Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 25 November 2002 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)436/02-03(01)
(attached)

--List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)401/02-03
(issued on 18 November 2002)

-- Response from the Administration and Legal Aid Services Council on "Operation of the Legal Aid Services Council"

LC Paper No. CB(2)415/02-03
(issued on 19 November 2002)
-- Paper prepared by the Judiciary on "Use of official languages for conducting court proceedings"

LC Paper No. CB(2)417/02-03
(issued on 19 November 2002)

-- Replies from the Director of Administration and Judiciary Administrator on "Report on Process of Appointment of Judges"

* II.Briefing by Secretary for Justice and Judiciary Administrator on policy portfolios
(4:40 pm - 5:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)436/02-03(02)
(attached)

-- An extract of the proceedings of the Council meeting on 9 October 2002 on Dr Hon YEUNG Sum's question on "Reduction in Government's operating expenditure"

LC Paper No. CB(2)436/02-03(03)
(attached)

-- Paper prepared by the Department of Justice on "Enhancing the Accountability System : the post of Secretary for Justice"(Paper previously submitted for the meeting of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 17 December 2001)

LC Paper No. CB(2)436/02-03(04)
(attached)

-- Paper prepared by the Department of Justice on "Enhancing the Accountability System : the post of Secretary for Justice"(Paper previously submitted for the meeting of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs on 21 January 2002)

LC Paper No. CB(2)436/02-03(05)
(attached)

-- Paper prepared by the Judiciary Administration on "Portfolio and Objectives of the Judiciary Administration and Initiatives on Efficiency Savings"

LC Paper No. CB(2)470/02-03(01)

--Paper prepared by the Department of Justice on "Policy Portfolios and Objectives of the Department of Justice"

III.The Statement of Prosecution Policy and Practice
(5:30 pm - 6:00 pm)

The Statement of Prosecution Policy and Practice issued by Department of Justice to all Members on 1 November 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)434/02-03(01)
(issued on 21 November 2002)

-- Paper prepared by the Department of Justice on "The Statement of Prosecution Policy and Practice"

IV.Court Prosecutor grade
(6:00 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)435/02-03(01)
(issued on 21 November 2002)

-- Extract of Report of Finance Committee on the examination of the Draft Estimates of Expenditure 2001-2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)435/02-03(02)
(issued on 21 November 2002)

-- Extract of speech by Secretary for Justice at the resumption of the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill 2001 at the Council meeting on 4 April 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)435/02-03(03)
(issued on 21 November 2002)

-- The Administration's response to questions raised at the Special Finance Committee meeting on 26 March 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)435/02-03(04)
(issued on 21 November 2002)

-- Paper prepared by the Administration on "Recruitment of Court Prosecutors" in October 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)454/02-03(01)
(issued on 22 November 2002) (English version only)

-- Submission dated 22 November 2002 from the Hong Kong Bar Association

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


* All Members are invited for discussion of item II.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 November 2002