Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 24 January 2011, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda
(as at 21 January 2011)

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)848/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 849/10-11 on 19 January 2011)

-Minutes of meeting on 22 November 2010

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)733/10-11(01)
(issued on 5 January 2011)

-Press release issued by the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor on 21 December 2010 expressing its view over the Government's decision to press charge against two juvenile demonstrators

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)836/10-11(01)
(issued on 20 January 2011)

-List of items tentatively scheduled for discussion at Panel meetings in 2010-2011 session

LC Paper No. CB(2)836/10-11(02)
(issued on 20 January 2011)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)836/10-11(03)
(issued on 20 January 2011)

-List of follow-up actions

#IV.Expansion of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme ("SLAS")
(4:40 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)836/10-11(04)
(issued on 20 January 2011)

-Extract from the draft minutes of the Panel meeting on 21 December 2010

LC Paper No. CB(2)836/10-11(05)
(issued on 18 January 2011)

-Paper provided by the Legal Aid Services Council ("LASC") on the relevant statistics on claims by flat buyers against property developer dealt with under the Ordinary Legal Aid Scheme as compiled by the Legal Aid Department

LC Paper No. CB(2)570/10-11(01)
(English version issued on 14 December 2010)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)617/10-11 on 16 December 2010)

-Letter dated 13 December 2010 from the Chairman of LASC to the Chief Executive on review of SLAS

LC Paper No. CB(2)570/10-11(02)
(English version issued on 14 December 2010)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)836/10-11 on 18 January 2011)

-Report of LASC's Interest Group on expansion of scope of SLAS

LC Paper No. CB(2)591/10-11(04)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)638/10-11 on 20 December 2010)

-Administration's paper on the report on the study conducted by LASC's Interest Group on Scope of SLAS

Other relevant papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2)591/10-11(05)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)617/10-11 on 16 December 2010)

-Background brief on "Review of scope of SLAS" prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat for the Panel meeting on 21 December 2010

LC Paper No.CB(2)638/10-11(02)
(issued on 20 December 2010)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association dated 17 December 2010

LC Paper No. CB(2)657/10-11(01)
(issued on 22 December 2010)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong dated 21 December 2010

IN02/10-11
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)617/10-11 on 16 December 2010)
(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)638/10-11 on 20 December 2010)

-Information note on "Scope of legal aid services in selected places" prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat

Meeting with deputations and the Administration

(1)Legal Aid Services Council

(2)The Hong Kong Bar Association
[LC Paper No. CB(2)886/10-11(01)] (issued on 21 January 2011)

(3)The Law Society of Hong Kong
[LC Paper No. CB(2)898/10-11(01)]

(4)Society for Community Organization

(5)Civic Party
[LC Paper No. CB(2)886/10-11(02)] (issued on 21 January 2011)

(6)The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Rights & Benefits Committee
[LC Paper No. CB(2)911/10-11(01)]

(7)Association for Protection of Building Owners
[LC Paper No. CB(2)886/10-11(03)] (issued on 21 January 2011)

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

# Members of the Panel on Manpower are invited to join the discussion of agenda item IV.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 January 2011