Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 27 February 2017, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Updated Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)592/16-17(01)
(issued on 21 February 2017)

-Information paper entitled "Miscellaneous Amendments to the Rules of the High Court" provided by the Judiciary Administration ("JA")

LC Paper No. CB(4)508/16-17(01)
(issued on 7 February 2017)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 25 January 2017 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung requesting the Panel to hold a public hearing on the Law Reform Commission's consultation paper on "Sexual offences involving children and persons with mental impairment"

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)591/16-17(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)591/16-17(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Review of Solicitors' Hourly Rates - An Update


(4:40 pm - 5:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)591/16-17(03)
(attached)

-JA's paper on "Review of Solicitors' Hourly Rates - An Update"

LC Paper No. CB(4)591/16-17(04)
(attached)

-Updated background brief on "Review of Solicitors' Hourly Rates - An Update" prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of items IV and V.IV.

Law Reform Commission's Consultation Paper on Sexual Offences Involving Children and Persons with Mental Impairment


(5:15 pm - 6:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)591/16-17(05)
(attached)

-Executive Summary of the Law Reform Commission's Consultation Paper on Sexual Offences Involving Children and Persons with Mental Impairment

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of items IV and V.V.

Conversion of the former French Mission Building for accommodation use by law-related organization(s) and related purposes


(6:05 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)591/16-17(06)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "Conversion of the former French Mission Building for accommodation use by law-related organisations and related purposes"

VI.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of items IV and V.

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
21 February 2017