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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1988
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"THE WORKING GROUP IS CONSCIOUS THAT THERE IS A TO PERFORM," THE REPORT SAID.
LOCAL COUNSEL EARLY
BALANCING ACT
IN THEIR LEGAL
ADVICE ON
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR CAREER TO FULLFIL ALL THE GOVERNMENT'S NEEDS IN, FOR INSTANCE, MAJOR PROSECUTIONS, COMMERCIAL CRIME, EXTRADITION, DRAFTING, AND BANKING AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, IT ARGUED.
OF THE 99 LOCAL LAWYERS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED, ONLY 22 QUALIFIED FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
HAVE BEEN
GENERAL
THAT
THERE
AND HIS LAW IS A NEED
OFFICERS FOR THE
THE REPORT SAID THAT ATTORNEY
GROUP HAVE
THE WORKING ADVISED LONG-TERM RETENTION OF KEY OVERSEAS COUNSEL.
OTHER OUTSTANDING ADDRESSED
HOW THIS REQUIREMENT MIGHT BE FULFILLED AND ISSUES, SUCH AS THE LOCALISATION OF THE DIRECTORATE WILL BE IN THE NEXT STAGE OF THE WORKING GROUP'S DELIBERATIONS.
FULL WATER SUPPLY FOR COMING DRY SEASON
COMING SAID TODAY
FULL SUPPLY OF WATER WOULD BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE DRY SEASON, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR K.L. WONG. (TUESDAY).
THE DECISION FOLLOWED A KONG'S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL WATER SITUATION.
POSITIVE REPLY FROM CHINA ΤΟ HONG AND CAREFUL ASSESSMENT OF THE
REPLY IT WOULD DO ITS
CUBIC METRES 280,000
OF
MR WONG NOTED CHINA HAD STATED IN THE
OF BEST TO MAINTAIN THE ADDITIONAL SUPPLY WATER PER DAY TILL THE END OF NEXT FEBRUARY.
DURING WATER
THE CHINA WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPLY
NORMAL BUT WOULD ADVANCE THE SHUTDOWN PERIOD IN MARCH AND APRIL NEXT YEAR SHUTDOWN PERIOD OF 1990 TO NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER NEXT YEAR, HE NOTED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT CHINA IS CURRENTLY SUPPLYING AN AVERAGE 1.8 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER TO THE TERRITORY DAILY.
VERY
OF
CONSIDER
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SITUATION "AFTER ASSESSING THE
WE CAREFULLY, FULL SUPPLY CAN CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE COMING DRY SEASON, SAID.
HOWEVER, THE DIRECTOR REMINDED THE PUBLIC OF VIGILANT IN CONSERVING WATER.
THE NEED TO BB
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