Year 2020 - 2021
Year 2019 - 2020
Year 2018 - 2019
Year 2017 - 2018
Year 2016 - 2017


Papers

The Judiciary

Year 2020 - 2021



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)891/19-20(01) Administration's response to the letter dated 20 March 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT on matters relating to conflict of interests involving a Public Prosecutor of the Department of Justice as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)433/19-20(01) and the letter dated 27 April 2020 from Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan suggesting the inclusion of "explaining the starting points of sentencing" as an outstanding item for discussion of the Panel as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)522/19-20(01) 2 November 2020
CB(4)795/19-20(02) Clerk of the Panel's letter dated on 24 June 2020 to the Judiciary Administration on the correspondence from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and Hon CHU Hoi-dick (English version only) 2 November 2020
CB(4)895/19-20(01) Joint letter dated 31 August 2020 from Hon Holden CHOW and Hon Elizabeth QUAT requesting that the Judiciary Administration be invited to discuss the criteria for handling complaints against judicial conduct at the Panel meeting (Chinese version only) 2 November 2020
CB(4)895/19-20(02) Joint letter dated 4 September 2020 from Hon Holden CHOW and Hon Elizabeth QUAT, in which they requested the Judiciary Administration to brief the Panel on matters relating to a talk hosted by the Judiciary on 3 July 2020 (Chinese version only) 2 November 2020
CB(4)54/20-21(01) Joint letter dated 23 October 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding proposing that the Panel should discuss matters relating to judicial appointment (Chinese version only) 2 November 2020
CB(4)58/20-21(03) Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed making permanent of a supernumerary directorate post in the Judiciary Administration of the Judiciary 2 November 2020
CB(4)235/20-21(01) Judiciary Administration's response to the issues for discussion raised by members concerning the Judiciary (follow-up paper) 2 November 2020
23 November 2020
CB(4)795/19-20(01) Judiciary Administration's response to the letter dated 27 May 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and email dated 12 June 2020 from Hon CHU Hoi-dick 2 November 2020
CB(4)880/19-20(01) Letter dated 20 August 2020 from Dr Hon Junius HO on matters concerning the recent decisions of various magistrates on riot-related cases (English version only) 2 November 2020
CB(4)914/19-20(01)
• Judiciary Administration's response to the letter dated 20 August 2020 from Dr Hon Junius HO on matters concerning the recent decisions of various magistrates on riot-related cases (LC Paper No. CB(4)880/19-20(01))
 2 November 2020
CB(4)895/19-20(03) Letter dated 9 September 2020 from Hon Dennis KWOK Wing-hang on judicial independence (English version only) 2 November 2020
CB(4)63/20-21(01) Letter dated 28 October 2020 from Dr Hon Junius HO on matters relating to a proposed judicial appointment (Chinese version only) 2 November 2020
CB(4)203/20-21(01) Letter dated 16 November 2020 from Hon Mrs Regina IP LAU Suk-yee to the Panel Chairman and its enclosure on "separation of powers and judicial independence" 23 November 2020
CB(4)207/20-21(01) Supplementary information paper on Proposed making permanent of a supernumerary directorate post in the Judiciary Administration provided by the Judiciary Administration 23 November 2020
CB(4)313/20-21(01) Letter dated 18 December 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT proposing items for discussion by the Panel in the 2020-2021 session (Chinese version only) 21 December 2020*
CB(4)401/20-21(02) Clerk of the Panel's letter dated 31 December 2020 to the Judiciary Administration (English version only) 27 January 2021
CB(4)402/20-21(01) Information paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on allowances for jurors and witnesses and fees payable to adjudicators 27 January 2021
CB(4)414/20-21(01) Information paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on Judiciary's Information Technology Strategy Plan: Legislative proposals for electronic fees 27 January 2021
CB(4)401/20-21(01) Judiciary Administration's response to the correspondence from Hon Elizabeth QUAT 27 January 2021
CB(4)956/20-21(05) Administration's paper on enhancements to the mechanism for handling complaints against judicial conduct 14 May 2021
CB(4)956/20-21(06) Paper on the mechanism for handling complaints against judicial conduct prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 14 May 2021
CB(4)1128/20-21(01) Response from the Judiciary Administrator to the issues raised by members concerning the enhancements to the mechanism for handling complaints against judicial conduct (follow-up paper) 14 May 2021
CB(4)1358/20-21(01) Information paper on the Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the High Court and the Rules of the District Court to Remove the "Fraud Exception Rule" provided by the Judiciary Administration 31 August 2021
CB(4)1460/20-21(02) Judiciary Administration's response to the letter dated 12 August 2021 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT 31 August 2021
CB(4)1460/20-21(01) Letter dated 12 August 2021 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT proposing to discuss issues relating to the mechanism for handling complaints against judicial conduct and suggestion to set up a sentencing committee (Chinese version only) 31 August 2021


