Bills Committee on Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill

Meeting on Monday, 14 May 2007 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1825/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1826/06-07 on 11 May 2007)

-Minutes of meeting on 24 April 2007

II.Meeting with the Administration
(10:50 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1827/06-07(01)
(attached)

-Administration's response to the issues raised at the meeting on 24 April 2007

LC Paper No. CB(2)1708/06-07(01)
(issued on 27 April 2007)

-Marked-up copy of the consequential amendments to the Rules of the High Court, Foreign Judgments (Restriction on Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance, and the Rules of the District Court

LC Paper No. CB(3)379/06-07
(issued on 23 February 2007)

-The Bill

(A list of relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/english/bc/bc56/papers/bc56_a.htm)

III.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 May 2007

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Papers issued before the formation of the Bills Committee

LM(2) to LP5037/7/3C
(issued on 14 February 2007)

-The Legislative Council Brief on the Bill

LS46/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1267/06-07 on 8 March 2007)

-The Legal Service Division Report

Papers from the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1641/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 19 April 2007)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1673/06-07 on 23 April 2007)

-Administration's response to the issues raised at the meeting on 29 March 2007

Written submissions and the Administration's response

LC Paper No. CB(2)1753/06-07(01)
(issued on 3 May 2007)(Chinese version only)

-Mr ONG Yew-kim's submission

LC Paper No. CB(2)1753/06-07(02)
(issued on 3 May 2007)(English version only)

-The Law Society of Hong Kong's letter dated 13 April 2007

LC Paper No. CB(2)1753/06-07(03)
(issued on 3 May 2007)(Chinese version only)

-The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong's submission

LC Paper No. CB(2)1753/06-07(04)
(issued on 3 May 2007) (Chinese version only)

-The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce's submission

LC Paper No. CB(2)1767/06-07(01)
(issued on 4 May 2007)(Englsih version only)

-Hong Kong Bar Association's submission

LC Paper No. CB(2)1807/06-07(01)
(issued on 9 May 2007)(English version only)

-An article on "Development of Regional Conflict of Laws : On the Arrangement of Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters between Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR written by Xianchu Zhang and Philip Smart

LC Paper No. CB(2)1807/06-07(02)
(issued on 9 May 2007)(Chinese version only)

-Society for Community Organization's submission

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)1365/06-07(02)
(issued on 20 March 2007)

-Background Brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1431/01-02(01)

-Administration's paper on "Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments in Commercial Matters between the HKSAR and the Mainland" provided to the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services at the meeting on 27 May 2002

LC Paper No. CB(2)1202/05-06(02)

-Administration's paper on "Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments in Commercial Matters between the HKSAR and the Mainland" provided to the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services at the meeting on 27 January 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)1698/06-07(01)
(English version issued on 25 April 2007)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1727/06-07 on30 April 2007)

-A memorandum of points of concern provided by Assistant Legal Adviser

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 May 2007