Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 22 November 2010, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda
(as at 19 November 2010)

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)312/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 313/10-11 on 16 November 2010)

-Minutes of meeting on 14 October 2010

II.Information papers issued since last meeting
(4:31 pm - 4:32 pm)

Nil

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:32 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)315/10-11(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 340/10-11 on 19 November 2010)

-List of items tentatively scheduled for discussion at Panel meetings in 2010-2011 session

LC Paper No. CB(2)315/10-11(02)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 340/10-11 on 19 November 2010)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)315/10-11(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 340/10-11 on 19 November 2010)

-List of follow-up actions

*IV.Proposed creation of a new rank of Assistant Principal Government Counsel (Directorate (Legal) 1) and creation of posts in the Department of Justice
(4:40 pm - 5:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)315/10-11(04)
(issued on 16 November 2010)

-Administration's paper on "Proposed creation of a new rank of Assistant Principal Government Counsel (Directorate (Legal) 1) and creation of posts in the Department of Justice"

V.Progress of review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme
(5:15 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)315/10-11(05)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 335/10-11 on 18 November 2010)

-Administration's paper on "Progress of review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme"

LC Paper No. CB(2)315/10-11(06)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 335/10-11 on 18 November 2010)

-Background brief on "Progress of review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)357/10-11(01)
(attached)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)2298/09-10(01)
(issued on 24 September 2010)

-Paper provided by the Administration on "Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1601/09-10(01)
(issued on 20 May 2010)
LC Paper No. CB(2)2105/09-10(01)
(issued on 21 July 2010)
LC Paper No. CB(2)2327/09-10(01)
(issued on 29 September 2010)

-Submissions from the Hong Kong Bar Association

Appendix 1 to LC Paper No. CB(2)2105/09-10(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 335/10-11 on 18 November 2010)

-Revised Chinese version of Appendix 1 to the submission of the Hong Kong Bar Association dated 20 July 2010

LC Paper No. CB(2)2103/09-10(01)
(issued on 20 July 2010)
LC Paper No. CB(2)2329/09-10(01)
(issued on 30 September 2010)

-Submissions from the Law Society of Hong Kong

VI.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

* All other Hon LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of item IV.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 November 2010