CB(2)2646/01-02(01)

IV.Privileges and immunities conferred on consular posts and specified international organizations
(5:50 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2547/02-03(01)(issued on 20 June 2003)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2888/02-03(02)(issued on 3 July 2003 and re-issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2888/02-03 on 23 July 2003)

-Legislative Council Brief on subsidiary legislation relating to consular matters

V.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 July 2003