Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Tuesday, 22 April 2014, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)567/13-14(01)
(issued on 14 April 2014)

-Submission from two members of the public expressing their dissatisfaction about the appointment of a Registrar of the Court of Final Appeal (English version only) (Restricted to members only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)579/13-14(01)
(issued on 17 April 2014)

-Submission from Parents for The Family Association on the adjudication of cases by the courts (Chinese version only) (Restricted to members only)

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:35 pm - 4:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)569/13-14(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)569/13-14(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this item.III.

Review on Family Procedure Rules


(4:45 pm - 5:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)569/13-14(03)
(issued on 16 April 2014)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Review of Family Procedure Rules - Interim Report and Consultative Paper"

Other relevant papers published by the Chief Justice's Working Party on Family Procedure Rules on 17 February 2014

- Review of Family Procedure Rules Interim Report and Consultative Paper

- Executive Summary

IV.

Reform of the current system to determine whether an offence is to be tried by judge and jury or by judge alone


(5:40 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)921/12-13(01)
(issued on 23 July 2013)

-Letter from Hon Dennis KWOK dated 18 July 2013 requesting to discuss the issue of "Reform of the current system to determine whether an offence is to be tried by judge and jury or by judge alone" (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)569/13-14(04)
(issued on 16 April 2014)

-Administration's paper on "Reform of the current system to determine whether an offence is to be tried by judge and jury or by judge alone"

V.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 April 2014