Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 2 November 2020, from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
in Conference Room 2 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Election of Deputy Chairman


(4:30 pm - 5:00 pm)

II.

Information paper(s) issued since the meeting on 22 June 2020


(5:00 pm - 5:05 pm)

LC Paper Nos. CB(4)769/19-20(01)
(Chinese and English versions issued on 26 June and 15 July 2020 respectively) and (02) (issued on 26 June 2020)

-Administration's response to the joint letter from five Civic Party members and the Clerk of the Panel's letter to the Administration (English version only)

LC Paper Nos. CB(4)795/19-20(01) and (02)
(issued on 7 July 2020)

-Judiciary Administration's response to the correspondence from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and Hon CHU Hoi-dick and the Clerk of the Panel's letter to the Judiciary Administration (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)815/19-20(01)
(issued on 14 July 2020)

-Referral of a case from the Public Complaints Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat on the issue relating to the mechanism and procedure for removing The Ombudsman from office (English version only) (Restricted to members only)

LC Paper Nos. CB(4)880/19-20(01)
(issued on 28 August 2020) and CB(4)914/19-20(01) (issued on 29 September 2020)

-Letter dated 20 August 2020 from Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu on matters concerning the recent decisions of various magistrates on riot-related cases (English version only) and the Judiciary Administration's response

LC Paper No. CB(4)891/19-20(01)
(issued on 10 September 2020)

-Administration's response to the letters from Hon Elizabeth QUAT on matters relating to outside work of prosecutors of the Department of Justice and Dr Hon CHIANG Lai-wan on explaining the starting points of sentencing

LC Paper No. CB(4)895/19-20(01)
(issued on 11 September 2020)

-Joint letter dated 31 August 2020 from Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding 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)

LC Paper No. CB(4)895/19-20(02)
(issued on 11 September 2020)

-Joint letter dated 4 September 2020 from Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding 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)

LC Paper No. CB(4)895/19-20(03)
(issued on 11 September 2020)

-Letter dated 9 September 2020 from Hon Dennis KWOK Wing-hang on judicial independence (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)54/20-21(01)
(issued on 27 October 2020)

-Joint letter dated 23 October 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding proposing an item for discussion by the Panel (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)63/20-21(01)
(issued on 28 October 2020)

-Letter dated 28 October 2020 from Dr Hon Junius HO on matters relating to a proposed judicial appointment (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)71/20-21(01)
(issued on 30 October 2020)

-Letter dated 21 October 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT proposing items for discussion by the Panel (Chinese version only)

III.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(5:05 pm - 5:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)58/20-21(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)58/20-21(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting Non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion on this item concerning a staffing proposal.IV.

Proposed making permanent a directorate post in the Judiciary Administration


(5:15 pm - 5:58 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)58/20-21(03)
(issued on 28 October 2020)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on proposed making permanent of a supernumerary directorate post in the Judiciary Administration of the Judiciary

V.

Any other business


(5:58 pm - 6:00 pm)

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

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 October 2020