Year 2019 - 2020



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)522/19-20(01) Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan's letter dated 27 April 2020 suggesting the inclusion of "explaining the starting points of sentencing" as an outstanding item for discussion of the Panel (Chinese version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)891/19-20(01)
• Administration's response to the letter dated 20 March 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT on matters relating to conflict of interests involving a Public Prosecutor of the Department of Justice as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)433/19-20(01) and the letter dated 27 April 2020 from Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan suggesting the inclusion of "explaining the starting points of sentencing" as an outstanding item for discussion of the Panel as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)522/19-20(01)
 10 September 2020*
CB(4)44/19-20(01) Information paper on death investigations and inquests by the Coroner's Court provided by the Judiciary Administration 27 April 2020
CB(4)1167/18-19(01) Information paper on the legislative proposals for the implementation of the Information Technology Strategy Plan of the Judiciary provided by the Judiciary Administration 27 April 2020
CB(4)293/19-20(01) Joint letter dated 28 October 2019 from Members of the pro-democracy camp requesting to prioritize the item on "Work of the Coroner's Court" for discussion (Chinese version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)375/19-20(01) Joint letter dated 28 February 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding proposing that the Panel should discuss matters relating to the setting up of special courts to handle prosecutions for public order related offences (Chinese version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)522/19-20(02) Joint letter dated 27 April 2020 from Hon Dennis KWOK, Hon Alvin YEUNG, Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki, Hon Tanya CHAN and Hon Jeremy TAM Man-ho regarding their request to follow up the topic on "Reform of the current system to determine whether an offence is to be tried by judge and jury or by judge alone" (English version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)360/19-20(01) Judiciary Administrator's letter dated 27 February 2020 to Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun, Chairman of the Panel, on preparation for court resumption 27 April 2020
CB(4)380/19-20(01) Judiciary Administrator's letter dated 6 March 2020 to Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun, Chairman of the Panel, on preparation for court resumption 27 April 2020
CB(4)431/19-20(01) Judiciary Administrator's letter dated 20 March 2020 to Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun, Chairman of the Panel, on preparation for court resumption 27 April 2020
CB(4)514/19-20(01) Judiciary Administrator's paper on "General adjournment and resumption of court proceedings" (power-point presentation materials) (Chinese version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)501/19-20(01) Judiciary Administrator's response to the letter from members on issues concerning the Judiciary 27 April 2020
AW-275-010-015-001 Legislative Council brief on 2019-2020 Judicial Service Pay Adjustment 27 April 2020
CB(4)347/19-20(03) Letter dated 20 February 2020 from Hon Dennis KWOK on the general adjournment of court hearings (English version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)347/19-20(01) Letter dated 21 February 2020 from Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun, Chairman of the Panel, to the Judiciary Administrator regarding the general adjournment of court hearings (English version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)347/19-20(02)
• Judiciary Administration's response to the letter from Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun, the Chairman of the Panel, to the Judiciary Administrator regarding the general adjournment of court hearings as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)347/19-20(01)
 27 April 2020
