| I. | Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1920/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1921/03-04 on 1 April 2004)
| - | Minutes of special meeting on 15 January 2004
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2004/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2005/03-04 on 14 April 2004)
| - | Minutes of meeting on 23 February 2004
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2120/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2121/03-04 on 23 April 2004)
| - | Minutes of meeting on 22 March 2004
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| II. | Information papers issued since the last meeting
(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1816/03-04(01)
(issued on 22 March 2004)
(English version only)
| - | Letter dated 9 March 2004 from Mr David FONG of Hip Shing Hong Development Company Limited on repossession of premises
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1837/03-04(01)
(issued on 24 March 2004)
| - | Guidelines issued by the Chief Judge of the High Court for Judges and Judicial Officers on the use of Chinese in court proceedings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2017/03-04(01)
(issued on 15 April 2004)
(English version only)
| - | A document on the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Mediator Accreditation Committee with relevant papers explaining, among other things, the requirements to be an accredited mediator, the procedures for accreditation of mediators and appointment of accredited mediators
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2017/03-04(02)
(issued on 15 April 2004)
(English version only)
| - | The number of qualified mediators accredited by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre as at 31 March 2004
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2017/03-04(03)
(issued on 15 April 2004)
(English version only)
| - | A paper dated March 2004 by National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council entitled "Who Says You're a Mediator? Towards a National System for Accrediting Mediators"
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| III. | Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:40 pm - 4:45 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2129/03-04(01)
(issued on 23 April 2004)
| - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2129/03-04(02)
(issued on 23 April 2004)
| - | List of follow-up actions
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| IV. | Matters arising
(4:45 pm - 4:50 pm)
Review of sexual offences in Part XII of the Crimes Ordinance and related issues
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2008/03-04(01)
(issued on 15 April 2004)
| - | Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on "Review of sexual offences in Part XII of the Crimes Ordinance and related issues"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2008/03-04(02)
(issued on 15 April 2004)
| - | Administration's written response on review of sexual offences in Part XII of the Crimes Ordinance
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| *V. | Professional Indemnity Scheme of the Law Society of Hong Kong
(4:50 pm - 5:40 pm)
Verbal report by the Law Society of Hong Kong
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2129/03-04(03)
(issued on 23 April 2004))
(English version only)
| - | A sample of the letters from solicitors/solicitors' firms on the Solicitors Professional Indemnity Scheme
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2129/03-04(04)
(issued on 23 April 2004)
(English version only)
| - | A list of the names of the solicitors/ solicitors' firms concerned
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)773/03-04(01)
(previously issued on 18 December 2003 and attached)
(English version only)
| - | Letter dated 18 December 2003 from The Law Society of Hong Kong setting out some of the salient features of the report by Willis China (Hong Kong) Limited
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1092/03-04(01)
(issued on 27 January 2004)
(English version only)
| - | Review Report on Insurance Arrangements of the Hong Kong Solicitors Indemnity Scheme prepared by Willis China (Hong Kong) Limited
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2185/03-04(01)
(issued on 26 April 2004)
(English version only)
| - | Letter dated 24 March 2004 from Hon Margaret NG, Chairman of the Panel, to the Commissioner of Insurance on the relevance of the proposed Policyholders' Protection Fund to the legal profession
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| VI. | Consultation Paper of Law Reform Commission on Rules for Determining Domicile
(5:40 pm - 6:10 pm)
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| (Issued to all Members on 8 March 2004)
| - | Consultation Paper on Rules for Determining Domicile
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2129/03-04(05)
(issued on 23 April 2004)
(English version only)
| - | Letter dated 21 April 2004 from the Hong Kong Bar Association
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| VII. | Procedure for endorsement of removal of judges by the Legislative Council under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law
(6:10 pm - 6:25 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2122/03-04(01)
(issued on 23 April 2004)
| - | Paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2122/03-04(02)
(issued on 23 April 2004)
| - | Paper provided by the Judiciary Administration in response to the comments of the Law Society on the proposed procedure for endorsement of removal of judges
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2148/03-04(01)
(English version issued on 23 April 2004 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2163/03-04 on 26 April 2004 )
| - | Letter dated 23 April 2004 from the Director of Administration
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| VIII. | Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)
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