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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1986
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHUNG PUI-LAM, MR MATHEWS SAID THE RULES, WHEN MADE, WOULD PROVIDE THAT A SOLICITOR, OR TWO OR MORE SOLICITORS PRACTISING IN PARTNERSHIP OR ASSOCIATION, SHOULD NOT ACT FOR BOTH THE VENDOR AND PURCHASER ON A SALE OR DISPOSITION OF LAND FOR VALUE.
HE ADDED: +THE RULES CONTAIN CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS. THESE ARE: TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN DEFINED ASSOCIATED PARTIES WHERE THE PRICE OF THE LAND DOES NOT EXCEED $250 000 AND NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS APPARENT FIRST SALE AND PURCHASE OF UNITS IN UNCOMPLETED OR COMPLETED DEVELOPMENTS MORTGAGES OF LAND AND LEASES OF LAND.+
MR MATHEWS NOTED THAT THE RULES ALSO PROVIDED THAT WHERE PARTIES TO A CONVEYANCING TRANSACTION WERE SEPARATELY REPRESENTED, EACH PARTY SHOULD PAY HIS OWN SOLICITOR'S COSTS AND A SOLICITOR ACTING FOR ONE PARTY SHOULD NOT CHARGE OR RECOVER HIS COSTS FROM ANY OTHER PARTY.
EARLY STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS
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THE MAIN THRUST OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE LIES IN EARLY DETECTION AND PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE TREATMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON NIGEL SHIPMAN, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
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+TO THIS END. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS A COMBINED SCREENING PROGRAMME ANNUALLY AMONG PRIMARY ONE PUPILS TO DETECT ANY VISUAL, HEARING OR SPEECH IMPEDIMENTS,+ MR SHIPMAN SAID IN REPLY TO THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN.
+STUDENTS WHO ARE FOUND TO HAVE VISUAL DEFECTS ARE REFERRED TO SPECIALIST CLINICS FOR ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIAL ACTION.+
MR SHIPMAN EXPLAINED THAT A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WORE SPECTACLES BECAUSE MYOPIA AMONG ASIANS WAS STRONGLY HEREDITARY AND GENETIC IN ORIGIN, AND THIS HIGH PERCENTAGE APPLIED NOT ONLY TO HONG KONG BUT ALSO TO JAPAN, CHINA AND SINGAPORE.
HE SAID OUT OF 86 400 PRIMARY ONE PUPILS WHO WERE SCREENED IN 1984-85 TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE EYESIGHT PROBLEMS, 6 300 WERE REFERRED TO SPECIALIST CLINICS.
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