Item &
Whether the
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Annex I Section III: The Judicial System
CA Branch Liaison Officer: PAS(CA) 4
10th Edition (June 1990)
Chinese need
to be consulted/ informed and
Date for HMG/HKG
to start
deliberation
JD/BL reference
Action
Officer*
if so, timing
d. Consider greater use
*R,SC
Unnecessary
of Chinese in courts
and court procedures
(JD 51) (BL Art. 9)
* Please mark an '*' against the officer with overall responsibility
CL4
Present Position
Working party set up in January 1987 under the chairmanship of the present CJ. A modest start is being made in Magistracies. Resource constraints - availability of translators as well as financial - prevent the implementation of the major recommendations of the 1987 Working Party (e.g. translation of all documents).
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Relevant Considerations
Target Completion Date
Ongoing