CB(4)383/19-20(01) Letter dated 12 March 2020 from Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun, Chairman of the Panel, to the Judiciary Administrator regarding the general adjournment of court hearings (English version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)432/19-20(01) Letter dated 20 March 2020 from Hon Dennis KWOK Wing-hang proposing that the Panel should invite submissions on the need and expectations on technological advancement in the judicial process (English version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)436/19-20(01) Letter dated 25 March 2020 from the Judiciary Administrator enclosing an information paper and a statement issued by the Chief Justice on the General Adjourned Period 27 April 2020
CB(4)443/19-20(01) Letter dated 30 March 2020 from the Judiciary Administrator on the General Adjourned Period 27 April 2020
CB(4)470/19-20(01) Letter dated 9 April 2020 from the Judiciary Administrator on the General Adjourned Period 27 April 2020
CB(4)471/19-20(01) Letter dated 9 April 2020 issued to the Judiciary Administrator by the Clerk to the Panel (English version only) 27 April 2020
CB(4)500/19-20(01) Letter dated 23 April 2020 from the Judiciary Administrator on resumption of court business 27 April 2020
CB(4)318/19-20(04) Paper on judicial service pay adjustments prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 27 April 2020
CB(4)583/19-20(02) Judiciary Administration's paper on additional courtrooms and associated facilities at lower ground fourth floor in the High Court Building 25 May 2020
CB(4)583/19-20(03) Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed creation of a judicial post in the Judiciary and making permanent a directorate post in the Judiciary Administration 25 May 2020
CB(4)583/19-20(04) Judiciary Administration's paper on the mechanism for handling complaints against judicial conduct: an update since the last information note to the Panel 25 May 2020
CB(4)596/19-20(01) Letter dated 19 May 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT proposing that the Panel should discuss matters relating to the assignment of cases by the Judiciary to a District Court Judge (Chinese version only) 25 May 2020
CB(4)583/19-20(05) Paper on mechanism for handling complaints against judicial conduct prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 25 May 2020
CB(4)448/20-21(01) Supplementary information provided by the Judiciary Administration on "Court of Appeal - number of outstanding civil appeals" in response to the issues for discussion raised by members concerning the Judiciary (follow-up paper) 25 May 2020
CB(4)647/19-20(01) Letter dated 27 May 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT requesting the Panel to discuss matters relating to the handling of complaints against judicial conduct (Chinese version only) 22 June 2020
CB(4)795/19-20(02) Clerk of the Panel's letter dated on 24 June 2020 to the Judiciary Administration on the correspondence from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and Hon CHU Hoi-dick (English version only) 7 July 2020*
CB(4)795/19-20(01) Judiciary Administration's response to the letter dated 27 May 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and email dated 12 June 2020 from Hon CHU Hoi-dick 7 July 2020*
CB(4)880/19-20(01) Letter dated 20 August 2020 from Dr Hon Junius HO on matters concerning the recent decisions of various magistrates on riot-related cases (English version only) 28 August 2020*
CB(4)914/19-20(01)
• Judiciary Administration's response to the letter dated 20 August 2020 from Dr Hon Junius HO on matters concerning the recent decisions of various magistrates on riot-related cases (LC Paper No. CB(4)880/19-20(01))
 29 September 2020*
CB(4)895/19-20(01) Joint letter dated 31 August 2020 from Hon Holden CHOW and Hon Elizabeth QUAT requesting that the Judiciary Administration be invited to discuss the criteria for handling complaints against judicial conduct at the Panel meeting (Chinese version only) 11 September 2020*
CB(4)895/19-20(02) Joint letter dated 4 September 2020 from Hon Holden CHOW and Hon Elizabeth QUAT, in which they requested the Judiciary Administration to brief the Panel on matters relating to a talk hosted by the Judiciary on 3 July 2020 (Chinese version only) 11 September 2020*
CB(4)895/19-20(03) Letter dated 9 September 2020 from Hon Dennis KWOK Wing-hang on judicial independence (English version only) 11 September 2020*


