Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 24 April 2017, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)870/16-17(01)
(issued on 19 April 2017)

-Letter of The Law Society of Hong Kong dated 12 April 2017 with a paper entitled "Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) (Amendment) Rules 2017"

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme


(4:40 pm - 5:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(03)
(issued on 13 April 2017)

-Home Affairs Bureau's paper on "Review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme"

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(04)
(issued on 19 April 2017)

-Updated background brief on "Review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme" prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

IV.

Review of the Civil Jurisdictional Limits of the District Court and the Small Claims Tribunal


(5:15 pm - 5:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(05)
(issued on 13 April 2017)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Review of the Civil Jurisdictional Limits of the District Court and the Small Claims Tribunal "

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(06)
(issued on 19 April 2017)

-Updated background brief on "Review of the Civil Jurisdictional Limits of the District Court and the Small Claims Tribunal" prepared by LegCo Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of item V.V.

Judicial Manpower Position and Proposed Creation of Judicial Posts and a Supernumerary Directorate Post in the Judiciary


(5:50 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(07)
(issued on 13 April 2017)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Judicial Manpower Position"

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(08)
(issued on 13 April 2017)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Proposed Creation of Judicial Posts and a Supernumerary Directorate Post in the Judiciary"

LC Paper No. CB(4)817/16-17(09)
(issued on 19 April 2017)

-Updated background brief on "Judicial manpower position at various levels of court" prepared by LegCo Secretariat

VI.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of item V.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 April 2017