Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
Meeting on
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex
Revised agenda
| I. | Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1386/16-17(01)
(issued on 12 July 2017) | - | Information paper entitled "Judiciary's Proposed Removal of the Payment Collection Functions of Magistrates' Courts for Fixed Penalty in respect of Traffic Contraventions not Involving Court Proceedings" provided by the Transport and Housing Bureau and Judiciary Administration
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| II. | Progress of work of the Inter-departmental Working Group on Gender Recognition(4:35 pm - 5:15 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1386/16-17(02)
(issued on 12 July 2017) | - | Administration's paper on "Progress of the work of Inter-departmental Working Group on Gender Recognition"
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| (issued on 26 June 2017)
| - | Consultation Paper on Gender Recognition by Inter-departmental Working Group on Gender Recognition
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| III. | Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases(5:15 pm - 5:50 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1386/16-17(03)
(issued on 12 July 2017) | - | Home Affairs Bureau's paper on "Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases"
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)1386/16-17(04)
(Chinese version was issued on 14 July 2017, English version was issued on 12 July 2017) | - | Background brief on "Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases" prepared by LegCo Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)1419/16-17(01)
(English version only) (issued on 17 July 2017) | - | Submission from Mr Azan Marwah
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)1419/16-17(02)
(English version only) (issued on 17 July 2017) | - | Submission from the Hong Kong Bar Association
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)1422/16-17(01)
(English version only) (issued on 17 July 2017) | - | Submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)1427/16-17(01)
(English version only) (attached) | - | Submission from Justice Centre Hong Kong
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| IV. | Provision of legal advice services for persons detained in police stations(5:50 pm - 6:25 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1386/16-17(05)
(issued on 12 July 2017) | - | Home Affairs Bureau's paper on "Legal Aid Services Council's Proposals on the provision of legal advice services for persons detained in police stations"
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)1415/16-17(01)
(English version only) (attached) | - | Submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong
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| V. | The Rule of Law and the Role of the Prosecutor(6:25 pm - 7:25 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)1386/16-17(06)
(issued on 13 July 2017) | - | Administration's paper on "The Rule of Law and the Role of the Prosecutor"
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)1386/16-17(07)
(Chinese version was issued on 14 July 2017, English version was issued on 12 July 2017) | - | Background brief on "The rule of law and the role of the prosecutor" prepared by LegCo Secretariat
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| VI. | Any other business(7:25 pm - 7:30 pm) | ||
Legislative Council Secretariat
18 July 2017