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Appendices |
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| Appendix 1 | Appendix 2 | Appendix 3 | Appendix 4 | Appendix 5 |
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| Appendix 1: Revenue and Expenditure |
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| Revenue |
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2013-14
($M) |
2014-15
($M) |
| 1 |
Criminal cases |
2.1 |
1.9 |
| 2 |
Civil cases
- In-house
- Assigned-out |
12.3
243.4 |
10.9
280.1 |
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Official Solicitor |
3.5 |
2.2 |
| 4 |
| Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme |
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Legal costs |
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Administration fee |
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Total |
265.7 |
298.7 |
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| Expenditure by Items |
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2013-14
($M) |
2014-15
($M) |
| 1 |
Personal Emoluments |
250.5 |
259.5 |
| 2 |
Personnel Related Expenses |
4.9 |
6.6 |
| 3 |
Departmental Expenses |
15.3 |
16.0 |
| 4 |
Legal Aid Costs (for both in-house
and assigned-out cases) |
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Civil |
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Criminal |
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Total |
841.5 |
849.1 |
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| Expenditure by Programmes |
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2013-14
($M) |
2014-15
($M) |
| 1 |
Processing of Legal Aid Applications |
96.7 |
99.6 |
| 2 |
Litigation Services |
695.8
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695.4 |
| 3 |
Support Services |
34.1 |
37.5 |
| 4 |
Official Solicitor’s Office |
14.9 |
16.6 |
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Total |
841.5 |
849.1 |
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| Analysis of Expenditure for Civil Cases by Types of Cases |
Types of Cases |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
Matrimonial Cases |
19.1% |
16.5% |
Misc. Personal Injuries |
29.3% |
33.9% |
Employees’ Compensations |
10.9% |
11.5% |
Running Downs |
10.0% |
9.4% |
Immigration Matters |
1.2% |
1.4% |
Land & Tenancy Disputes |
5.1% |
3.8% |
Wages Claims |
0.2% |
0.2% |
Miscellaneous |
24.2% |
23.3% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
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| Analysis of Expenditure for Criminal Cases by Types of Cases |
Types of Cases |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
Hearings in District Court |
57.6% |
47.4% |
Hearings in Court of First Instance |
32.3% |
42.4% |
Appeals from Magistrates' Court |
2.3% |
2.4% |
Appeals from District Court |
2.6% |
3.0% |
Appeals from Court of First Instance |
2.6% |
2.5% |
Appeals in Court of Final Appeal |
2.6% |
2.3% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
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Supplementary Legal Aid Fund -
Income and Expenditure Account Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 |
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For the year ended
30 September 2013
($) |
For the year ended
30 September 2014
($) |
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| Income |
| Application fees |
| Percentage contributions |
| Interest income |
| Recovery of legal aid costs of a case |
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finalised in previous years |
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62,000
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| 3,302,468 |
| 1,810,337 |
| 10,000 |
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| 106,000 |
| 3,043,510 |
| 2,845,618 |
| - |
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| Less : Expenditure |
| Administration fee |
| Bank charges |
| Phone Payment Service charges |
| Expense for interpretation service |
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| Legal costs and expenses for finalised cases |
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Unsuccessful applications |
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Unsuccessful litigation |
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- costs to opposite parties |
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Successful litigation |
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- costs to opposite parties |
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| Payment to an aided person of |
| over-recovered legal aid costs of a case |
| finalised in previous years |
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| Surplus/(Deficit) for the year |
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3,164,642
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75
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| 56 |
| - |
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| 136,997 |
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| 910,056 |
| 1,281,162 |
| 2,191,218 |
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| 195,985 |
| 1,030 |
| 197,015 |
| 8,970 |
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| 5,698,973 |
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| (514,168) |
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| 3,187,703 |
| 145 |
| 78 |
| 1,713 |
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| 165,687 |
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| 1,434,652 |
| 106,184 |
| 1,540,836 |
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| 345,428 |
| 349,922 |
| 695,350 |
| - |
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| 5,591,512 |
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| 403,616 |
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Notes :
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| 1. |
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The financial year of the Supplementary Legal Aid Fund runs from 1 October of one year to 30 September of the following year. As at 30 September 2014, the net assets of the Supplementary Legal Aid Fund were increased by $403,616 to $186,803,213. |
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| 2. |
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Auditors’ Report for the statement of account for the year ended 30 September 2014 has been issued by the Audit Commission. |
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| 3. |
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During the year ended 30 September 2013, a capital injection of $100 million by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the Fund was made. As advised by Audit Commission, this capital injection was directly credited to the accumulated fund of the Supplementary Legal Aid Fund. |
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