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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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2016-17
($M) |
2017-18
($M) |
| 1 |
Criminal cases |
2.9 |
2.1 |
| 2 |
Civil cases
- In-house
- Assigned-out |
12.7
323.0 |
16.5
297.2 |
| 3 |
Official Solicitor |
1.9 |
2.3 |
| 4 |
| Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme |
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Legal costs |
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Administration fee |
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Total |
345.1 |
324.0 |
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| Expenditure by Items |
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2016-17
($M) |
2017-18
($M) |
| 1 |
Personal Emoluments |
274.0 |
284.8 |
| 2 |
Personnel Related Expenses |
10.0 |
12.2 |
| 3 |
Departmental Expenses |
17.6 |
16.4 |
| 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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| 5 |
Plant, Equipment and Works |
0.2 |
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Total |
1,023.6 |
1,005.8 |
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| Expenditure by Programmes |
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2016-17
($M) |
2017-18
($M) |
| 1 |
Processing of Legal Aid Applications |
107.4 |
108.6 |
| 2 |
Litigation Services |
859.8 |
836.7 |
| 3 |
Support Services |
41.8 |
44.6 |
| 4 |
Official Solicitor’s Office |
14.6 |
15.9 |
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Total |
1,023.6 |
1,005.8 |
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| Analysis of Expenditure for Civil Cases by Types of Cases |
Types of Cases |
2016-17
| 2017-18
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Matrimonial Cases |
16.9% |
14.5% |
Misc. Personal Injuries |
34.2% |
39.1% |
Employees’ Compensations |
10.5% |
11.9% |
Running Down |
8.1% |
7.6% |
Immigration Matters |
1.6% |
1.7% |
Land & Tenancy Disputes |
6.0% |
5.1% |
Wages Claims |
0.1% |
0.1% |
Miscellaneous |
22.6% |
20.0% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
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| Analysis of Expenditure for Criminal Cases by Types of Cases |
Types of Cases |
2016-17
| 2017-18
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Hearings in District Court |
51.0% |
49.6% |
Hearings in Court of First Instance |
39.8% |
42.5% |
Appeals from Magistrates' Court |
1.9% |
1.7% |
Appeals from District Court |
1.8% |
1.5% |
Appeals from Court of First Instance |
2.8% |
2.4% |
Appeals in Court of Final Appeal |
2.7% |
2.3% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
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Legal Aid Budget |
Financial Year* |
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2016-17
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
Total Approved Estimate($'000) |
A |
1,024,138 |
861,101 |
849,341 |
Index A (2014-15=100) |
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120.6 |
101.4 |
100.0 |
Actual Operating Expenses ($'000)
(Note 1) |
B |
301,583 |
291,902 |
282,075 |
Index B (2014-15=100) |
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106.9 |
103.5 |
100.0 |
| Actual Legal Aid Costs ($'000) |
Civil |
C |
582,975 |
452,800 |
445,935 |
| Criminal |
D |
138,850 |
115,373 |
121,072 |
Index C+D (2014-15=100) |
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127.3 |
100.2 |
100.0 |
Capital Expenditure ($'000) |
E |
225 |
461 |
0 |
(Over-spending) / Underspending ($'000)
(Note 2) |
F=A-B-C-D-E |
505 |
565 |
259 |
% of (Over-spending) / Underspending |
F/A |
0% |
0.1% |
0% |
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Notes :
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Operating Expenses cover expenditure for personal emoluments, personnel related expenses and departmental expenses.
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| 2. |
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Underspending will not be accumulated to carry forward to the next financial year. |
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| *In Hong Kong, the government's financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. |
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Supplementary Legal Aid Fund -
Income and Expenditure Account Note 1 Note 2 |
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For the year ended
30 September 2016
($) |
For the year ended
30 September 2017
($) |
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| Income |
| Application fees |
| Percentage contributions |
| Interest income |
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60,040
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| 5,227,866 |
| 2,701,046 |
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| 92,340 |
| 4,728,482 |
| 3,736,764 |
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| Less : Expenditure |
| Administration fee |
| Bank charges |
| Cash transportation services charges |
| Electronic Payment Service charges |
| Expense for interpretation service |
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| Legal costs and expenses for finalised cases |
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Successful litigation |
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- costs to opposite parties |
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Unsuccessful applications |
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Unsuccessful litigation |
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- costs to opposite parties |
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| 3,992,492 |
325
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| 15,080 |
| 138 |
574
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| - |
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| 139,964 |
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| - |
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| 5,247,941 |
310
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| 33,150 |
| 85 |
1,291
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| 538,547 |
693,773
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1,232,320
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| 143,653 |
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1,319,963
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| 1,169,223 |
| 2,489,186 |
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Notes :
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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 2017, the net assets of the Supplementary Legal Aid Fund were decreased by $590,350 to $192,372,634.
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| 2. |
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Auditors’ Report for the statement of account for the year ended 30 September 2017 has not yet been issued. |
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