Bills Committee on
Juvenile Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2001

Meeting on Wednesday, 22 January 2003 at 8:30 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

IConfirmation of minutes of meeting
(8:30 am - 8:35 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 740/02-03
(issued on 20.12.2002)

-Minutes of the meeting on 2 December 2002

IIMeeting with the Administration
(8:35 am - 10:25 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 965/02-03(01)
(attached)

-Minimum age of criminal responsibility in Mainland China and Taiwan

LC Paper No. CB(2) 965/02-03(02)
(attached)

-Administration's response to suggestions raised by the Bills Committee

LC Paper No. IN 11/02-03
(English version attached Chinese version to follow)

-Supplementary information provided by the Research and Library Services Division on measures adopted by overseas jurisdictions in handling juvenile offenders aged 10-14

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix)

IIIAny other business
(10:25 am - 10:30 am)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 January 2003


Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued


Background information on the Bill

Ref : TC40/2000 Pt. 4
(issued by the Security Bureau on 31.10.2001)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS 22/01-02
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 390/01-02 on 14.11.2001)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2581/01-02(03)
(issued on 16.7.2002)

-Background brief on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2298/00-01(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2626/01-02 dated 19.7.2002)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights provided for the meeting of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services (AJLS) on 18 September 2001 (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2266/00-01(03)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2626/01-02 dated 19.7.2002)

-Administration's paper on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility provided for the AJLS Panel meeting on 18 September 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2626/01-02(01)
(issued on 19.7.2002)

-Chapter 5 of the final report on "The Age of Criminal Responsibility in Hong Kong" published by the Law Reform Commission

Papers prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. IN 05/02-03
(English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 345/02-03 on 12.11.2002 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 480/02-03 on 27.11.2002)

-Information note prepared by the Research and Library Services Division on "Measures adopted by overseas jurisdictions in handling juvenile offenders aged 10-14"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 473/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 488/02-03 dated 28.11.2002)

-Paper for the Bills Committee on Juvenile Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2001 prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 488/02-03(01)
(issued on 28.11.2002)

-List of concerns raised by members at Bills Committee meetings (as at 26 November 2002) prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 77/02-03(02)
(issued on 16.10.2002)

-Summary of views expressed by organisations/individuals prepared by LegCo Secretariat (As at 16 October 2002)

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2775/01-02(01)
(issued on 13.9.2002)

-Existing arrangements for juvenile offenders

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2775/01-02(02)
(issued on 13.9.2002)

-Probation service and reformatory school service

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2775/01-02(03)
(English version issued on 13.9.2002,Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2839/01-02 on 27.9.2002)

-Measures adopted by overseas jurisdictions in handling children below the minimum age of criminal responsibility

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2775/01-02(04)
(issued on 13.9.2002)

-Statistics on Children prosecuted in 1993 to 2001

LC Paper No. CB(2) 75/02-03(01)
(English version issued on 11.10.2002 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 121/02-03 on 18.10.2002)

-Administration's paper on whether the minimum age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 12 or 14

LC Paper No. CB(2) 298/02-03(01)
(English version issued on 7.11.2002 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 368/02-03 on 14.11.2002)

-Support services for children below and above the minimum age of criminal responsibility who have committed crimes

LC Paper No. CB(2) 298/02-03(02)
(English version issued on 7.11.2002 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 368/02-03 on 14.11.2002)

-The Police Superintendent's Discretion Scheme

LC Paper No. CB(2) 298/02-03(03)
(English version issued on 7.11.2002 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 368/02-03 on 14.11.2002)

-Consultancy study on measures in handling unruly children

LC Paper No. CB(2) 298/02-03(04)
(English version only)
(issued on 7.11.2002)

-Copy of the relevant section on "What is the magic of the age of 10 ? Why not 12, or 14 or 16 ?" extracted from "Textbook of Criminal Law" by Glanville Williams

LC Paper No. CB(2) 298/02-03(05)
(English version only)
(issued on 7.11.2002)

-Copy of "The Beijing Rules" as referred to in "The Age of Criminal Responsibility in Hong Kong" published by the Law Reform Commission at paragraph 2.3

LC Paper No. CB(2) 368/02-03(01)
(English version only)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 368/02-03 on 14.11.2002)

-Statistical information on persons aged 7-17 cautioned under the Police Superintendent's Discretion Scheme and re-arrested within two years

LC Paper No. CB(2) 514/02-03(01)
(English version issued on 29.11.2002 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 644/02-03 dated 11.12.2002)

-Proceedings of juvenile courts

LC Paper No. CB(2) 514/02-03(02)
(English version issued on 29.11.2002 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 644/02-03 dated 11.12.2002)

-Past reviews of the Police Superintendent's Discretion Scheme

LC Paper No. CB(2) 514/02-03(03)
(English version issued on 29.11.2002 Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 644/02-03 dated 11.12.2002)

-Statistics on recidivism rate

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(01)
LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(20)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submissions from Against Child Abuse

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(02)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from the Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(03)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Caritas Outreaching Social Work Team - Aberdeen

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(04)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Hong Kong Christian Service

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(05)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(06)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Family Law Association

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(07)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Hong Kong Family Welfare Society

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(08)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(09)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Psychological Society

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(10)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Mr Andrew Bruce, SC

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(11)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Dr Nirmala Rao

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(12)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Ms Corinne Remedios

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(13)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Fight Crime Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(14)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Home Affairs Bureau

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(15)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(16)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from St John's Cathedral Counselling Service

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(17)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Tai Po District Fight Crime Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(18)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Mr YEUNG Wai-sing, Eastern District Councillor

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2778/01-02(19)
(issued on 16.9.2002)

-Submission from Hong Kong Bar Association

LC Paper No. CB(2) 2802/01-02(02)
(issued on 19.9.2002)

-Submission from Dr LI Sze-bay of Wong Tai Sin District Council

LC Paper No. CB(2) 77/02-03(01)
(issued on 16.10.2002)

-Letter dated 7 October 2002 from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2) 298/02-03(06)
(issued on 7.11.2002)

-Further submission from Caritas Outreaching Social Work Team - Aberdeen

LC Paper No. CB(2) 298/02-03(07)
(English version only)
(issued on 7.11.2002)

-Further submission from Hong Kong Family Welfare Society

LC Paper No. CB(2) 313/02-03(01)
(issued on 8.11.2002)

-Further submission from Hong Kong Council of Social Service

LC Paper No. CB(2) 328/02-03(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 11.11.2002)

-Further submission from Hong Kong Psychological Society

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 January 2003