Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Tuesday, 13 January 2009, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda
(as at 12 January 2009)

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)584/08-09
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)585/08-09 on 6 January 2009)

-Minutes of meeting on 24 November 2008

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

Nil

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:32 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(01)
(issued on 7 January 2009)

-List of items tentatively scheduled for discussion at Panel meetings in 2008-2009 session

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(02)
(issued on 7 January 2009)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)620/08-09 on 8 January 2009)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Operation of the Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants
(4:40 pm - 5:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(04)
(issued on 7 January 2009)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants"

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(05)
(English version issued on 7 January 2009)
Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)620/08-09 on 8 January 2009)

-Background brief on "Operation of the Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

V.Implementation of Civil Justice Reform
(5:05 pm - 5:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(06)
(issued on 7 January 2009)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Implementation of Civil Justice Reform"

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(07)
(English version issued on 7 January 2009)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)620/08-09 on 8 January 2009)

-Background brief on "Implementation of Civil Justice Reform" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)620/08-09(01)
(issued on 8 January 2009)
(English version only)

-Submission on "Civil Justice Reform Training Programme - October 2008 to March 2009" from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)638/08-09(01)
(attached)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 12 January 2009 from the Hong Kong Bar Association

VI.Statutory and non-statutory appointments of judges for extra-judiciary functions
(5:40 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)601/08-09(08)
(issued on 7 January 2009)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Statutory and non-statutory appointments of judges to offices outside the Judiciary"

LC Paper No. CB(2)638/08-09(01)
(attached)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 12 January 2009 from the Hong Kong Bar Association

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 January 2009