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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1985
+SO IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SELECT COMMITTEE WILL HAVE MUCH TO DO STUDYING PROSECUTION PROCEDURES, STUDYING THE PREPARATIONS FOR TRIAL AND STUDYING THE TRIAL PROCESS AS WELL. IF THERE IS A CASE FOR RETAINING JURY TRIAL FOR COMPLEX COMMERCI AL CASES IT IS ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT THAT ACCEPTABLE REFORMS SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AND IMPLEMENTED. AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE SELECT COMMITTEE WILL NO DOUBT LOOK ALSO AT THE DISTRICT COURT WHERE NO TRIAL BY JURY IS AVAILABLE.
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+FINALLY, MAY I PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL WHO MADE UP THE AD HOC GROUP OF WHICH WE HAVE HEARD, AND PARTICULARLY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR PETER C. WONG, FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY THEY HAVE ALREADY DEVOTED TO THE ORAL AND WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS ON THE BILL THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED. IT IS EVEN MORE OF A TRI BUTE TO THEM IF WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS CORRECT, THAT THOSE SAME MEMBERS HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO OFFER THEMSELVES FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. YOUR EXCELLENCY WILL HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TALENT FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THIS SELECT COMMITTEE. THE COMMUNITY CAN BE ASSURED THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL BE WELL QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE EVIDENCE AND TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS.
+1 HOPE, S1R, THAT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS MOTION, THAT PASSIONS WILL NOW COOL AND REASON WILL RESUME ITS SEAT. IT IS TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY TO TACKLE CONSTRUCTIVELY THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS IT HAS RECOGNISED AND TO JOIN IN A POSITIVE
THE FUTURE SPIRIT IN WORKING OUT THE MOST ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS.
OF THE BILL WILL DEPEND UPON THE OUTCOME OF THE WORK THAT CAN NOW BEGIN.+
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