Subcommittee on Draft Subsidiary Legislation
Relating to the Civil Justice Reform

Meeting on Thursday, 21 February 2008, from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1127/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1128/07-08 on 20 February 2008)

-Minutes of meeting on 4 February 2008

II.Meeting with the Administration/Judiciary Administration
(2:35 pm - 4:25 pm)

Papers issued for this meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)1129/07-08(01)
(English version attached)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Policy aspects of the proposed amendments to the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A)" provided by the Judiciary Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1152/07-08(01)
(to follow)

-Paper entitled "Summary of responses to the draft Rules of the High Court (Amendment) Rules" provided by the Judiciary Administration

Papers previously issued

Draft subsidiary legislation

LC Paper No. CB(2)1000/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 1 February 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Proposed Amendments to the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A)" provided by the Judiciary Administration (the latest draft subsidiary legislation are set out at Annexes B and C to the paper)

Background/reference papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)834/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)996/07-08 on 1 February 2008)

-Report of the Bills Committee on Civil Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2007

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)2111/06-07(01) - (04); CB(2)2260/06-07(01); CB(2)2393/06-07(01) - (02); CB(2)2429/06-07(02) and CB(2)27/07-08(06)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)996/07-08 on 1 February 2008)

-Submissions from deputations to the Bills Committee on Civil Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2007 and the Judiciary Administration/ Administration's responses

Final Report on Civil Justice Reform published in March 2004 will be tabled at the meeting

III.Any other business
(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 February 2008