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Appendix A
Structure of Attorney General's Chambers
My Chambers consist of 3 Divisions, each headed by a Law
Officer reporting to me plus a small private office consisting of an
Assistant and the Training Officer.
The Law Draftsman heads the
The Crown Solicitor
Drafting Division which drafts every Ordinance.
is head of the Civil Division which is responsible for all legal advice given to any Government Department and for conducting all
The advisory topics are very litigation by or against Government. wide-ranging including building contracts, MTR loan agreement, textile quota agreements, legal problems re resumptions, plot ratios, hunters licences, negligence cases, public utility or transport franchises
The Prosecutions and agreements, false imprisonment cases, etc. Division, head by the Director of Public Prosecutions, is responsible
for advising the police and ICAC in regard to all prosecutions, both as to the policy to adopt generally and also its implementation in
individual cases, and also for conducting all criminal cases, utilising
as advocates either members of Chambers or briefing out to the private
Bar.
Terms and Conditions of Service of Crown Counsel
The establishment and terms of service are as follows
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Attorney General (DJL 7)
Salary $22,930.
Annual leave with retention of house.
Entertainment allowance $6,000 per year.