Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
Meeting on
Monday, 19 December 2016, at 5:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex
Updated Agenda
| I. | Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting(5:00 pm - 5:05 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)236/16-17(01)
(issued on 7 December 2016) | - | Information paper on "Allowances for Jurors and Witnesses and Fees Payable to Adjudicators" provided by the Judiciary Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)333/16-17(01)
(attached) | - | Information paper on "Arrangement on Mutual Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters between the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" provided by the Department of Justice
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| II. | Items for discussion at the next meeting(5:05 pm - 5:10 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)303/16-17(01)
(issued on 14 December 2016) | - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)303/16-17(02)
(issued on 14 December 2016) | - | 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 items III and V.III. | Biennial Review of Criminal Legal Aid Fees, Prosecution Fees and Duty Lawyer Fees(5:10 pm - 5:40 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)303/16-17(03)
(issued on 13 December 2016) | - | Home Affairs Bureau's paper on "Biennial Review of Criminal Legal Aid Fees, Prosecution Fees and Duty Lawyer Fees"
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)303/16-17(04)
(issued on 13 December 2016) | - | Updated background brief on "Biennial review of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and duty lawyer fees" prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat
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| IV. | Reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments on matrimonial and related matters with the Mainland(5:40 pm - 6:25 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)303/16-17(05)
(issued on 13 December 2016) | - | Administration's paper on "Proposed Arrangement with the Mainland on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments on Matrimonial and Related Matters"
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)303/16-17(06)
(issued on 13 December 2016) | - | Updated background brief on "Reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments on matrimonial and related matters with the Mainland" prepared by LegCo Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)303/16-17(07)
(issued on 13 December 2016) (English version only) | - | Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association
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| *Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of items III and V.V. | Proposed Permanent Retention of one Post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel in the Legal Policy Division of the Department of Justice(6:25 pm - 6:40 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)303/16-17(08)
(issued on 13 December 2016) | - | Administration's paper on "Proposed Creation of a Permanent Post of Deputy Principal Government Counsel in the Legal Policy Division of the Department of Justice"
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| VI. | Any other business(6:40 pm - 6:45 pm) | ||
Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 December 2016