Panels
Administration of Justice & Legal Services

Meeting Agenda as of 29 July 1996

Date :6 May 1996
Time:4:30 pm

Item No. Subject
I.Confirmation of Notes of Previous Meetings and Matters Arising
(4:30 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.) - Notes of Meeting on 11.3.1996 (LegCo paper No. CB(1) 1284/95-96 issued on 24.4.1996)
- Notes of Meeting on 1 April 1996 (LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 1174/95-96 issued on 1.5.1996)
- The Bar Association's comments on the Administration's stance on Briefing Out (LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 1114/95-96 issued on 26.4.1996)
- Continuation of the Legal and Judicial Systems after 1997 (LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 1113/95-96 issued on 26.4.1996)
II.Items for Discussion at Next Meeting (4:40 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.)
- List of Outstanding Items for Discussion (Appendix I)
III. *Consultation Paper on Extrinsic Materials as an Aid to Statutory Interpretation - Discussion by Members
(4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.)
- The Consultation Paper, issued by the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong in February 1996 and
- Legal Adviser's Paper highlighting the salient points of the Consultation Paper (LegCo Paper No. PL 1156/95-96, issued on 28.3.1996)
- Comments given by the Law Society (LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 1188/95-96, issued on 1.5.1996; comments from Bar Association to be sent to Members upon receipt)
IV.Inspectorate Scheme Operated by the Law Society of Hong Kong - Briefing by the Attorney General's Chambers and the Law Society of Hong Kong
(5:15 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.)
- Paper prepared by the Attorney General's Chambers (LegCo Paper No. CB(2) 1186/95-96, issued on 1.5.1996 )
V.Review of the Small Claims Tribunal - Briefing by the Judiciary Administrator
(5:40 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
- Paper prepared by the Judiciary Administrator (LegCo Paper No. PL 414/95-96 issued on 6.12.1995)
VI.Staffing Proposal of the Legal Department - Briefing by the Attorney General's Chambers
(6:00 p.m. - 6:25 p.m.)
- Paper prepared by the Attorney General's Chambers (LegCo Paper No. CS(2) 1159/95-96 issued on 30.4.1996)

Creation of Posts
Attorney General's Office
1 Principal Crown Counsel
1 AOSGC offset by the deletion of 1 Senior Administrative Officer

Legal Policy Division
1 Principal Crown Counsel for mutual legal assistance matter
1 Deputy Principal Crown Counsel for Law Reform Commission matters
1 Deputy Principal Crown Counsel for constitutional/Basic Law matters
1 Deputy Principal Crown Counsel for LegCo affairs.

Redeployment of posts
2 Deputy Principal Crown Counsels to be redeployed from Prosecution Division to Legal Policy Division

Lapse of posts
1 Principal Crown Counsel and 3 Deputy Principal Crown Counsels for constitutional and electoral matters.

VII.Any Other Business
(6:25 p.m. onwards)
- Resignation of Hon LO Suk-ching as Member of the Panel (Appendix II)

* All Hon LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of the item.


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