existing system. It is recommended that the Administration should not take a view on any one of these proposals at this stage, but that public consultation should commence as soon as possible using as a starting point a discussion paper which sets out the problem and the various options described above. It is further recommended that as part of the discussion paper, the full working group report be made public so as to remove any suspicion that there may remain as
to its contents.
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Subject to Members' endorsement of the above a discussion paper will be prepared for public consultation along the following lines
recommendations,
Introduction
Existing legislation;
Procedures in monitoring, referral and prosecution;
I.
(a)
(b)
(c)
The Judicial process;
Public perception and views.
II.
III.
(d)
A Review of the Present System
The Tribunal Concept
(a) Rationale and background;
(b) Summary of proposals;
(c)
Observations.
(copy of the working group's report annexed)
Other Options
IV.
(a)
Modified assessor scheme;
(b)
Access and sale conditions on
(c)
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VI.
restricted publications;
Observations.
Consideration of Penalties
Consultation.
Financial implications
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It is estimated that
that an amount of $35,000 will be required to print, in both English and Chinese, 50,000 copies
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