BulletYear 2011 - 2012
BulletYear 2010 - 2011
BulletYear 2009 - 2010
BulletYear 2008 - 2009


BulletPapers

The Judiciary

Year 2011 - 2012

LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CSO/ADM CR 6/3221/02 Legislative Council Brief on 2011-2012 Judicial Service Pay Adjustment 20 October 2011
CB(2)584/11-12(02) Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed construction of the West Kowloon Law Courts Building 20 December 2011
CB(2)624/11-12(05) Paper on proposed construction of the West Kowloon Law Courts Building prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 20 December 2011
CB(2)664/11-12(01) Paper on proposed construction of the West Kowloon Law Courts Building prepared by the Judiciary Administration (Power-point presentation materials) 20 December 2011
CB(2)863/11-12(02) Administration's paper on review of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance 30 January 2012
CB(2)863/11-12(03) Judiciary Administration's paper on the role of the Judiciary in the adjudication system under the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance 30 January 2012
CB(2)895/11-12(01) Letter dated 20 January 2012 from the Hong Kong Bar Association on the role of the Judiciary in the adjudication system under the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance 30 January 2012
CB(2)2003/11-12(01) Letter dated 8 May 2012 from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau updating the launching of the second round public consultation on the Review of the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance on 16 April 2012 30 January 2012
IN04/11-12 Paper on composition and operation of the Obscene Articles Tribunal prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (information note) 30 January 2012
CB(2)1353/11-12(01) Department of Justice's paper on use of Chinese in court proceedings 26 March 2012
CB(2)1320/11-12(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed opening of offices of the Courts on Christmas and Lunar New Year's Eves 26 March 2012
CB(2)1353/11-12(03) Judiciary Administration's paper on use of Chinese in court proceedings 26 March 2012
CB(2)1353/11-12(02) Home Affairs Bureau's paper on use of Chinese in court proceedings 26 March 2012
CB(2)2783/11-12(01) Law Society of Hong Kong's submission on use of Chinese in court proceedings dated 11 September 2012 26 March 2012
CB(2)1353/11-12(06) Letter from the Faculty of Law of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on use of Chinese in court proceedings 26 March 2012
CB(2)1353/11-12(05) Letter from the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong on use of Chinese in court proceedings 26 March 2012
CB(2)1353/11-12(08) Letter from the Law Society of Hong Kong on use of Chinese in court proceedings 26 March 2012
CB(2)1353/11-12(07) Letter from the School of Law of the City University of Hong Kong on use of Chinese in court proceedings 26 March 2012
IN17/11-12 Paper on use of Chinese in court proceedings prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (information note) 26 March 2012
CB(2)1353/11-12(04) Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on use of Chinese in court proceedings 26 March 2012
CB(2)2107/11-12(02) Administration's letter dated 21 May 2012 on judicial remuneration review 28 May 2012
CB(2)2133/11-12(01) Administration's letter dated 21 May 2012 on staff cost arrangement for the proposed creation of two judicial posts in the Lands Tribunal of the Judiciary 28 May 2012
CB(2)1925/11-12(01) Administration's paper on provision of paternity leave to Judges and Judicial Officers 28 May 2012
CB(2)2132/11-12(04) Background brief on judicial manpower situation and the system for the determination of judicial remuneration prepared by the LegCo Secretariat 28 May 2012
CB(2)2582/11-12(01) Judiciary Administration's information paper on the work of the Probate Registry 28 May 2012
CB(2)2107/11-12(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on judicial manpower situation at various levels of court and various matters relating to judges and judicial officers 28 May 2012
CB(2)2155/11-12(01) Submission on judicial manpower situation from the Hong Kong Bar Association 28 May 2012
CB(4)47/12-13(01) Heritage Impact Assessment Report of the former Legislative Council Building 10 July 2012
CB(2)2488/11-12(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on relocation of the Court of Final Appeal 10 July 2012
CB(2)2398/11-12(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on review of the rates of allowances for jurors and witnesses 10 July 2012
CB(2)2480/11-12(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on review on adjudication of equal opportunities claims by the District Court 10 July 2012
IN36/11-12 Paper on relocation of the Court of Final Appeal to the site of the former LegCo Building prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat (information note) 10 July 2012
CB(2)2581/11-12(02) Paper on relocation of the Court of Final Appeal to the site of the former LegCo Building prepared by the Judiciary Administration (Power-point presentation materials) 10 July 2012


Year 2010 - 2011

LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)2614/11-12(01) Department of Justice's consolidated response on consideration of developing guidelines on the drafting of the long titles of bills, the outcome of its discussion with the two legal professional bodies on the viability of giving defendants the right to elect a jury trial and a timetable for the implementation of the proposed arrangement with the Mainland on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of matrimonial judgments dated 16 July 2012 15 December 2009
28 June 2010
23 May 2011
CB(2)1129/10-11(02) Administration's paper on the membership of Secretary for Justice in the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission 28 February 2011
CB(2)1136/10-11(07) Letter dated 17 February 2011 from the Hong Kong Bar Association 28 February 2011
CB(2)1136/10-11(06) Paper on the membership of Secretary for Justice in the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 28 February 2011
CB(2)312/11-12(01) Judiciary Administration's letter dated 14 November 2011 updating the Panel on the relocation of the Court of Final Appeal 27 June 2011
CB(2)2154/10-11(03) Judiciary Administration's paper on appointment of serving Justices of Appeal as non-permanent judges of Court of Final Appeal ("CFA") and judicial manpower situation in CFA and other levels of courts 27 June 2011
CB(2)2201/10-11(03) Paper on appointment of serving Justices of Appeal as non-permanent judges of CFA and judicial manpower situation prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 27 June 2011


