LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
Meeting on
Tuesday, 17 October 2000 at 5:15 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building
A G E N D A
I. | Information papers issued since last meeting
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)36/00-01(01) | - | Meeting dates for 2000-2001 session
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)30/00-01(01) | - | Administration's letter dated 28 September 2000 on award for bereavement under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance (also issued to members of Manpower Panel)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)41/00-01(01) | - | Administration's letter of 3 October 2000 on common law offence of conspiracy to defraud
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)45/00-01 | - | Consultation Paper on Legal Education and Training in Hong Kong : Preliminary Review
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)58/00-01(01) | - | Administration's letter dated 29 September 2000 on the seven sets of rules relating to admission of notaries public
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*II. | Creation of two permanent posts of Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2) in the Commercial Unit of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice
(5:15 pm - 5:45 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(01) | - | Paper provided by the Administration (attached)
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III. | Internal discussion on progress of outstanding items and items for discussion at the next meeting
(from 5:45 pm onwards)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(02) | - | List of issues to be considered (attached)
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(a) | Appointment of judges (Item 3)
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(b) | Consideration of public interest in decision to prosecute (Item 11)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(03) | - | Proposed scope of research study (attached)
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(c) | The administration of the Judiciary (Item 16)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(04) | - | Progress Report on Research Study on "Measurement of Efficiency of the Administration of the Judiciary" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division (attached) (English only)
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(d) | Review of applicability of Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance to "State" organs stationed in the HKSAR (Item 1)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(05) | - | Progress report provided by the Administration (attached)
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(e) | Marital rape under section 118 of Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200) (Item 4)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(06) | - | Consultation Paper to be issued by the Administration by end of October 2000 (attached)
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(f) | The court's power under section 13(1) of the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap. 219) (Item 6)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)51/00-01(01) | - | Paper provided by the Administration (issued) (English only)
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(g) | Law Reform Commission (LRC)'s Report on The Age of Criminal Responsibility in Hong Kong (Item 15)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(07) | - | Letter dated 11 July 2000 from the Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights and its position paper on the subject (attached)
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(h) | Refined immigration appeal mechanism in Hong Kong (Item 17)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(08) | - | Paper entitled "Toward a Refined Immigration Appeal Mechanism in Hong Kong" submitted by the Law Society of Hong Kong (attached) (English only)
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(i) | Incorporation of Solicitors' practices
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)62/00-01(09) | - | Letter dated 16 October 2000 from the Law Society of Hong Kong (attached) (English only)
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* All other LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of item II.
Legislative Council Secretariat
16 October 2000