Year 2018 - 2019



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)1571/17-18(01) Administration's response to the letter from Hon CHEUNG Kwok-kwan on the handling of religious and cultural matters of the ethnic minority by the Judiciary as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)952/17-18(01) 29 October 2018
CB(4)1602/17-18(02) Information paper on "Enhancing the User-friendliness of the Judiciary Website by Introducing a Function for Searching of Daily Cause Lists" provided by the Judiciary 29 October 2018
CB(4)1602/17-18(01) Information paper on "Reducing the Use of Paper in the Judiciary" provided by the Judiciary 29 October 2018
AW-275-010-015-001 LegCo brief on 2018-19 Judicial Service Pay Adjustment 29 October 2018
CB(4)102/18-19(03) Paper on judicial service pay adjustments prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 29 October 2018
CB(4)1592/17-18(01) Submission relating to the length of remands from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 29 October 2018
CB(4)323/18-19(03) Administration's paper on proposed creation of one permanent post of Principal Government Counsel, one permanent post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel, one supernumerary post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel and upgrading of one Assistant Principal Government Counsel to Deputy Principal Government Counsel in the Department of Justice 19 December 2018
CB(4)324/18-19(01) Information paper on "Allowances for Jurors and Witnesses and Fees Payable to Adjudicators" provided by the Judiciary Administration 19 December 2018
CB(4)323/18-19(04) Judiciary Administration's paper on employment opportunities and system in the Judiciary for legal practitioners and law students 19 December 2018
CB(4)376/18-19(01) Submission from Law Association, HKUSU on Employment opportunities and system in the Judiciary for law students and legal practitioners (Chinese version only) 19 December 2018
CB(4)451/18-19(01) Joint letter dated 16 January 2019 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) 28 January 2019
24 June 2019
CB(4)546/18-19(04) Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed creation of judicial posts and directorate posts in the Judiciary 25 February 2019
CB(4)782/18-19(04) Judiciary Administration's paper on legislative proposals for the implementation of the Information Technology Strategy Plan of the Judiciary 29 April 2019
CB(4)782/18-19(05) Paper on the Information Technology Strategy Plan of the Judiciary prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 29 April 2019
CB(4)1007/18-19(07) Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed amendments to the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4) to facilitate the more efficient handling of cases, including those relating to non-refoulement claims 24 June 2019
CB(4)1201/18-19(01) Judiciary Administration's supplementary information on proposed amendments to the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4) to facilitate the more efficient handling of cases, including those relating to non-refoulement claims (follow-up paper) 24 June 2019
CB(4)1058/18-19(02) Submission on "Proposed amendments to the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4) to facilitate the more efficient handling of cases, including those relating to non-refoulement claims" from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 24 June 2019
CB(4)1201/18-19(02)
• Judiciary Administration's response to the submission on "Proposed amendments to the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4) to facilitate the more efficient handling of cases, including those relating to non-refoulement claims" from the Hong Kong Bar Association as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)1058/18-19(02)
 24 June 2019
CB(4)1167/18-19(01) Information paper on the legislative proposals for the implementation of the Information Technology Strategy Plan of the Judiciary provided by the Judiciary Administration 9 August 2019*


Year 2017 - 2018



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CSO/ADM CR 6/3221/02 LegCo brief on 2017-18 Judicial Service Pay Adjustment 30 October 2017
CB(4)31/17-18(03) Paper on Judicial Service Pay Adjustments prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 30 October 2017
CB(4)365/17-18(05) Administration's paper on security in court premises 20 December 2017
CB(4)365/17-18(06) Paper on security in court buildings prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 20 December 2017
CB(4)843/17-18(01) Information paper on "The Mechanism for Handling Complaints Against Judicial Conduct - Review of the progress in implementing the improvement measures" provided by the Judiciary 30 April 2018
18 July 2018
CB(4)952/17-18(01) Letter dated 13 April 2018 from Hon CHEUNG Kwok-kwan on the handling of religious and cultural matters of the ethnic minority by the Judiciary (Chinese version only) 30 April 2018
CB(4)1571/17-18(01)
• Administration's response to the letter from Hon CHEUNG Kwok-kwan on the handling of religious and cultural matters of the ethnic minority by the Judiciary as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)952/17-18(01)
 26 September 2018*
CB(4)952/17-18(02) Letter dated 19 April 2018 from Hon HUI Chi-fung on the work of the Coroner's Court (Chinese version only) 30 April 2018
CB(4)1165/17-18(02) Joint letter dated 26 May 2018 from Hon Dennis KWOK and Hon Alvin YEUNG on the photo-taking during court proceedings and issues relating to attempted interference to fair trials (Chinese version only) 28 May 2018
CB(4)1258/17-18(01)
• Administration's response to the joint letter from Hon Dennis KWOK and Hon Alvin YEUNG on the photo-taking during court proceedings and issues relating to attempted interference to fair trials as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)1165/17-18(02)
 28 May 2018
25 June 2018
CB(4)1384/17-18(03) Administration's paper on proposed creation of judicial posts and proposed creation and retention of directorate posts in the Judiciary 18 July 2018
CB(4)1384/17-18(01) Administration's paper on review on the statutory retirement ages for Judges and Judicial Officers 18 July 2018
CB(4)1384/17-18(04) Paper on mechanism for handling complaints against judicial conduct prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 18 July 2018
CB(4)1384/17-18(02) Paper on the review on the statutory retirement ages of judges and judicial officers prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 18 July 2018
CB(4)1592/17-18(01) Submission relating to the length of remands from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 3 October 2018*
CB(4)1602/17-18(02) Information paper on "Enhancing the User-friendliness of the Judiciary Website by Introducing a Function for Searching of Daily Cause Lists" provided by the Judiciary 8 October 2018*
CB(4)1602/17-18(01) Information paper on "Reducing the Use of Paper in the Judiciary" provided by the Judiciary 8 October 2018*


