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[Subsidiary] LM3*190

L.N. 305/79.

L.N. 383/80.

CAP. 159]

Practising Certificate (Solicitors) Rules

[1987 Ed.

prior to

(4) Being the holder of a conditional practising certificate within the 2 years immediately preceding the making of this declaration, I have been engaged in the following employment

(5) Within the 12 months preceding this declaration I have not shared with any person not being a solicitor practising in the Colony, or a solicitor or other duly qualified legal agent practising in the United Kingdom or in some other part of the Commonwealth, my profit costs in respect of any business, whether by way of paying or agreeing to pay a commission on business introduced by any such person or otherwise (d)

(6) I am engaged in/will be engaged in (c) private practice in respect of which professional indemnity insurance has been taken out in accordance with rule 5 of the Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) Rules.

OR

I am engaged only in/will be engaged only in (c) private practice in respect of which exemption has been granted by the Council under rule 7 of the Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) Rules.

OR

I am engaged only in/will be engaged only in (c) a category or categories of professional business in respect of which exemption has been granted by the Council under rule 7 of the Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) Rules.

OR

I am not engaged in private practice. (c)

I apply for the issue to me of a practising certificate in accordance with section 6(1) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance.

Declared at Hong Kong this

day of

Before me

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A Commissioner, etc./Justice of the Peace.

L.N. 305/79. L.N. 392/87.

Notes: (a) Names as they appear on the roll of solicitors, with the addition of any titles, etc.

(b) Fill in as appropriate, namely---

Private practice, on my own account, in partnership or as an Assistant Solicitor/Consultant.

Whole time Government service.

Commerce or industry as a salaried employee.

(c) Delete whatever is inapplicable.

(d) Where payments have been in the circumstances set out in the proviso to rule 4 of the Solicitors' Practice Rules, please give details.

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