Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 24 November 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 - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)387/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 388/03-04 on 21 November 2003)

--Minutes of meeting on 27 October 2003

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)199/03-04(01)
(issued on 29 October 2003)

--Letter dated 30 August 2003 from Mr CHAN Siu-lun to the Director of Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)249/03-04
(issued on 5 November 2003)

--Report on the work of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission covering the period from 1 July 1997 to 31 December 2002

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)253/03-04(01), (02) and (03)
(issued on 6 November 2003)

--Extracts from the minutes of the meetings of the House Committee on 10 and 24 January 2003 on "Admission and Registration (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2002" and "Legal Practitioners (Risk Management Education) Rules", and letter dated 5 September 2003 from the Law Society of Hong Kong on "Risk Management Education Rules"

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

--The Administration's reply dated 14 November 2003 on "Court of Appeal Case CACC 365 of 2000"

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)375/03-04(01) and (02)
(issued on 19 November 2003)

--Letter dated 17 November 2003 from the Law Society of Hong Kong on "Summary Disposal of Complaints (Solicitors) Rules" and extract from the report of the Bills Committee on Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2)393/03-04(01)
(issued on 20 November 2003)

--Letter dated 18 November 2003 from the Judiciary Administration on "Post-retirement employment and pension benefits of and acceptance of advantages by judicial officers"

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)390/03-04(01)
(issued on 20 November 2003)

--List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)390/03-04(02)
(issued on 20 November 2003)

--List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. LS9/03-04
(issued on 20 November 2003)

--Referral from the Subcommittee on proposed resolution under section 7 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance

LC Paper No. CB(2)394/03-04(02)
(attached)

--Reply dated 20 November 2003 from the Judiciary Administrator on the progress of the review on the Civil Justice Reform and the timing of the publication of the Final Report of the Working Party on Civil Justice Reform

IV.Budgetary arrangements for the Judiciary
(4:45 pm - 5:45 pm)

RP02/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 389/03-04 on 20 November 2003)

--Research Report on "Budgetary arrangements for overseas judiciaries" prepared by Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper No. CB(2)390/03-04(03)
(issued on 20 November 2003)

--Paper provided by the Administration on "Budgetary Arrangements for the Judiciary"

V.Solicitor Corporations
(5:45 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)390/03-04(04)
(issued on 20 November 2003)

--Extract from minutes of the meeting on 27 May 2002 when the item was last discussed by the Panel

LC Paper No. CB(2)390/03-04(05)
(issued on 20 November 2003)(English version only)

--"Solicitor Corporations Rules" provided by the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)390/03-04(06)
(issued on 20 November 2003)

--Letter dated 17 November 2003 from the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)394/03-04(01)
(attached)(English version only)

--Paper provided by the Law Society of Hong Kong on "Solicitor Corporations Rules; Solicitor Corporations (Fees) Rules and Amendment to the Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) Rules"

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 November 2003