LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services

Meeting on
Tuesday, 21 December 1999 at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda


I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings

LC Paper No. CB(2)648/99-00 - Minutes of meeting on 13 October 1999
(issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)649/99-00 - Minutes of meeting on 19 October 1999
(issued)

II.Information papers issued since last meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)454/99-00(01) - A letter dated 20 November 1999 from the Administration advising the present position regarding Messrs LUI Kwan-chung and CHAN Fung who were removed to the Mainland on 21 July 1999 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)553/99-00(01) - A letter from the Administration enclosing information on the proposed creation of one Deputy Principal Government Counsel post in Department of Justice (issued)

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)651/99-00(01) - List of issues to be considered (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)585/99-00(01) - A letter dated 30 November 1999 from the Administration on Review of legal education (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)651/99-00(02) - A letter dated 11 December 1999 from the Law Society of Hong Kong on Review of legal education (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)651/99-00(03) - List of follow-up actions required of the Administration (issued)

*IV.Proposed retention of a Deputy Principal Government Counsel (DL2) post in Legal Policy Division of Department of Justice
(4:40 pm - 5:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)379/99-00(03) - Administration's paper for Panel meeting on 16 November 1999 (issued)

LC Paper Nos. CB(2)651/99-00(04) and (05) - Supplementary paper and revised draft ESC paper provided by the Administration (issued)

*V.Briefing by Hon CHAN Kwok-keung on amendments to Legal Aid Ordinance
(5:20 pm - 5:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)348/99-00 - Hon CHAN Yuen-han's letter dated 9 October 1999 on Member's Bill to amend the Legal Aid Ordinance (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)651/99-00(06) - Member's Bill (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)651/99-00(07) - Marked-up copy of Member's Bill (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)651/99-00(08) - Paper provided by the Administration (attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)674/99-00(01) - Paper provided by Hon CHAN Kwok-keung (Chinese version only ) (attached)

VI.Legal representation in Labour Tribunal
(5:55 pm - 6:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1795/98-99 - Extract of minutes of meeting of House Committee on 23 April 1999 (issued)

LC Paper No. CB(2)651/99-00(09) - Paper provided by the Administration (attached)

VII.Any other business


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


Legislative Council Secretariat
20 December 1999