Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 26 June 2017, from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Updated Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1263/16-17(01)
(issued on 19 June 2017)

-Information paper entitled "Review of Financial Eligibility Limits of Legal Aid Applicants" provided by the Home Affairs Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(4)1275/16-17(01)
(issued on 21 June 2017)
(English version of the annex to follow)

-Information paper entitled "Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Civil Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" provided by the Department of Justice

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:32 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1255/16-17(01)
(issued on 20 June 2017)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)1255/16-17(02)
(issued on 20 June 2017)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Legal education and training in Hong Kong


(4:35 pm - 6:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1255/16-17(03)
(issued on 20 June 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Legal education and training in Hong Kong"

LC Paper No. CB(4)1255/16-17(04)
(Chinese version attached, English version was issued on 20 June 2017)

-Background brief on "Legal education and training in Hong Kong" prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

Meeting with deputations and the Administration

Submissions from deputations attending the meeting

Submissions from deputations not attending the meeting

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of items IV and V.IV.

Implementation of the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission


(6:05 pm - 7:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1255/16-17(05)
(issued on 20 June 2017)

-Law Reform Commission's paper on "Implementation of the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission"

LC Paper No. CB(4)1255/16-17(06)
(Chinese version attached, English version was issued on 20 June 2017)

-Updated background brief on "Implementation of the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission" prepared by LegCo Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of items IV and V.V.

Proposal to write off an irrecoverable judgment debt


(7:15 pm - 7:28 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1255/16-17(07)
(issued on 20 June 2017)

-Home Affairs Bureau's paper on "Proposal to Write off an Irrecoverable Judgment Debt"

VI.

Any other business


(7:28 pm - 7:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of items IV and V.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
22 June 2017