Year 2020 - 2021
Year 2019 - 2020
Year 2018 - 2019
Year 2017 - 2018
Year 2016 - 2017


Papers

Legal aid services

Year 2020 - 2021



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)408/20-21(01) Response from Administration Wing of Chief Secretary for Administration's Office to the issues raised by members concerning the Legal Aid Department (follow-up paper) 4 January 2021
CB(4)401/20-21(02) Clerk of the Panel's letter dated 31 December 2020 to the Judiciary Administration (English version only) 27 January 2021
CB(4)417/20-21(02) Clerk of the Panel's letter dated 6 January 2021 to the Director of Administration (English version only) 27 January 2021
CB(4)417/20-21(01) Director of Administration's response to the correspondence from Hon Elizabeth QUAT 27 January 2021
CB(4)401/20-21(01) Judiciary Administration's response to the correspondence from Hon Elizabeth QUAT 27 January 2021
CB(4)517/20-21(02) Administration's paper on Revamping of the Case Management and Case Accounting System and Knowledge Support System in the Legal Aid Department 1 March 2021
CB(4)515/20-21(01) Information paper on Annual Reviews of Financial Eligibility Limits of Legal Aid Applicants and Director of Legal Aid's First Charge provided by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office and Legal Aid Department 1 March 2021
CB(4)515/20-21(02) Information paper on Biennial Review of Criminal Legal Aid Fees, Prosecution Fees and Duty Lawyer Fees provided by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office and Legal Aid Department 1 March 2021
CB(4)1677/20-21(01) Administration's paper on proposed enhancement measures to the legal aid system in Hong Kong 26 October 2021
CB(4)1698/20-21(02) Letter dated 26 October 2021 from Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun on proposed enhancement measures to the legal aid system in Hong Kong (follow-up paper) (Chinese version only) 26 October 2021
CB(4)1728/20-21(01) Response from Administration Wing of Chief Secretary for Administration's Office to the issues raised by members concerning legal aid (follow-up paper) 26 October 2021
CB(4)1786/20-21(01) Submission on proposed enhancement measures to the legal aid system in Hong Kong from Hong Kong Bar Association (follow-up paper) (English version only) 26 October 2021
CB(4)1698/20-21(01) Submission on proposed enhancement measures to the legal aid system in Hong Kong from The Society for Community Organization (follow-up paper) (Chinese version only) 26 October 2021


Year 2019 - 2020





Year 2018 - 2019



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)230/18-19(05) Administration's paper on community legal assistance in Hong Kong 26 November 2018
CB(4)230/18-19(06) Paper on community legal assistance in Hong Kong prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 26 November 2018
CB(4)256/18-19(01) Submission on "Community legal assistance in Hong Kong" from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 26 November 2018
CB(4)452/18-19(08) Administration's paper on biennial review of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and duty lawyer fees 28 January 2019
CB(4)452/18-19(06) Administration's paper on review of duty lawyer fees 28 January 2019
CB(4)452/18-19(07) Paper on reviews of criminal legal aid fees, prosecution fees and duty lawyer fees prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 28 January 2019
CB(4)797/18-19(01) Information paper on annual review of financial eligibility limits of legal aid applicants provided by the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office and the Legal Aid Department 29 April 2019


Year 2017 - 2018



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)41/17-18(01) Submission from the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid Reform on Financial Eligibility Limits for legal aid (English version only) (Circulated to members only) 30 October 2017
CB(4)130/17-18(01)
• Administration's response to the submission from the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid Reform on Financial Eligibility Limits for legal aid as set out in LC Paper No. CB(4)41/17-18(01)
 30 October 2017
CB(4)240/17-18(04) Administration's paper on transfer of legal aid portfolio 27 November 2017
CB(4)240/17-18(05) Paper on transfer of the legal aid portfolio from Home Affairs Bureau to the Chief Secretary's Office prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) 27 November 2017
CB(4)290/17-18(01) Submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 27 November 2017
CB(4)290/17-18(02) Submission from the Standing Committee on Legal Aid Reform of the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 27 November 2017
CB(4)965/17-18(06) Administration's paper on proposed legislative amendments pursuant to the review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme 30 April 2018
CB(4)965/17-18(05) Administration's paper on review of the Director of Legal Aid's First Charge 30 April 2018
CB(4)964/17-18(01) Information paper on "Annual review of the financial eligibility limits of legal aid applicants" provided by the Home Affairs Bureau 30 April 2018
CB(4)965/17-18(07) Paper on the review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (updated background brief) 30 April 2018
CB(4)1014/17-18(01) Submission on "Review of the Director of Legal Aid's First Charge" and "Proposed legislative amendments pursuant to the review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme" from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 30 April 2018
CB(4)1014/17-18(02) Submission on "Review of the Director of Legal Aid's First Charge" and "Proposed legislative amendments pursuant to the review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme" from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 30 April 2018


Year 2016 - 2017



LC Paper No.PaperMeeting date
CB(4)817/16-17(03) Home Affairs Bureau's paper on "Review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme" 24 April 2017
CB(4)897/16-17(01) Submission on "Review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme" from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 24 April 2017
CB(4)817/16-17(04) Updated background brief on "Review of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme" prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat 24 April 2017
CB(4)1255/16-17(07) Home Affairs Bureau's paper on "Proposal to Write off an Irrecoverable Judgment Debt" 26 June 2017
CB(4)1263/16-17(01) Information paper entitled "Review of Financial Eligibility Limits of Legal Aid Applicants" provided by the Home Affairs Bureau 26 June 2017
CB(4)1331/17-18(01) Administration's supplementary information on Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases (follow-up paper) 18 July 2017
CB(4)1386/16-17(04) 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 18 July 2017
CB(4)151/17-18(01) Further submission on "Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases" from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 18 July 2017
CB(4)1386/16-17(05) 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" 18 July 2017
CB(4)1386/16-17(03) 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" 18 July 2017
CB(4)1427/16-17(01) Submission on "Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases" from Justice Centre Hong Kong (English version only) 18 July 2017
CB(4)1419/16-17(01) Submission on "Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases" from Mr Azan Marwah (English version only) 18 July 2017
CB(4)1419/16-17(02) Submission on "Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases" from the Hong Kong Bar Association (English version only) 18 July 2017
CB(4)1422/16-17(01) Submission on "Measures to prevent the misuse of the legal aid system in Hong Kong and assignment of lawyers in legal aid cases" from The Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 18 July 2017
CB(4)1415/16-17(01) Submission on "Provision of legal advice services for persons detained in police stations" from The Law Society of Hong Kong (English version only) 18 July 2017