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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1987
NATIONALITY NOT A CRITERION IN GRANTING OF LEGAL AID
THERE IS NO LIMITATION GROUNDS OF AN
ON THE
AND THE
ON THE GRANT OF LEGAL AID
AND ALIENS MAY APPLY APPLICANT'S NATIONALITY,
TOLD RECEIVE LEGAL AID, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON DAVID FORD, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY)
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HE WAS REFERRING TO A CASE IN WHICH LEGAL AID
то SEEK
REVIEW JUDICIAL FOUR FILIPINA MAIDS
POLICY ON THE EXTENSION OF STAY IMMIGRATION'S HELPERS.
WAS GRANTED TO
OF THE
OF DIRECTOR OF OVERSEAS DOMESTIC
WONG, MR IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER C.
THAT FORD SAID SECTION 24(1) OF THE LEGAL AID ORDINANCE MADE IT CLEAR
AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A LEGALLY AIDED PERSON
DIRECTOR IN LEGAL AID AND THE COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS ASSIGNED BY THE SUCH A CASE WAS PRIVILEGED.
"ACCORDINGLY,
ON THE STATEMENT
OR THE BASIS ON
I AM
A UNABLE TO MAKE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE GRANTING OF LEGAL AID WHICH LEGAL AID WAS GRANTED TO THE FOUR FILIPINA MAIDS.
"IT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT FOR ME TO DISCUSS THE LEGAL THEIR CASE BEFORE IT WAS ARGUED IN COURT," HE SAID.
ASPECTS OF
COURT LAST JULY 30," HE
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE MR FORD NOTED THAT THE FILIPINA MAIDS' TO APPLY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW HAD BEEN GRANTED BY THE HIGH FRIDAY. "IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE HEARING WILL BEGIN ON SAID.
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NORTH-WEST RAILWAY BY-LAWS APPROVED
t
NORTH-WEST
EARLIER
1987
ON
RAILWAY BY-LAWS A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE
CORPORATION (KCRC) RAILWAY KOWLOON-CANTON MADE BY THE JULY 3 WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE RESOLUTION, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT,
HAD EXAMINED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SAID JOHNSON,
HON PETER BY-LAWS CAREFULLY AND CONSIDERED THEM ACCEPTABLE.
THE
THESE
CORPORATION
THE
RAILWAY KOWLOON-CANTON OF UNDER SECTION 31 ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 372). THE KORC IS EMPOWERED TO MAKE BY-LAWS HOWEVER, ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
WHICH,
THESE BY-LAWS