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Question No. 12
Written Reply by
The Hon. Michael Thomas, CMG, XC, Attorney General
to a question from Dr. the Hon. Conrad LAM in the Legislative Council Meeting on 25 .6 .86
Question:
Will Government inform this Council whether there is a problem of shortage of practising lawyers in Hong Kong, and if
SO:
(a) how severe this shortage is;
(b)
whether the shortage is in the private or the public sector, or both;
(c)
whether the shortage is an overall one covering all legal fields or confined to a few areas only;
(a) how this shortage of lawyers has
affected the public in terms of
(e)
(i)
the availability of legal services in the territory; and
(ii) the cost of such services;
what steps Government will take to improve the situation?
Reply :
Sir,
It is not easy to state whether there is a shortage of
practising lawyers in Hong Kong. In recent years, there has been a substantial rise in the business of the Courts, the property
sector and the commercial activity of Hong Kong. But there has also been a consistent rise in the number of barristers
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