THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1984
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TRAILERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED AND LICENSED LIKE MOTOR VEHICLES. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY REGISTRATION NUMBER PLATES AT THE FRONT OR HAVE SEPARATE THIRD PARTY INSURANCE.
OPERATORS OF NON-FRANCHISED PUBLIC BUS SERVICES, PRIVATE BUS SERVICES AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS SERVICES, AND LICENCEES OF MAXICAB SERVICES, MUST APPLY FOR A PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE. ALL VEHICLES OPERATED UNDER THE LICENCE SHOULD DISPLAY A PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE CERTIFICATE AT THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SERVICE LICENCE PLATE AT THE REAR.
EFFORTS TO PUBLICISE THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS WILL BE STEPPED UP OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. TELEVISION API'S (ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST) WILL BE SCREENED ON TV CHANNELS, RADIO MESSAGES WILL BE BROADCAST AND POSTERS WILL BE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
ASPECTS OF THE NEW LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRE DETAILED EXPLANATION ARE BEING PUBLICISED THROUGH PRESS RELEASES AND ON RADIO AND TV PROGRAMMES,
A SET OF SUMMARIES OF THE NEW LEGISLATION HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM DISTRICT OFFICES, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE FROM TOMORROW.
AG GIVES PRESS CONFERENCE
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FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR MICHAEL THOMAS, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY)
+TODAY I AM RELEASING A CONSULTATIVE PAPER ENTITLED THE PROBLEM OF THE TRIAL OF COMPLEX COMMERCIAL CRIMES' WHICH ADDRESSES A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN HONG KONG, WHICH IS ALSO CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
+THE TRIAL BY JURY HAS A LONG TRADITION IN ENGLISH LAW AND IN
IT IS THE CONTEXT OF HONG KONG IT HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE 1841. GENERALLY REGARDED AS A BULWARK OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE FAIRNESS IN THE TRIAL OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENCES.
+THE JURY SERVES THE LEGAL SYSTEM WELL IN ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. WHEN THE FINDING TO BE MADE BY THE JURY REQUIRES THE STRAIGHTFORWARD COMMON SENSE APPROACH THAT THE MAN IN THE STREET CAN READILY APPLY TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING A CASE, THE JURY IS A WELL REGARDED SERVANT OF JUSTICE. IT CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED FOR THOSE MATTERS WHERE IT SERVES US WELL.
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