Year 2009 - 2010

LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(2)217/09-10(01) Administration's paper on the procedures and working timetable to fill the anticipated vacancy of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal 23 November 2009
CB(2)308/09-10(04) Paper on appointment of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 23 November 2009
CB(2)2448/08-09(01) Paper on procedure for endorsement of judicial appointment by the Legislative Council under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law prepared by the LegCo Secretariat (background brief) 23 November 2009
CB(2)2614/11-12(01) Department of Justice's consolidated response on consideration of developing guidelines on the drafting of the long titles of bills, the outcome of its discussion with the two legal professional bodies on the viability of giving defendants the right to elect a jury trial and a timetable for the implementation of the proposed arrangement with the Mainland on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of matrimonial judgments dated 16 July 2012 15 December 2009
28 June 2010
23 May 2011
CB(2)512/09-10(06) Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed construction of additional courtrooms and associated facilities in the High Court Building 15 December 2009
CB(2)731/09-10(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on the benefits of the proposed construction of three additional courtrooms in the High Court Building 15 December 2009
CB(2)950/09-10(04) Judiciary Administration's paper on fees for transcript and record of proceedings 22 February 2010
CB(2)950/09-10(05) Paper on fees for transcript and record of proceedings prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 22 February 2010
CB(2)2052/09-10(01) Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG's letter dated 24 June 2010 on proposed public works project - construction of the West Kowloon Law Courts Building (Chinese version only) 26 April 2010
CB(2)2052/09-10(02)
  		• Judiciary Administration's paper in response to letter from Dr LEUNG as set out in LC Paper No. CB(2)2052/09-10(01)
    		 26 April 2010
    CB(2)1349/09-10(04) Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed construction of the West Kowloon Law Courts Building 26 April 2010
    CB(2)1609/09-10(01) Judiciary Administration's supplementary information paper on the detailed requirements for the proposed West Kowloon Law Courts Building and how the proposed facilities in the new court building compared with the existing facilities in other law courts buildings to be reprovisioned 26 April 2010
    CB(2)1349/09-10(05) Letter dated 14 April 2010 from the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 26 April 2010
    CB(2)1399/09-10(02) Letter on proposed construction of the West Kowloon Law Courts Building from the Law Society of Hong Kong to the Judiciary Administration dated 23 April 2010 (English version only) 26 April 2010
    CB(2)1399/09-10(01) Letters on proposed construction of the West Kowloon Law Courts Building dated 21 and 23 April 2010 respectively from the Judiciary Administration to the Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 26 April 2010
    CB(2)1889/09-10(06) Administration's paper on Trial in the District Court 28 June 2010

    		 Executive Summary of the Law Reform Commission's Report on criteria for service as jurors 28 June 2010
    CB(2)1889/09-10(04) Judiciary Administration's paper on bailiff services 28 June 2010
    CB(2)2149/09-10(01) Judiciary Administration's reply on conviction rates 28 June 2010

    		 Law Reform Commission's Report on criteria for service as jurors 28 June 2010
    CB(2)1889/09-10(05) Paper on bailiff services prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 28 June 2010
    IN19/09-10 Paper on conviction rates in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (information note) 28 June 2010
    CB(2)1889/09-10(07) Paper on Trial in the District Court prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 28 June 2010
    CB(2)1889/09-10(08) Submission on Trial in the District Court from the Hong Kong Bar Association dated 21 June 2010 (English version only) 28 June 2010
    CB(2)1907/09-10(01) Submission on Trial in the District Court from the Law Society of Hong Kong dated 23 June 2010 (English version only) 28 June 2010
    CB(2)1981/09-10(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on arrangements of replacing police constable with security guards at Magistrates' Courts 5 July 2010*


    Year 2008 - 2009

    LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
    CB(2)2239/08-09(01) Administration's information paper on the outcome of the review of the appointment of judges to offices outside the Judiciary 13 January 2009
    CB(2)1010/08-09(01) Administration's paper on the extra resources currently provided by the Administration to the Judiciary for appointments of judges to offices outside the Judiciary 13 January 2009
    CB(2)673/08-09(02) Extract of the Chief Justice's speech at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2009 on non-statutory appointments of judges for extra-judiciary functions 13 January 2009
    CB(2)601/08-09(04) Judiciary Administration's paper on Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants 13 January 2009
    CB(2)601/08-09(08) Judiciary Administration's paper on statutory and non-statutory appointments of judges to offices outside the Judiciary 13 January 2009
    CB(2)22/09-10(01) Judiciary Administration's response on operation of the Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants 13 January 2009
    CB(2)601/08-09(05) Paper on operation of the Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 13 January 2009
    CB(2)638/08-09(01) Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association dated 12 January 2009 (English version only) 13 January 2009
    CB(2)796/08-09(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal 23 February 2009
    CB(2)1030/08-09(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on Caseload and manpower situation of the District Court 30 March 2009
    CB(2)1030/08-09(02) Judiciary Administration's paper on Death investigations by the Coroner's Court 30 March 2009
    CB(2)1375/08-09(01) Judiciary Administration's paper on appointment of temporary/Deputy Judges and Judicial Officers 27 April 2009
    CB(2)2448/08-09(01) Paper on procedure for endorsement of judicial appointment by the Legislative Council under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law prepared by the LegCo Secretariat (background brief) 7 September 2009*
    CB(2)2613/08-09(01) Department of Justice's paper on conviction rates 8 October 2009*

    * Issue date