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CANNOT
"IT WILL ALSO ENSURE
THAT A FOREIGN LAW FIRM
ESTABLISH ITSELF BEHIND A FIGUREHEAD IN ORDER TO
CIRCUMVENT THE RULES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT, TAKEN AS A PACKAGE,
THE SCHEME OF CONTROL WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SAFEGUARDS TO
ENSURE THAT THE LAW SOCIETY IS ABLE TO EXERCISE POWERS OF
DISCIPLINE OVER FOREIGN LAW FIRMS SIMILAR TO THE POWERS IT
PRESENTLY EXERCISES OVER HONG KONG SOLICITORS.
"IT WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT ONLY HONG KONG
SOLICITORS IN THE FOREIGN LAW FIRMS WILL BE ABLE ΤΟ
PRACTISE HONG KONG LAW,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
COMMENTS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT SHOULD BE
SENT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS, BY JULY 31, 1989.
END