Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Thursday, 18 December 2003 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)729/03-04

--Minutes of meeting on 24 November 2003

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)658/03-04(01)
(issued on 12 December 2003)(English version only)

--Paper provided by Department of Justice on "Consultation paper on Enduring Powers of Attorney"

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)731/03-04(01)
(issued on 16 December 2003)

--List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)731/03-04(02)
(issued on 16 December 2003)

--List of follow-up actions

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)752/03-04(01)
(issued on 17 December 2003)

--Letter dated 16 December 2003 from the Director of Administration enclosing two papers concerning the "Deletion of Civil Service Directorate Posts in the Office of The Ombudsman and the Ranks concerned in Civil Service"

IV.Professional Indemnity Scheme of the Law Society of Hong Kong
(4:45 pm - 5:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)692/03-04(01)
(issued on 15 December 2003)(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)725/03-04(01)
(issued on 16 December 2003)(English version only)

--Letter dated 13 December 2003 from Rene Hout & Co. with an index to the bundle of documents submitted

LC Paper No. CB(2)725/03-04(02)
(issued on 16 December 2003)(English version only)

--Letter from Larry KO to the Registrar of Companies attached to the bundle of documents submitted by Rene Hout & Co.

LC Paper No. CB(2)725/03-04(03)
(issued on 16 December 2003)(English version only)

--Paper prepared by John KU on Professional Indemnity Scheme attached to the bundle of documents submitted by Rene Hout & Co.

LC Paper No. CB(2)731/03-04(03)
(issued on 16 December 2003)(English version only)

--Letter dated 15 December 2003 from Hon Margaret NG enclosing the results of an opinion survey conducted on the Solicitors' Professional Indemnity Scheme

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

V.Review of legislative provisions containing the drafting formula "to the satisfaction" of an enforcement agency
(5:30 pm - 6:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)693/03-04(01)
(issued on 15 December 2003)

--Paper provided by the Administration

VI.Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants
(6:00 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)772/03-04
(issued on 18 December 2003)(English version only)

--"Report of the Steering Committee on Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants" and a set of the seven brochures on civil proceedings

LC Paper No. CB(2)731/03-04(04)
(issued on 16 December 2003)

--Paper provided by the Administration

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 December 2003