Bills Committee on Arbitration and Mediation Legislation
(Third Party Funding) (Amendment) Bill 2016

Meeting to be held on Tuesday, 16 May 2017, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 2A of the Legislative Council Complex

Updated Agenda

I.

Meeting with the Administration


(4:30 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)1025/16-17(01)
(issued on 15 May 2017)

-Letter dated 11 May 2017 from the Assistant Legal Adviser of the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat to the Department of Justice

LC Paper No. CB(4)1025/16-17(02)
(English version issued on 15 May 2017, Chinese version to follow)

-Letter from the Department of Justice dated 15 May 2017 responding to the letter dated 11 May 2017 from the Assistant Legal Adviser of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(4)852/16-17(01)
(English version issued on 13 April 2017, Chinese version issued on 24 April 2017)

-Proposed Committee stage amendments ("CSAs") to the proposed section 98G(2) of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(4)853/16-17(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 13 April 2017)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Construction Association

LC Paper No. CB(4)843/16-17(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 12 April 2017)

-Submission from the Law Society of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(4)843/16-17(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 12 April 2017)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association

LC Paper No. CB(4)843/16-17(03)
(English version only)
(issued on 12 April 2017)

-Submission from the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

LC Paper No. CB(4)843/16-17(04)
(English version only)
(issued on 12 April 2017)

-Submission from a member of the public

LC Paper No. CB(4)667/16-17(01)
(issued on 10 March 2017)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 28 February 2017

LC Paper No. CB(4)667/16-17(02)
(English version issued on 10 March 2017, Chinese version issued on 13 March 2017)

-Administration's response to the issues raised at the meeting on 28 February 2017

LC Paper No. CB(4)620/16-17(01)
(issued on 24 February 2017)

-List of follow-up actions arising from the discussion at the meeting on 14 February 2017

LC Paper No. CB(4)620/16-17(02)
(English version issued on 24 February 2017, Chinese version issued on 27 February 2017)

-Administration's response to the issues raised at the meeting on 14 February 2017

LC Paper No. CB(4)620/16-17(03)
(issued on 24 February 2017)

-Draft CSAs proposed by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(4)642/16-17(01)
(issued on 27 February 2017)

-CSA proposed by Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu

Other relevant papers

File Ref.: LP 19/00/16C
(issued by Department of Justice on 28 December 2016)

-LegCo Brief

LC Paper No. CB(3)247/16-17
(issued on 30 December 2016)

-The Amendment Bill

LC Paper No. LS23/16-17
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)593/16-17 on 12 January 2017)

-Legal Service Division Report

LC Paper No. CB(4)548/16-17(01)
(issued on 13 February 2017)

-Letter from the Department of Justice dated 10 February 2017 responding to the letter dated 27 January 2017 from the Assistant Legal Adviser of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(4)548/16-17(02)
(issued on 13 February 2017)

-Marked-up copy of the Amendment Bill prepared by the Legal Service Division (Restricted to members)

LC Paper No. CB(4)548/16-17(03)
(issued on 13 February 2017)

-Background brief on the Arbitration and Mediation Legislation (Third Party Funding) (Amendment) Bill 2016 prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

II.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 May 2017