I. | Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2064/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 2065/02-03 on 13 May 2003)
| - | Minutes of meeting on 31 March 2003
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II. | Information papers issued since the last meeting
(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1955/02-03(01) (issued on 5 May 2003)(English version only)
| - | Response of the Hong Kong Bar Association to the Administration's paper on "Review of the financial limits of the civil jurisdiction of the District Court"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1995/02-03(01) (issued on 7 May 2003)
| - | Response of the Administration to the submission by the Law Society of Hong Kong on "Payment of compensation to persons wrongfully imprisoned"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2124/02-03(01) (issued on 19 May 2003)
| - | Judiciary Administrator's reply letter dated 16 May 2003 to the Bar Association on "Review of the financial limits of the civil jurisdiction of the District Court"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2144/02-03 (issued on 21 May 2003)
| - | Leaflet on "Complaints against a Judge's conduct"
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III. | Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:40 pm - 4:45 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2181/02-03(01)
| - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2181/02-03(02)
| - | List of follow-up actions
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2137/02-03(01) (issued on 20 May 2003)
| - | Paper prepared by the Judiciary Administration on the outcome of the consultation exercise on the Pilot Scheme for the Reform of Ancillary Relief Procedures in Matrimonial Proceedings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2140/02-03(01) (issued on 21 May 2003)
| - | Paper prepared by the Judiciary Administration setting out the comments of the two legal professional bodies on the Judiciary's proposal to increase the civil jurisdictional limits of the District Court to $1 million and the Judiciary's response
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2182/02-03(01) (issued on 23 May 2003)
| - | Letter dated 20 May 2003 from the Administration concerning power of court to order repayment of deposit to purchaser of property
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2183/02-03(01) (issued on 23 May 2003)
| - | Paper prepared by the Administration on the progress of the setting up of the Resource Centre for Unrepresented Litigants
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IV. | Research Report on "Operation of Youth Courts in Selected Places"
(4:45 pm - 5:15 pm)
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| RP07/02-03 (English version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2145/02-03 on 21 May 2003)
| - | Research Report on "Operation of Youth Courts in Selected Places"
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V. | Consultancy Report on "System for the Determination of Judicial Remuneration"
(5:15 pm - 5:55 pm)
Judiciary's press release and Consultancy Report issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1871/02-03 on 25 April 2003
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2181/02-03(03)
| - | Letter dated 20 May 2003 from the Director of Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2181/02-03(04)
| - | Letter from the Hong Kong Bar Association
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2231/02-03(01)
| - | Paper prepared by the Law Society of Hong Kong on "Judicial remuneration"
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VI. | Review of Criminal Legal Aid Fees, Prosecution Fees and Duty Lawyer Fees
(5:55 pm - 6:25 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2181/02-03(05)
| - | Paper prepared by the Director of Administration on "Biennial Review of Criminal Legal Aid Fees, Prosecution Fees and Duty Lawyers Fees"
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VII. | Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)
Process of appointment and removal of judges
Verbal report by the Chairman
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2059/02-03 (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2080/02-03 for the House Committee meeting on 16 May 2003)
| - | Report of the Panel to the House Committee on "Procedure for endorsement of appointment of judges by the Legislative Council under Article 73(7) of the Basic Law"
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