| I. | Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:31 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2007/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2008/07-08 on 23 May 2008)
| - | Minutes of meeting on 19 March 2008
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| II. | Information papers issued since last meeting
(4:31 pm - 4:32 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1722/07-08(01)
(issued on 31 March 2008)(English version only)
| - | Progress report dated 23 April 2008 on the review of the Professional Indemnity Scheme (PIS) provided by the PIS Review Working Party of the Law Society of Hong Kong
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1762/07-08(01)
(issued on 30 April 2008)(English version only)
| - | Letter dated 28 April 2008 to Secretary for Justice on "Pre-trial interviewing of witnesses by prosecutors"
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1762/07-08(02) and (03)
(issued on 30 April 2008)(English version only)
| - | Letters dated 28 April 2008 from Secretary for Justice on "Pre-trial interviewing of witnesses by prosecutors"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1769/07-08(01)
(issued on 30 April 2008)(English version only)
| - | Letter dated 25 April 2008 from the Law Society of Hong Kong concerning transcript fees
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2049/07-08(01)
(issued on 23 May 2008)
| - | Judiciary Administration's paper on "Allowances for jurors and witnesses"
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| III. | Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:32 pm - 4:40 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2011/07-08(01)
(issued on 21 May 2008)
| - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2011/07-08(02)
(issued on 21 May 2008)
| - | List of items tentatively scheduled for discussion at Panel meetings in 2007-2008 session
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2011/07-08(03)
(issued on 21 May 2008)
| - | List of follow-up actions
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| IV. | Interim Research Report on "Legal aid systems in selected places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat
(4:40 pm - 4:55 pm)
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| IN18/07-08
(English version attached)(Chinese version to follow)
| - | Interim report on "The legal aid systems in selected places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| V. | Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants
(4:55 pm - 5:30 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2010/07-08(01)
(attached)
| - | Background Brief on "Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2011/07-08(04)
(issued on 21 May 2008)
| - | Administration's paper on "Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants"
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| *VI. | Creation of posts to strengthen the establishment of judges and judicial officers and the directorate structure of the Judiciary Administration
(5:30 pm - 5:55 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2009/07-08(01)
(issued on 21 May 2008)
| - | Judiciary Administration's paper on "Proposed creation of new rank and posts in the Judiciary and strengthening of the directorate structure of the Judiciary Administration"
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| VII. | System for determination of judicial remuneration
(5:55 pm - 6:25 pm)
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| CSO/ADM CR 6/3221/02
(issued to all Members on 20 May 2008)
| - | LegCo Brief on "System for the Determination of Judicial Remuneration and Interim Arrangement for the 2008-09 Judicial Service Pay Adjustment Exercise"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2011/07-08(05)
(issued on 21 May 2008)
| - | Background Brief on "System for determination of judicial remuneration" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2010/07-08(02)
(attached)
| - | The Judiciary's statement on the Administration's decision on the new system for the determination of judicial remuneration
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| VIII. | Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)
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