Bills Committee on Civil Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2007

Meeting on Thursday, 21 June 2007 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Meeting with the Judiciary Administration and the Administration
(4:30 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2217/06-07(01)
(English version only)
(attached)

-Legal Adviser's letter dated 18 June 2007 to the Chairman on the propriety in parliamentary practice for inviting members of the Judiciary to attend meetings of the Bills Committee

LC Paper No. CB(2)2217/06-07(02)
(English version attached, Chinese version to follow)

-Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 12 June 2007 to the Judiciary Administration on Part 5 of the Bill

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1995/06-07(05)
(English version issued on 29 May 2007, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2120/06-07 on 8 June 2007)
and CB(2)2217/06-07(03)
(English version attached, Chinese version to follow)

-Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 21 May 2007 to the Judiciary Administration on the long title, and Parts 2 and 4 of the Bill and the Judiciary Administration's response

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1995/06-07(01) and (02)
(issued on 29 May 2007)

-Judiciary Administration's response to the issues raised by members on Parts 2 and 4 of the Bill

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1995/06-07(03) and (04)
(English version issued on 29 May 2007, Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2120/06-07 on 8 June 2007)

-Assistant Legal Adviser's letter dated 9 May 2007 and the Judiciary Administration's response setting out a summary of the views received on the "Consultation Paper on Proposed Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of Civil Justice Reform" published in April 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)1836/06-07(01)
(issued on 14 May 2007)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division

LC Paper No. CB(3)452/06-07
(issued on 30 March 2007)

-The Bill

Issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1960/06-07 on 23 May 2007
(English version only)

-Final Report of the Working Party on Civil Justice Reform published in March 2004

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/english/bc/bc57/papers/bc57_a.htm)

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 June 2007

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued

Papers issued before the formation of the Bills Committee

CSO/ADM CR 4/3221/04
(issued on 28 March 2007)

-The Legislative Council Brief on the Bill

LS62/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1703/06-07 on 26 April 2007)

-The Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

Submissions

LC Paper No. CB(2)2111/06-07(01)
(issued on 7 June 2007)
(English version only)

-Hong Kong Bar Association's submission

LC Paper No. CB(2)2111/06-07(02)
(issued on 7 June 2007)
(English version only)

-ADR Chambers (HK) Limited's submission

LC Paper No. CB(2)2111/06-07(03)
(issued on 7 June 2007)
(English version only)

-Hong Kong Law Costs Draftsmen Association's submission

LC Paper No. CB(2)2111/06-07(04)
(issued on 7 June 2007)
(English version only)

-The Law Society of Hong Kong's submission

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)1837/06-07(02)
(issued on 14 May 2007)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 June 2007