Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Monday, 28 May 2007, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1966/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 1967/06-07 on 25 May 2007)

-Minutes of meeting on 26 March 2007

II.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:31 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1968/06-07(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1968/06-07(02)
(attached)

-List of items tentatively scheduled for discussion at Panel meetings in 2006-2007 session

LC Paper No. CB(2)1968/06-07(03)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

III.Proposed transfer of legal aid portfolio to the Home Affairs Bureau
(4:35 pm - 5:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1968/06-07(04)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "Re-organisation of the Government Secretariat : Proposed transfer of the legal aid portfolio to the Home Affairs Bureau"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1968/06-07(05)
(attached)

-Supplementary information provided by the Administration

IV.Budgetary arrangement and resources for the Judiciary
(5:15 pm - 5:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1968/06-07(06)
(attached)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1940/06-07(01)
(issued on 23 May 2007)

-Judiciary Administration's paper on "Budgetary arrangement and resources for the Judiciary"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1940/06-07(02)
(issued on 23 May 2007)

-Administration's paper on "Budgetary arrangement and resources for the Judiciary"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1940/06-07(03)
(issued on 23 May 2007)(English version only)

-Bar Association's letter dated 10 May 2007

V.Reform of the law of arbitration
(5:50 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1941/06-07(01)
(issued on 23 May 2007)

-Administration's paper on "Reform of the law of arbitration"

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 May 2007