HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 11 January 1989
香港立法局 ———————一九八九年一月十一日
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those United Kingdom enactments from which the High Court's present admiralty jurisdiction is derived.
The substance of the existing law relating to admiralty jurisdiction is contained in sections 20 to 24 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 as extended to Hong Kong by the Admiralty Jurisdiction (Hong Kong) Order 1985. This Bill re-enacts those provisions with only minor amendments, made for their better application to Hong Kong. There is thus no change in the substance of the existing law. The Bill repeals the 1985 Order, and other United Kingdom enactments concerned with admiralty jurisdiction insofar as they are part of our law.
The Bill also repeals section 54(3) of the Supreme Court Ordinance, thus removing the present requirement for rules of procedure and practice relating to admiralty jurisdiction made by the Supreme Court Rules Committee to be approved by Her Majesty in Council before they can come into operation.
Sir, the Bill is a first step forward in the programme of replacement legislation. Much remains to be done before 1997. Much of our present law relating to merchant shipping, civil aviation, copyright and patents is contained in United Kingdom enactments applying to Hong Kong. It will have to be replaced by our own legislation. It is a formidable task but a start has been made with this small, but useful Bill.
Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be now adjourned.
Question on adjournment proposed, put and agreed to.
SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE moved the Second Reading of: "A Bill to amend the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance".
He said: Sir, I move the Second Reading of the Supplementary Medical Professions (Amendment) Bill 1989.
Following the enactment of the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance in 1980, work began on the drafting of subsidiary legislation and the formation of the five para-medical professions boards, which would be responsible for setting standards of professional practice and conduct among