Bills Committee on
Evidence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002
Third meeting to be held on Thursday, 10 April 2003 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building
Revised Agenda
| I. | Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1696/02-03(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1697/02-03 on 8 April 2003)
| - | Minutes of meeting on 14 March 2003
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| II. | Meeting with the Administration and legal professional body
(4:35 pm onwards)
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| Part I - Competence and compellability of spouses in criminal proceedings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1740/02-03(01)(attached)(English version only)
| - | Letters dated 16 October 2000 and 23 April 2002 from the Law Society to the Administration on Part I of the Bill
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1698/02-03(01)(issued on 7 April 2003)(Chinese version of the draft Committee Stage amendment in respect of clause 4 of the Bill issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1732/02-03 on 9 April 2003)
| - | Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 March 2003 and a draft Committee Stage amendment to amend clause 4 of the Bill
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| Part II - Use of live television link in criminal proceedings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1740/02-03(02)(attached)(English version only)
| - | Letters dated 23 April 2002, 13 December 2002 and 25 February 2003 from the Law Society to the Administration on Part II of the Bill
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1744/02-03 (01) - (03)
(English version only)
| - | Administration's responses to the Law Society's three letters
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1698/02-03(02)(English version issued on 7 April 2003)(Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1714/02-03 on 8 April 2003))
| - | Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 March 2003
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| Clause by clause examination of the Bill
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| LC Paper No. CB(3)632/01-02(issued on 17 May 2002)
| - | The Bill
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1169/02-03(02)(issued on 13 February 2003)
| - | Marked-up copy of the Bill
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| (A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix)
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| III. | Date of next meeting
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Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
10 April 2003
Appendix
Other relevant papers previously issued
| General
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| LP 911/00/1C /LP 911/00/2C(issued on 27 November 2002)
| - | Legislative Council Brief
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| LS99/01-02(issued on 30 May 2002 vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2119/01-02)
| - | Legal Service Division Report
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1167/02-03(01)(issued on 13 February 2003)
| - | Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on "Proposals relating to competence and compellability of spouses and evidence from overseas via live television link"
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| Part I - Competence and compellability of spouses in criminal proceedings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1169/02-03(03)(issued on 13 February 2003)
| - | Letter dated 10 February 2003 from Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration on Part I of the Bill
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1199/02-03(01)(issued on 17 February 2003)
| - | A comparison of the provisions of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2002 with the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 1990 on competence and compellability of spouses in criminal proceedings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1446/02-03(01)(issued on 12 March 2003)
| - | Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 February 2003
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| Part II - Use of live television link in criminal proceedings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/02-03(01)(issued on 13 February 2003)
| - | Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 (New South Wales, Australia)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/02-03(02)(issued on 13 February 2003)
| - | Extract of Evidence Act 1958 (Victoria, Australia)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/02-03(03)(issued on 13 February 2003)
| - | Extract of Evidence Act 1906 (Western Australia)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/02-03(04)(issued on 13 February 2003)
| - | Extract of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 (Commonwealth Australia)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1168/02-03(05)(issued on 13 February 2003)
| - | Extract of Criminal Justice Act 1988 (UK)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1446/02-03(02)(issued on 12 March 2003)
| - | Administration's response to issues raised at the meeting on 14 February 2003
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1446/02-03(03)(issued on 12 March 2003)
| - | Letter dated 10 March 2003 from Mr Andrew Bruce on behalf of the Hong Kong Bar Association
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Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
10 April 2003
