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THE
RESTRICTIONS
GOVERNMENT
PROPOSES то REMOVE THE CURRENT
SO THAT FOREIGN LAW FIRMS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
RULES AND THE DISCIPLINARY CONTROL OF THE LAW SOCIETY, WILL
BE PERMITTED TO EMPLOY OR TAKE IN AS A PARTNER, A HONG KONG
SOLICITOR.
LOCAL LAW FIRMS ARE ALREADY
ABLE TO PRACTISE
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
LAW, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO
SHARE PROFITS WITH FOREIGN LAWYERS. THEY CAN, AND SOME OF
THEM DO, EMPLOY FOREIGN LAWYERS.
ΤΟ EXCLUDE
"THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT WOULD BE ILLOGICAL
FOREIGN LAWYERS WORKING IN LOCAL LAW FIRMS FROM
A
SCHEME OF CONTROL DESIGNED TO REGULATE FOREIGN LAWYERS OR
ΤΟ DENY LOCAL LAW FIRMS THE RIGHT TO SHARE PROFITS WITH
FOREIGN LAWYERS.
"THE
OPPORTUNITY
HAS
EXTEND THE PROPOSALS TO COVER LOCAI
THEREFORE BEEN TAKEN TO
LOCAL FIRMS OF SOLICITORS WHO
TT
WISH TO TAKE IN A FOREIGN LAWYER AS A PARTNER,
THE
SPOKESMAN SAID.