Year 2020 - 2021
Year 2019 - 2020
Year 2018 - 2019
Year 2017 - 2018
Year 2016 - 2017


Papers

Prosecution policy and related issues

Year 2019 - 2020



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)522/19-20(01) Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan's letter dated 27 April 2020 suggesting the inclusion of "explaining the starting points of sentencing" as an outstanding item for discussion of the Panel (Chinese version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)433/19-20(01) Letter dated 20 March 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT on matters relating to conflict of interests involving a Public Prosecutor of the Department of Justice (Chinese version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)891/19-20(01)
• Administration's response to the letter dated 20 March 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT on matters relating to conflict of interests involving a Public Prosecutor of the Department of Justice as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)433/19-20(01) and the letter dated 27 April 2020 from Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan suggesting the inclusion of "explaining the starting points of sentencing" as an outstanding item for discussion of the Panel as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)522/19-20(01)
 10 September 2020*


Year 2018 - 2019



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)337/18-19(01) Joint letter dated 13 December 2018 from Hon James TO Kun-sun, Hon LAM Cheuk-ting and Hon HUI Chi-fung requesting for inviting the Department of Justice to explain its decision of not instituting prosecution against Mr LEUNG Chun-ying regarding the UGL case at a special meeting (Chinese version only) 19 December 2018
CB(4)452/18-19(03) Administration's paper on prosecution policy of the Department of Justice 28 January 2019
CB(4)480/18-19(01) Joint letter dated 18 January 2019 from Hon Dennis KWOK and Hon Alvin YEUNG on issues relating to the Department of Justice's handling of criminal cases and seeking outside independent legal advice (Chinese version only) 28 January 2019
CB(4)480/18-19(02)
• Administration's response to the joint letter from Hon Dennis KWOK and Hon Alvin YEUNG on issues relating to the Department of Justice's handling of criminal cases and seeking outside independent legal advice as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)480/18-19(01)
 28 January 2019
CB(4)481/18-19(01) Motion passed under the agenda item of "Prosecution policy of the Department of Justice" at the meeting on 28 January 2019 28 January 2019
CB(4)582/18-19(01)
• Administration's response to the motion passed under the agenda item of "Prosecution policy of the Department of Justice" at the meeting on 28 January 2019 as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)481/18-19(01)
 28 January 2019
CB(4)452/18-19(04) Paper on prosecution policy of the Department of Justice prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 28 January 2019
CB(4)452/18-19(05) Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 28 January 2019
CB(4)790/18-19(01) Joint letter dated 17 April 2019 from Hon Charles MOK, Hon Alvin YEUNG and Hon Dennis KWOK requesting to discuss prosecutions instituted under "access to computer with criminal or dishonest intent" and enactment of legislation against the offence of voyeurism (Chinese version only) 29 April 2019
CB(4)768/18-19(01) Letter dated 11 April 2019 from Dr Hon Elizabeth QUAT on request for arranging a joint special meeting to discuss combating clandestine photo-taking (Chinese version only) 29 April 2019
CB(4)848/18-19(01)
• Administration's response to the letter from Hon Elizabeth QUAT on combating clandestine photo-taking and joint letter from Hon Charles MOK, Hon Alvin YEUNG and Hon Dennis KWOK on prosecutions instituted under "access to computer with criminal or dishonest intent" and enactment of legislation against the offence of voyeurism as set out in LC Paper Nos. CB(4)768/18-19(01) and CB(4)790/18-19(01)
 27 May 2019
CB(4)891/18-19(01) Administration's response on discussing combating clandestine photo-taking, prosecutions instituted under "access to computer with criminal or dishonest intent" and enactment of legislation against the offence of voyeurism 27 May 2019
CB(4)859/18-19(01) Letter dated 2 May 2019 from Dr Hon Elizabeth QUAT on request for arranging a joint special meeting to discuss enactment of legislation against the offence of voyeurism and clandestine photo-taking (Chinese version only) 27 May 2019


Year 2017 - 2018



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)661/17-18(01) Letter dated 24 February 2018 from Dr Hon Junius HO on the prosecution policy and the cooperation relationship between the Department of Justice and the Independent Commission Against Corruption on criminal cases involving corruption (Chinese version only) 26 February 2018


Year 2016 - 2017



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)1022/16-17(07) Administration's paper on "Prosecution Work in the Magistracy : Direction for the Future" 22 May 2017
CB(4)1022/16-17(08) Letter dated 10 May 2017 from The Law Society of Hong Kong to the Department of Justice (English version only) 22 May 2017
CB(4)1078/16-17(02) Speaking note of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Department of Justice (Chinese version only) 22 May 2017
CB(4)1386/16-17(06) Administration's paper on "The Rule of Law and the Role of the Prosecutor" 18 July 2017
CB(4)1386/16-17(07) Background brief on "The rule of law and the role of the prosecutor" prepared by LegCo Secretariat 18 July 2017


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