Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
Special meeting on Thursday, 30 September 2010, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building
Revised Agenda
(as at 30 September 2010)
*I. | Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants
(4:30 pm - 6:25 pm)
Papers issued for this meeting
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2298/09-10(01)
(issued on 24 September 2010)
| - | Paper provided by the Administration on "Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2304/09-10(01)
(issued on 27 September 2010)
| - | Updated background brief on "Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| Other relevant papers previously issued
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1148/09-10(01)
(issued on 23 March 2010)
| - | Administration's paper on "Five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1200/09-10(01)
(issued on 31 March 2010)
| - | Letter from the Chairman of the Legal Aid Services Council ("LASC") to the Administration dated 26 March 2010 setting out LASC's views on the Administration's proposals arising from the five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1364/09-10(01)
(issued on 22 April 2010)
| - | Supplementary information paper provided by the Administration on the basis for arriving at the proposed financial eligibility limits for the two legal aid schemes
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1654/09-10(01)
(issued on 28 May 2010)
| - | Submission from Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2076/09-10(01)
(issued on 15 July 2010)
| - | Paper provided by the Administration in response to issues raised by members at the meeting on 24 May 2010 concerning the five-yearly review of the criteria for assessing the financial eligibility of legal aid applicants
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)2099/09-10(01)
(issued on 20 July 2010)
| - | Submission from the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
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| Meeting with deputations
(1) | The Hong Kong Bar Association
[LC Paper No. CB(2)1601/09-10(01)] (issued on 20 May 2010)
[LC Paper No. CB(2)2105/09-10(01)] (issued on 21 July 2010)
(Chinese version of Appendix 1 to the submission was issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2310/09-10 on 28 September 2010)
[LC Paper No. CB(2)2327/09-10(01)] (issued on 29 September 2010)
| (2) | The Law Society of Hong Kong
[LC Paper No. CB(2)2103/09-10(01)] (issued on 20 July 2010)
[LC Paper No. CB(2)2329/09-10(01)] (attached)
| (3) | The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Rights & Benefits Committee
[LC Paper No. CB(2)1600/09-10(01)] (issued on 20 May 2010)
[LC Paper No. CB(2)2105/09-10(02)] (issued on 21 July 2010)
| (4) | Civic Party
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II. | Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)
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* Members of the Panel on Manpower and all other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of agenda item I.
Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 September 2010