Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
Meeting on Tuesday, 31 August 2021, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex
Revised agenda
(as at 30 August 2021)
(as at 30 August 2021)
I.
Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1206/20-21(01) (English version only) (issued on 6 July 2021) | - | Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association relating to the Secretary for Justice's Proposal on Amendment to Eligibility of Application for the Status of Senior Counsel |
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1273/20-21(01) (issued on 21 July 2021) | - | Administration's response to the letter from Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding dated 3 May 2021 on matters relating to the item on "Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel and one supernumerary post of Assistant Principal Government Counsel in the Rule of Law Unit of the Inclusive Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Office of the Department of Justice" |
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1358/20-21 (issued on 12 August 2021) | - | 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 |
LC Paper Nos. CB(4)1460/20-21(01) and (02) (issued on 27 August 2021) | - | Letter dated 12 August 2021 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT proposing items for discussion by the Panel (Chinese version only) and the Judiciary Administration's written response |
II.
Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1430/20-21(01) (issued on 25 August 2021) | - | List of outstanding items for discussion |
III.
Legal education and training in Hong Kong
(4:40 pm - 5:35 pm)
Meeting with deputations and the Administration
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1430/20-21(02) (issued on 25 August 2021) | - | Paper provided by the Administration |
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1430/20-21(03) (issued on 25 August 2021) | - | Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat |
IV.
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ("GBA") Legal Professional Examination and other development opportunities in the GBA for the Hong Kong legal profession
(5:35 pm - 6:25 pm)
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1430/20-21(04) (issued on 25 August 2021) | - | Paper provided by the Administration |
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1430/20-21(05) (issued on 25 August 2021) | - | Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat |
V.
Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)
Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 August 2021