Subcommittee to Study the Proposed Subsidiary Legislation on the Procedures to be Adopted by the Competition Tribunal

Meeting on Thursday, 9 April 2015, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Updated Agenda

I.

Meeting with the Judiciary Administration, the Administration and the Competition Commission


(10:45 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)720/14-15(01)
(issued on 31 March 2015)
(English version only)

-Judiciary Administration ("JA")'s paper entitled "Comments of the Legal Professional Bodies on the Draft Rules for the Competition Tribunal and the Judiciary's Responses"

LC Paper No. CB(4)720/14-15(02)
(issued on 31 March 2015)

-JA's paper entitled "Possible Further Streamlining of Procedures for bringing Follow-On Actions to the Competition Tribunal"

LC Paper No. CB(4)720/14-15(03)
(issued on 31 March 2015)

-Letter dated 27 March 2015 from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau ("CEDB") responding to the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat's letter dated 19 March 2015

LC Paper No. CB(4)720/14-15(04)
(attached)

-Letter dated 30 March 2015 from the Competition Commission responding to the LegCo Secretariat's letter dated 20 March 2015

LC Paper No. CB(4)720/14-15(05)
(issued on 31 March 2015)

-Marked-up of the proposed amendments to the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4 sub. leg. A) prepared by the Legal Service Division (Restricted to members)

Papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(4)632/14-15(01)
(issued on 16 March 2015)

-JA's paper entitled "Brief on the Proposed Competition Tribunal Rules and other Related Rules"

LC Paper No. CB(4)632/14-15(02)
(issued on 16 March 2015)
(Chinese version to follow)

-JA's paper entitled "Comparison of the Key Differences in the Procedures of the Competition Tribunal and the Court of First Instance"

LC Paper No. CB(4)632/14-15(03)
(issued on 16 March 2015)
(Chinese version to follow)

-JA's paper entitled "Broad Comparison of the Key Procedures of the Competition Tribunal, the Lands Tribunal and the Small Claims Tribunal"

LC Paper No. CB(4)632/14-15(04)
(issued on 16 March 2015)
(Chinese version to follow)

-JA's paper entitled "Rules and Procedures Applicable to the Competition-related Courts in Selected Common Law Jurisdictions"

LC Paper No. CB(4)632/14-15(05)
(issued on 16 March 2015)

-Letter dated 5 March 2015 from the CEDB providing the following requested information:

(a)relationship between the contravention of the First Conduct Rule under section 6 of the Competition Ordinance ("CO")(Cap. 619) and the Second Conduct Rule under section 21 of CO; and

(b)procedures for members of the public to seek remedies due to contravention in the requirements of CO.

Annex B to LC Paper No. CB(4)493/14-15(03) for the meeting of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services on 16 February 2015

-Marked-up of the proposed amendments to the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4 sub. leg. A)

LC Paper No. CB(4)632/14-15(06)
(issued on 16 March 2015)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

II.

Any other business


(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
1 April 2015