Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services
Meeting on Wednesday, 27 January 2021, from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex
Revised agenda
(as at 26 January 2021)
| I. | Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting(2:30 pm - 2:32 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)313/20-21(01) (issued on 21 December 2020) | - | Letter dated 18 December 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT on inviting representatives of the Judiciary to the Panel for discussions on the setting up of a sentencing council/committee and an independent judiciary monitoring committee (Chinese version only)
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)381/20-21(01) (issued on 15 January 2021) | - | Referral of a case from the Public Complaints Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat dated 29 December 2020 on an issue relating to the Legal Aid Department's scrutiny of fees and charges payable to assigned counsels/solicitors. (Chinese version only) (Restricted to members only)
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(4)401/20-21(01) and (02) (issued on 19 January 2021) | - | Judiciary Administration's response to the correspondence from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and the Clerk of the Panel's letter to the Judiciary Administration (English version only)
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)402/20-21(01) (issued on 19 January 2021) | - | Information paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on allowances for jurors and witnesses and fees payable to adjudicators
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)414/20-21(01)
(issued on 21 January 2021) | - | Information paper provided by the Judiciary Administration on Judiciary's Information Technology Strategy Plan: Legislative proposals for electronic fees
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| LC Paper Nos. CB(4)417/20-21(01) and (02)
(issued on 25 January 2021) | - | Director of Administration's response to the correspondence from Hon Elizabeth QUAT and the Clerk of the Panel's letter to the Director of Administration (English version only)
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| II. | Items for discussion at the next meeting(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)403/20-21(01) (attached) | - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)403/20-21(02) (attached) | - | List of follow-up actions
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| III. | Issues relating to the cessation of law firms' practices, protection of affected clients' interests and the role of the Administration(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)403/20-21(03) (issued on 21 January 2021) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)426/20-21(01) (attached) | - | Submission from The Law Society of Hong Kong
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| #Legend symbol denoting Non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion on this item concerning a legislative proposal.IV. | Legislative amendment proposal related to the Supplemental Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(3:30 pm - 4:15 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)403/20-21(04) (issued on 21 January 2021) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| *Legend symbol denoting Non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion on this item.V. | The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong - consultation paper on Outcome Related Fee Structures for Arbitration(4:15 pm - 4:58 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(4)378/20-21(03) (Hard copy issued to Members on 17 December 2020) | - | Consultation paper issued by the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong
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| LC Paper No. CB(4)378/20-21(04) (Hard copy issued to Members on 17 December 2020) | - | Executive summary of the consultation paper issued by the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong
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| VI. | Any other business(4:58 pm - 5:00 pm) | ||
* Non-Panel Members are invited to join the discussion on this item.
Council Business Division 4
Legislative Council Secretariat
26 January 2021