Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 23 June 2008, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda
(as at 23 June 2008)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2325/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2326/07-08 on 19 June 2008)

-Minutes of meeting on 28 April 2008

II.Information papers issued since last meeting
(4:31 pm - 4:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2090/07-08(01)
(issued on 28 May 2008)
(English version only)

-Law Society of Hong Kong's letter dated 26 May 2008 on "Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2283/07-08(01)
(issued on 13 June 2008)

-Administration's paper on the outcome of the consultation exercise and the views of the Department of Justice on the preferred Chinese equivalents for "advocacy" and "advocate"

III.Pilot Scheme on Mediation of Legally Aided Matrimonial Cases
(4:32 pm - 5:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2327/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 17 June 2008)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2361/07-08 on 19 June 2008)

-Background Brief on "Pilot Scheme on Mediation in Legally-aided Matrimonial Cases" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)2327/07-08(02)
(issued on 17 June 2008)

-Administration's paper on "Proposal on the Permanent Arrangements for Mediation in Legally Aided Matrimonial Cases"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2327/07-08(03)
(issued on 17 June 2008)
(English version only)

-Law Society of Hong Kong's letter dated 3 June 2008 on "Pilot Scheme on Mediation of Legally Aided Matrimonial Cases"

IV.Development of mediation services
(5:10 pm - 5:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2327/07-08(04)
(issued on 17 June 2008)

-Administration's paper on "Development of mediation services"

V.Pre-trial interviewing of witnesses by prosecutors
(5:50 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1762/07-08(02)
(issued on 30 April 2008)

-Letter dated 28 April 2008 from Secretary for Justice on "Pre-trial interviewing of witnesses by prosecutors"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2327/07-08(05)
(issued on 17 June 2008)

-Administration's paper on "Pre-trial Interviewing of Witnesses by Prosecutors"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2389/07-08(01)
(issued on 23 June 2008)
(English version only)

-Law Society of Hong Kong's letter dated 23 June 2008 on "Pre-trial interviewing of witnesses by prosecutors"

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 June 2008