Subcommittee on Rules on Suitors' Funds

First meeting
on Tuesday, 20 October 2015, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 2A of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised Agenda

I.

Election of Chairman


(10:45 am – 10:50 am)

II.

Meeting with the Judiciary Administration


(10:50 am - 12:40 pm)

L.N. 147 of 2015
(tabled at the Council meeting on 8 July 2015)

-Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Suitors' Funds Rules

L.N. 148 of 2015
(tabled at the Council meeting on 8 July 2015)

-High Court Suitors' Funds (Amendment) Rules 2015

L.N. 149 of 2015
(tabled at the Council meeting on 8 July 2015)

-District Court Suitors' Funds (Amendment) Rules 2015

L.N. 150 of 2015
(tabled at the Council meeting on 8 July 2015)

-Lands Tribunal (Suitors' Funds) Rules

L.N. 151 of 2015
(tabled at the Council meeting on 8 July 2015)

-Labour Tribunal (Suitors' Funds) (Amendment) Rules 2015

L.N. 152 of 2015
(tabled at the Council meeting on 8 July 2015)

-Small Claims Tribunal (Suitors' Funds) (Amendment) Rules 2015

Ref: SC 101/33/11

- Legislative Council Brief on "Legislative amendments relating to suitors' funds rules" issued by Judiciary Administration in June 2015

LC Paper No. LS76/14-15
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2206/14-15 on 8 October 2015)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(4)31/15-16(01)
(attached)

-Marked-up copy of the proposed resolution prepared by the Legal Service Division to extend the scrutiny period of the subsidiary legislation related to suitors' funds rules (Restricted to members)

LC Paper No. CB(4)31/15-16(02)
(attached)

-Letter from Assistant Legal Adviser to the Administration dated 10 July 2015

LC Paper No. CB(4)31/15-16(03)
(attached)

-Administration's response to letter from Assistant Legal Adviser as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)31/15-16(02)

III.

Any other business


(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 October 2015