Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Thursday, 29 January 2004 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Tentative agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)842/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 843/03-04 on 31 December 2003)

--Minutes of special meeting on 14 November 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)1104/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1105/03-04 on 28 January 2004)

--Minutes of meeting on 18 December 2003

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

LC Paper No.CB(2)855/03-04(01)
(issued on 2 January 2004)(English version only)

--Letter dated 18 December 2003 from the Director of Administration to Mr CHAN Siu-lun

LC Paper No. CB(2)855/03-04(02)
(issued on 2 January 2004)(English version only)

--Mr CHAN Siu-lun's letter dated 28 December 2003 in response to the Director of Administration's letter dated 18 December 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)1079/03-04(01)
(English version issued on 21 January 2004)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1081/03-04 on 21 January 2004)

--Letter dated 21 January 2004 from the Director of Administration on "System for the Determination of Judicial Remuneration"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1092/03-04(01)
(issued on 27 January 2004)(English version only)

--Amended Review Report on Insurance Arrangements of the Hong Kong Solicitors Indemnity Scheme prepared by Willis China (Hong Kong) Limited

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)1100/03-04(01)
(attached)

--List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1100/03-04(02)
(attached)

--List of follow-up actions

IV.Review on provision of legal aid services
(4:45 pm - 5:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)644/03-04(01)
(issued on 11 December 2003)(English version only)

--Submission dated 28 November 2003 from the Hong Kong Bar Association on "Provision of Legal Services"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1094/03-04(01)
(issued on 27 January 2004)

--Letter dated 15 January 2004 from the Administration responding to the Hong Kong Bar Association's submission of 28 November 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)370/03-04(01)
(issued on 18 November 2003)

--Letter dated 14 November 2003 from the Administration providing information relating to the Court of Appeal Case CACC 365 of 2000

LC Paper No. CB(2)1094/03-04(02)
(issued on 27 January 2004)(English version only)

--Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong on five-yearly review of criteria for assessments of financial eligibility of legal aid applicants

LC Paper No. CB(2)1094/03-04(03)
(issued on 27 January 2004)(English version only)

--Paper dated 12 December 2003 provide d by the Legal Aid Services Council on the five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing financial eligibility of legal aid applicants conducted in 2003

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

--Paper dated June 2003 provided by the Administration on five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing financial eligibility of legal aid applicants

*V.Court procedure for repossession of premises
(5:40 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1100/03-04(03)
(attached)

--Paper dated 21 January 2004 provide d by the Judiciary Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1100/03-04(04)
(attached)

--Relevant extract from the report of the Bills Committee on Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)1100/03-04(05)
(attached)(English version only)

--Letter dated 10 January 2004 from Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands

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

* Members of the Panel on Housing and the Bills Committee on Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Bill 2003 are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 January 2004