Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
and Panel on Manpower

Joint meeting on Tuesday, 25 January 2005 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Election of Chairman
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

II.Confirmation of minutes of meeting on 13 December 2004
(4:35 pm - 4:37 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)726/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 727/04-05 on 21 January 2005)

-Minutes of joint meeting on 13 December 2004
III.Paper issued since the last meeting
(4:37 pm - 4:40pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)729/04-05(01)
(issued on 21 January 2005) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Catering Industry Association on the Report of the Working Party on the Review of the Labour Tribunal

IV.Way forward for review of the Labour Tribunal and related issues
(4:40 pm - 5:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)725/04-05(01)
(attached)

-Summary of views of deputations/ members of Panels and the Administration's response

LC Paper No. CB(2)725/04-05(02)
(attached)

-Proposed options for Members to follow up the subject matter

A list of the papers previously issued is in Appendix attached.

V.Any other business
(5:25 pm - 5:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 January 2005

Appendix

Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services and
Panel on Manpower


List of papers previously considered by the Panels



Reports

RP06/03-04 -Research Report on "The Operation of Labour Tribunals and Other Mechanisms for Resolving Labour Disputes in Hong Kong and Selected Places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

IN15/03-04 -Supplementary Information on the Operation of the Labour Tribunals and Other Mechanisms for Resolving Labour Disputes in Hong Kong and Selected Places

LC Paper No. CB(2)136/04-05

-Report of the Working Party on the Review of the Labour Tribunal

Paper prepared by the Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1932/02-03(01)

-Background brief prepared by the Secretariat on "Labour Tribunal"

Papers provided by the Judiciary Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1932/02-03(02) -Paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on "Practice and Procedure in the Labour Tribunal"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2694/02-03(01) -Letter dated 26 June 2003 from the Judiciary Administration on setting up of the Working Party on the Review of the Labour Tribunal

LC Paper No. CB(2)3025/02-03(01)

-Letter dated 21 August 2003 from the Judiciary Administration responding to issues raised at the meeting on 19 June 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)2424/03-04(02)

-Letter dated 17 May 2004 from the Judiciary Administration providing update on short-term measures to improve operation of the Labour Tribunal

LC Paper No. CB(2)285/04-05(01)

-Paper from the Judiciary Administration providing information requested at the meeting on 9 November 2004

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2527/02-03(01)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Conciliation service provided by the Labour Department and the system of referring unsettled cases to the Labour Tribunal"

LC Paper No. CB(2)2424/03-04(01)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Measures to improve referral of unsettled cases of labour disputes and claims from the Labour Department to the Labour Tribunal"

LC Paper No. CB(2)285/04-05(02)

-Paper from the Administration providing information requested at the meeting on 9 November 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)285/04-05(03)

-A copy of the new Claim Form for use by the Labour Department and the Labour Tribunal

LC Paper No. CB(2)578/04-05(01)

-Paper from the Director of Legal Aid on "Means Testing of employees applying for legal aid to initiate proceedings for winding up of employers in default payment cases"

Submissions from deputations

LC Paper No. CB(2)1931/02-03(01)

-Submission from Hong Kong & Kowloon Trades Union Council

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1931/02-03(02) and
CB(2) 366/04-05(01)

-Submissions from The Federation of Hong Kong & Kowloon Labour Unions

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1931/02-03(03) and
CB(2) 378/04-05(01)

-Submissions from Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1940/02-03(01),
CB(2) 175/04-05(01) and
CB(2) 423/04-05 (01)

-Submissions from The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

LC Paper No. CB(2)1940/02-03(02) and
CB(2) 407/04-05(01)

-Submissions from The Neigbourhood and Workers' Service Centre

LC Paper No. CB(2)1977/02-03(01)

-Submission from Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants Union

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)2527/02-03(02) and
CB(2) 411/04-05(01)

-Submissions from Federation of Hong Kong Industries

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2886/02-03(01)-Letter from Hon Tommy CHEUNG providing the result of an opinion survey of the catering sector on the operation of the Labour Tribunal

LC Paper No. CB(2)729/04-05(01)

-Submission from Hong Kong Catering Industry Association

Minutes of joint meetings of Panels

LC Paper No. CB(2)2533/02-03

-Minutes of joint meeting on 6 May 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)3038/02-03

-Minutes of joint meeting on 19 June 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2)3167/03-04

-Minutes of joint meeting on 24 May 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)327/04-05

-Minutes of joint meeting on 9 November 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)726/04-05

-Minutes of joint meeting on 13 December 2004

Others

LC Paper No. CB(2)2622/02-03(01)

-Paper on "Employment Tribunals Services" provided by the Chairman of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services