Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Special meeting on Monday, 14 June 2004 at 4:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)2425/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2426/03-04 on 31 May 2004)

-Minutes of meeting on 26 April 2004

II.Professional Indemnity Scheme of the Law Society of Hong Kong
(4:35 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2582/03-04(01)
(issued on 31 May 2004)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Review of Professional Indemnity Scheme of the Law Society of Hong Kong"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2700/03-04(01)
(issued on 9 June 2004)

-Letter dated 8 June 2004 from the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2701/03-04(01)
(issued on 9 June 2004)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 29 May 2004 from Hon Margaret NG to the Solicitor General

LC Paper No. CB(2)2701/03-04(02)
(issued on 9 June 2004)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 7 June 2004 from the Solicitor General

LC Paper No. CB(2)2701/03-04(03)
(issued on 9 June 2004)
(English version only)

-Presentation by Mr Larry KO on behalf of the Professional Indemnity Scheme Action Group

LC Paper No. CB(2)2724/03-04(01)
(issued on 10 June 2004)
(English version only)

-A written submission dated 8 June 2004 from Mr HO Kai-cheong, a member of the Law Society, together with copies of his correspondences with members of the Law Society Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)2775/03-04(01)
(issued on 14 June 2004)
(English version only)

-A written submission from Ms Phyllis KWONG Ka-yin

LC Paper No. CB(2)2775/03-04(02)
(issued on 14 June 2004)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 9 June 2004 from Mr Benny YEUNG to the Solicitor General and the Solicitor General's reply to Mr YEUNG

LC Paper No. CB(2)2800/03-04(01)
(English version only)

-A copy of a questionnaire issued by the Law Society of Hong Kong to its members seeking their views on the preferred structure of the future Professional Indemnity Scheme

Papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2)773/03-04(01)
(issued on 18 December 2003)
(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

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

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

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)2303/03-04(01)
(issued on 10 May 2004)
(English version only)

-An updated list of the names of the solicitors/solicitors' firms who have submitted identical letters on the Solicitors Professional Indemnity Scheme

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 June 2004