LegCo Panel on
Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Tuesday, 17 November 1998 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda


I. Confirmation of minutes of meeting on 20 October 1998

LC Paper No. CB(2)632/98-99 (to follow)

II. Papers issued since the last meeting

III. Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:30 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)633/98-99(01) (attached)

* IV. Creation of a new rank of Chief Court Prosecutor in the Department of Justice
(4:40 pm - 5:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)602/98-99(01) - Letter dated 6 November 1998 from the Hong Kong Bar Association (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)633/98-99(02) - Draft Establishment Subcommittee paper (attached)

V. Prosecution policy
(5:10 pm - 6:00 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)563/98-99(01) - A Year to the Day - Statement issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)616/98-99 - Prosecution Policy, Guidance for Government Counsel (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)616/98-99(01) - DPP's speech delivered on 31 October 1998 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)616/98-99(02) - DPP's speech delivered on 9 May 1998 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)602/98-99(01) - Letter dated 6 November 1998 from the Hong Kong Bar Association (issued)

*VI. Theft (Amendment) Bill 1998
(6:00 pm - 6:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)633/98-99(03) - Information paper provided by the Administration (attached). The Law Reform Commission's report on the "Creation of a Substantive Offence of Fraud" referred to in paragraph 3 of the paper will be tabled at the meeting.

VII.Any other business



* All other LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of items IV and VI.

Legislative Council Secretariat
13 November 1998