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to society. The Department, in conjunction with the Technical Education and Industrial Training Department, adapting its vocational training
qualifications
programmes to provide
identical to those in other educational
institutions in Hong Kong.
111.
(£) Law Reform and the Courts
(i) Community Service Orders
On a related matter, the Government has accepted
the Law Reform Commission's recommendation that the courts be
allowed to impose community service orders on certain
A Community Service Orders Bill will be
offenders.
introduced early in this session.
112.
(ii) Adjudicators in Commercial Crime Cases
The Attorney General has recently issued a
of
consultative document on the trial
commercial crimes.
This envisages introducing a system of experienced adjudicators sitting with a judge to try more complex cases. Such a system would relieve jurors of onerous duties, save the courts considerable time, and add to the expertise of the
tribunal. But its introduction must await the outcome of
discussion within the community.
113.
(iii) Legal Aid
Finally, I come to legal aid. This year has seen
the introduction of the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme. It is designed to assist those who would not normally qualify for legal aid, yet could not afford to pursue litigation
without considerable sacrifice.
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