Subcommittee on Draft Subsidiary Legislation
Relating to the Civil Justice Reform

Meeting on Thursday, 8 May 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.Meeting with the Administration/Judiciary Administration
(2:30 pm - 4:25 pm)

(A) Part 25 of the Draft High Court (Amendment) Rules 2008 (Draft RHC)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1847/07-08(01)
(English version attached)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper setting out the relevant rules under Part 25 of the Draft RHC provided by the Judiciary Administration

(B) Issues raised at previous meetings

LC Paper No. CB(2)1847/07-08(02)
(English version attached)
(Chinese version to follow)

-A check list of follow-up actions required of the Judiciary Administration/Administration (as at 29 April 2008)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1847/07-08(03)
(To follow)

-Paper entitled "Revised Part 23 - Judicial Review" provided by the Judiciary Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1847/07-08(04)
(To follow)

-Paper entitled "Response to issues raised at previous Subcommittee meetings" provided by the Judiciary Administration

Other relevant papers previously issued

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 RHC (Cap. 4A)" together with the following Annexes -

Annex A - a summary table setting out the RHC Orders affected and the relevant Amendment Rules in the Draft RHC

Annex B - the Draft RHC

Annex C - the marked-up version of the provisions affected by the amendments in the Draft RHC

(C)Scrutiny of the proposed amendments to the Rules of the District Court (RDC), the Lands Tribunal Rules and four sets of Rules relating to fees

LC Paper No. CB(2)1491/07-08(01)
(English version issued on 2 April 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Proposed amendments to RDC (Cap. 336H)" together with the following Annexes -

Annex A - Comparison table between the latest Draft RDC and the latest Draft RHC

Annex B - the latest Draft RDC

Annex C - the marked-up version of the latest draft RDC

LC Paper No. CB(2)1491/07-08(02)
(English version issued on 2 April 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Proposed Amendments to the Lands Tribunal Rules (Cap. 17A)"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1491/07-08(03)
(English version issued on 2 April 2008)
(Chinese version to follow)

-Paper entitled "Proposed Amendments to the High Court (Fees) Rules (Cap. 4D), District Court Civil Procedure (Fees) Rules (Cap. 336C), High Court Suitors' Funds Rules (Cap. 4B), and District Court Suitors' Funds Rules (Cap. 336E)"

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

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07-08/english/hc/sub_com/hs51/papers/hs51_ppr.htm)

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 May 2008