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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1975
MAGISTRATE COURT PROCEEDINGS MAY BE TAPED
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TAPE RECORDING EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED IN ALL MAGISTRACIES AS A MEASURE TO EXPEDITE PROCEEDINGS, IF PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS APPROVED.
THE PROPOSAL IS CONTAINED IN THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION. TODAY'S GAZETTE FOR GENERAL
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THE PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS TO ALLOW THE USE OF TAPE RECORDERS FOR THE RECORDING OF EVIDENCE IN SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A MAGISTRATE COURT.
IF THE BILL IS ENACTED, MAGISTRATES WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO TAKE DOWN DETAILED RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS, IN WRITING, AND INSTEAD, IT CAN BE RECORDED ON TAPE. HOWEVER, THE MAGISTRATE WILL TAKE A SUPPLEMENTARY WRITTEN NOTE OF THE SALIENT PART OF THE EVIDENCE GIVEN BEFORE HIM.
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES THAT IF A FULL MINUTE OF THE EVIDENCE IS REQUIRED AT A LATER STAGE, THE TAPE MAY BE TRANSCRIBED AND CERTIFIED AS BEING AN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT.
TAPE RECORDED EVIDENCE WILL BE RETAINED IN THE SAFE CUSTODY OF THE COURT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 12 MONTHS FROM THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING.
HONG KONG TO ATTEND ESCAP MEETING ON INDUSTRY, HOUSING
AND TECHNOLOGY
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AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. K.H. YEUNG,, WILL BE REPRESENTING HONG KONG AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY, HOUSING AND TECHNOLOGY (CIHT) IN BANGKOK.
THE MEETING, HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP), WILL START ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 15) AND WILL LAST ABOUT A WEEK.
MR. YEUNG IS THE HEAD OF THE INDUSTRY DIVISION IN THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT. HE LEAVES FOR BANGKOK TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE AIM OF THE CIHT IS TO EXAMINE PROBLEMS CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, HOUSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE REGION AND TO DRAW UP PROGRAMMES OF WORK IN THESE FIELDS.
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