Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
Meeting on
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex
Agenda
| I. | Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting(4:30 pm – 4:35 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)784/13-14(01)
(issued on 6 June 2014) | - | Letter from Hon Dennis KWOK requesting for inclusion of an item on "Review on the implementation of Civil Justice Reform" (Chinese version only)
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)853/13-14(01)
(issued on 19 June 2014) | - | Administration's paper on "Draft Live Television Link (Witnesses outside Hong Kong) Rules and Draft Rules of the High Court (Amendment) Rules"
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| II. | Items for discussion at the next meeting(4:35 pm – 4:45 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)822/13-14(01)
(issued on 18 June 2014) | - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)822/13-14(02)
(issued on 18 June 2014) | - | List of follow-up actions
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| *Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this item.III. | Proposed creation of judicial posts and a non-civil service position in the Judiciary and strengthening of the directorate structure of the Judiciary Administration(4:45 pm – 5:40 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)822/13-14(03)
(issued on 18 June 2014) | - | Judiciary's paper on "Proposed Creation of Judicial Posts and a Non-civil Service Position in the Judiciary and Strengthening of the Directorate Structure of the Judiciary Administration"
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)822/13-14(04)
(issued on 18 June 2014) | - | Paper on "Judicial manpower situation at various levels of court" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)
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| IV. | Implementation of the measures to strengthen the governance and operational transparency of the Legal Aid Department and related issues(5:40 pm – 6:25 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)822/13-14(05)
(issued on 18 June 2014) | - | Administration's paper on "The Legal Aid Services Council's Recommendations on the Independence of Legal Aid"
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)854/13-14(01)
(attached) | - | Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association on "The need and benefits of having an independent legal aid authority" (English version only)
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| Paper for reference:
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)822/13-14(06)
(issued on 18 June 2014) | - | Administration's paper on "Progress Report on the Review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme and Operation of the Two-year Pilot Scheme to Provide Legal Advice for Litigants in Person"
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)822/13-14(07)
(issued on 18 June 2014) | - | Paper on "Implementation of the measures to strengthen the governance and operational transparency of the Legal Aid Department" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)
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| V. | Any other business(6:25 pm – 6:30 pm) | ||
Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
20 June 2014