Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 28 January 2019, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)433/18-19(01)
(issued on 18 January 2019)

-Information paper on Arrangement on reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters by the courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provided by the Department of Justice

LC Paper No. CB(4)448/18-19(01)
(issued on 21 January 2019)

-Information paper on Arrangement for Mutual Service of Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Cases between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region provided by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office

LC Paper No. CB(4)451/18-19(01)
(issued on 22 January 2019)

-Joint letter from Hon CHEUNG Kwok-kwan, Dr Hon Elizabeth QUAT and Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan on the problem of the Judiciary's pressure arising from non-refoulement claim cases (Chinese version only)

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:32 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)452/18-19(01)
(issued on 25 January 2019)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

III.

Prosecution policy of the Department of Justice


(4:35 pm - 5:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)452/18-19(03)
(issued on 23 January 2019)

-Administration's paper on prosecution policy of the Department of Justice

LC Paper No. CB(4)452/18-19(04)
(issued on 23 January 2019)

-Paper on prosecution policy of the Department of Justice prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

LC Paper No. CB(4)452/18-19(05)
(issued on 22 January 2019)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only)

IV.

Review of duty lawyer fees


(5:30 pm - 6:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)452/18-19(06)
(issued on 22 January 2019)

-Administration's paper on review of duty lawyer fees

LC Paper No. CB(4)452/18-19(07)
(issued on 22 January 2019)

-Paper on reviews of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and duty lawyer fees prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

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Biennial review of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and duty lawyer fees


(6:00 pm - 6:28 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)452/18-19(08)
(issued on 22 January 2019)

-Administration's paper on biennial review of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and duty lawyer fees

LC Paper No. CB(4)452/18-19(07)
(issued on 22 January 2019)

-Paper on reviews of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and duty lawyer fees prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

VI.

Any other business


(6:28 pm - 6:30 pm)

# Non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion on this item concerning a legislative proposal.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 January 2019