Speech by the Honourable the Chief Secretary Mr. D.R. Ford, LVO, OBE, JP in the Legislative Council on 25 March 1987
Sir,
I beg to move the
the resolution standing in my
name, the purpose of which is to approve the Legal Aid in
Criminal Cases (Amendment) Rules 1987 made by the Chief
Justice under s.9A of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance.
The purpose of the amended Rules is to effect an
increase of 33% in the fees payable to Counsel and
Solicitors assigned by the Director of Legal Aid to
conduct criminal cases, with effect from 1st April 1987.
The fees were last increased in January 1982. The present
increase is to reflect inflation as evidenced by the
Consumer Price Index since that date.
Sir, I beg to move.