Year 2016 - 2017



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)263/16-17(01) Information paper on "Allowances for Jurors and Witnesses and Fees Payable to Adjudicators" provided by the Judiciary Administration 19 December 2016
CB(4)598/17-18(01) Administration's information paper on "Medical insurance allowance for judges and judicial officers" 23 January 2017
CSO/ADM CR 6/3221/02 Legislative Council Brief on Judicial Service Pay Adjustments issued by the Administration Wing, Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office in December 2016 23 January 2017
CSO/ADM CR 2/3222/88 Legislative Council Brief on Review of Conditions of Service for Judges and Judicial Officers issued by the Administration Wing, Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office in December 2016 23 January 2017
CB(4)426/16-17(05) Updated background brief on "Judicial Service Pay Adjustments" prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat 23 January 2017
CB(4)557/17-18(01) Administration's information paper on "Review of Solicitors' Hourly Rates for Party and Party Taxation - Latest Position" 27 February 2017
CB(4)592/16-17(01) Information paper entitled "Miscellaneous Amendments to the Rules of the High Court" provided by the Judiciary Administration 27 February 2017
CB(4)591/16-17(03) Judiciary Administration's paper on "Review of Solicitors' Hourly Rates - An Update" 27 February 2017
CB(4)1475/16-17(01) Judiciary Administration's response to the information requested by members to provide information on the number and frequency of meetings held by the Working Party on Review of Solicitors' Hourly Rates for Party and Party Taxation and by the Advisory Group of the Working Party on Review of Solicitors' Hourly Rates for Party and Party Taxation since their establishment 27 February 2017
CB(4)591/16-17(04) Updated background brief on "Review of Solicitors' Hourly Rates - An Update" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat 27 February 2017
CB(4)817/16-17(07) Judiciary Administration's paper on "Judicial Manpower Position" 24 April 2017
CB(4)817/16-17(08) Judiciary Administration's paper on "Proposed Creation of Judicial Posts and a Supernumerary Directorate Post in the Judiciary" 24 April 2017
CB(4)817/16-17(05) Judiciary Administration's paper on "Review of the Civil Jurisdictional Limits of the District Court and the Small Claims Tribunal" 24 April 2017
CB(4)1037/16-17(01) Judiciary Administration's response to the information requested by members to provide statistics on the number of claims filed with the Small Claims Tribunal in the past five financial years, with breakdown for the claim amount, including the number of cases for which the claim amount was exactly $50,000, i.e. the jurisdictional limit 24 April 2017
CB(4)817/16-17(09) Updated background brief on "Judicial manpower position at various levels of court" prepared by LegCo Secretariat 24 April 2017
CB(4)817/16-17(06) Updated background brief on "Review of the Civil Jurisdictional Limits of the District Court and the Small Claims Tribunal" prepared by LegCo Secretariat 24 April 2017
CB(4)1033/16-17(01) Information paper entitled "Proposed Legislative Amendments relating to the Procedures of Civil Appeals to the Court of Appeal" provided by the Judiciary Administration 22 May 2017
CB(4)1379/16-17(01) Letter dated 30 May 2017 from a group of Judiciary-registered and non-registered part-time interpreters addressed to the Duty Lawyer Service and copied to the Panel expressing their views about the implementation of the payment rate increment for Part-time Interpreters (English version only) 10 July 2017*
CB(4)1379/16-17(02) Reply letter addressed to a group of part-time interpreters dated 5 July 2017 from the Duty Lawyer Service (English version only) 10 July 2017*
CB(4)1386/16-17(01) Information paper entitled "Judiciary's Proposed Removal of the Payment Collection Functions of Magistrates' Courts for Fixed Penalty in respect of Traffic Contraventions not Involving Court Proceedings" provided by the Transport and Housing Bureau and Judiciary Administration 18 July 2017


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