I
2 -
ΤΟ ENABLE
FOREIGN
LAW FIRMS TO ΤΑΚΕ IN, AS
PARTNERS OR EMPLOYEES, HONG KONG SOLICITORS WHO
MAY PRACTISE HONG KONG LAW.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "LAST YEAR WE
OUTLINED BROAD PRINCIPLES OF POLICY RELATING ΤΟ THE
ADMISSION AND CONTROL OF FOREIGN LAW FIRMS WITH A VIEW TO
CONSULTING
THE
IMPLEMENTATION.
LAW SOCIETY
ON
THE
DETAILS
OF
"SINCE SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT HAS
HELD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LAW
SOCIETY, WHO HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT FOREIGN LAWYERS
WILL BE ABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PRACTISE HONG KONG
LAW.
OUT
"THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT PUBLISHED TODAY SETS
IN DETAIL THE GOVERNMENT'S SUGGESTED APPROACH ΤΟ
IMPLEMENTING
THESE POLICY PROPOSALS.
THE GOVERNMENT
BELIEVES THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SET OUT IN THE DOCUMENT
CONTAINS
CONCERN.
SUFFICIENT SAFEGUARDS TO MEET THE LAW SOCIETY'S