Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services (Agenda) 2 June 2025

Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
Meeting on Monday, 2 June 2025,
from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room 2 of the Legislative Council Complex
Agenda

I. 
Information paper(s) issued since the meeting on 28 April 2025
(4:30 pm - 4:32 pm)
Nil

II. 
Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:32 pm - 4:35 pm)
LC Paper No. CB(2)1027/2025(01)-List of outstanding items for discussion
LC Paper No. CB(2)1027/2025(02)-List of follow-up actions

III. 
Pilot Scheme on Community Mediation and review of the mediation regulatory regime
(4:35 pm - 5:30 pm)
LC Paper No. CB(2)1027/2025(03)-Paper on Pilot Scheme on Community Mediation provided by the Department of Justice
LC Paper No. CB(2)1027/2025(04)-Paper on the review of the mediation regulatory regime provided by the Department of Justice
LC Paper No. CB(2)1027/2025(05)-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
In attendance:
Mr Paul T K LAM, SC
Secretary for Justice

Ms Leona CHEUNG
Principal Government Counsel (Legal Enhancement and Development Office) 1

Miss Cindy TANG
Deputy Principal Government Counsel (Legal Enhancement and Development Office) (Acting)

Mr Benson CHEUNG
Senior Government Counsel (Alternative Dispute Resolution) (Acting), Department of Justice

Ms SHUM Hin-han
Council Member and Member of the Mediation Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong 

Mr Barbarossa WAN
Dispute Resolution Coordinator, The Law Society of Hong Kong

IV. 
Promoting LawTech and latest developments of the Judiciary’s use of technology in court operations
(5:30 pm - 6:25 pm)
LC Paper No. CB(2)1027/2025(06)-Paper on the promoting LawTech provided by the Department of Justice
LC Paper No. CB(2)1027/2025(07)-Paper on the latest developments of the Judiciary’s use of technology in court operations provided by the Judiciary Administration
LC Paper No. CB(2)1027/2025(08)-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
In attendance:
Dr Horace CHEUNG
Deputy Secretary for Justice

Ms Leona CHEUNG
Principal Government Counsel (Legal Enhancement and Development Office) 1

Miss Cindy TANG
Deputy Principal Government Counsel (Legal Enhancement and Development Office) (Acting)

Miss Peggy MA
Government Counsel, Department of Justice

Ms Esther LEUNG, JP
Judiciary Administrator

Mr Jose YAM
Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Planning and Development)

Miss Sandra LAM
Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Planning and Development)

Mr Quentin WONG
Chief Systems Manager (Information Technology)

Mr Brian CHAU
Bar Council Member, Hong Kong Bar Association

Mr Amirali NASIR
Vice-President, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Ms Christine CHOI
Assistant Director, Practitioners Affairs, The Law Society of Hong Kong

V. 
Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Divisions
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 May 2025