Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Monday, 27 March 2017, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 2 of the Legislative Council Complex

Updated Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(01)
(issued on 21 March 2017)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(02)
(issued on 21 March 2017)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Measures for handling sexual offence cases and provision of screens for complainants in sexual offence cases during court proceedings


(4:40 pm - 5:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(03)
(issued on 21 March 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Enhancing protection of complainants in sexual offence cases and mentally incapacitated persons during court proceedings"

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(04)
(issued on 21 March 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017"

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(05)
(issued on 21 March 2017)

-Letter dated 20 March 2017 from the Judiciary Administration providing an update on the various issues relating to the Judiciary on "Measures for handling sexual offence cases and provision of screens for witnesses in sexual offence cases during court proceedings"

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(06)
(Chinese version attached; English version was issued on 21 March 2017)

-Updated background brief on "Measures for handling sexual offence cases and provision of screens for complainants in sexual offence cases during court proceedings" prepared by Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

IV.

Measures for protecting mentally incapacitated persons during court proceedings


(5:30 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(03)
(issued on 21 March 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Enhancing protection of complainants in sexual offence cases and mentally incapacitated persons during court proceedings"

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(07)
(issued on 21 March 2017)

-Administration's paper on "Evidence (Amendment) Bill"

LC Paper No. CB(4)718/16-17(08)
(Chinese version attached; English version was issued on 22 March 2017)

-Background brief on "Measures for protecting mentally incapacitated persons during court proceedings" prepared by LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(4)740/16-17(01)
(English version only)
(attached)

-Submission from the Civil Society Law Reform Committee

V.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 March 2017