Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on Friday, 14 December 2012, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 2 of the Legislative Council Complex

Updated Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(10:45 am - 10:46 am)

LC Paper No. CB(4)216/12-13(01)
(issued on 6 December 2012)

-A copy of the statement made by the Secretary for Justice at the press conference on 4 December 2012 that the West Wing of the Former Central Government Offices will be allocated for office use by the Department of Justice as well as law-related non-governmental organizations provided by the Administration (Chinese version only)

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(10:46 am - 10:56 am)

LC Paper No. CB(4)225/12-13(01)
(issued on 10 December 2012)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)225/12-13(02)
(issued on 10 December 2012)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting All other Members are invited to join the discussion.III.

Law Reform Commission's Consultation Paper on Rape and Other Non-consensual Sexual Offences


(10:56 am - 11:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(4)225/12-13(03)
(issued on 7 December 2012)

-Executive summary on Law Reform Commission's Consultation Paper on Rape and Other Non-consensual Sexual Offences

LC Paper No. CB(4)225/12-13(04)
(issued on 7 December 2012)

-Powerpoint presentation materials on "Consultation Paper on Rape and Other Non-Consensual Sexual Offences" provided by Law Reform Commission's Review of Sexual Offences Sub-committee

LC Paper No. CB(4)228/12-13(01)
(issued on 10 December 2012)

-Submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only)

LC Paper No. CB(4)242/12-13(01)
(attached)

-Submission from Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (Chinese version only)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Members are invited to join the discussion.IV.

Information technology infrastructure for West Kowloon Law Courts Building


(11:45 am - 12:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)228/12-13(02)
(issued on 10 December 2012)

-Administration's paper on "Provision of Information Technology Infrastructure and Digital Audio Recording and Transcription Service System in the West Kowloon Law Courts Building"

*Legend symbol denoting All other Members are invited to join the discussion.V.

Proposed amendments to the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609)


(12:10 pm - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)228/12-13(03)
(issued on 10 December 2012)

-Administration's paper on "Proposed amendments to the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609)"

LC Paper No. CB(4)228/12-13(04)
(issued on 10 December 2012)

-Background brief entitled "Reciprocal enforcement of arbitral awards between Hong Kong and Macao" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(4)242/12-13(02)
(attached)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only)

VI.

Any other business


(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

* All other Members are invited to join the discussion.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 December 2012