FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1988
BILINGUAL LAWS ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTED
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED A BILINGUAL LAWS ADVISORY FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY (FRIDAY).
COMMITTEE
"THE COMMITTEE WILL ADVISE THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ON THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE CHINESE TEXT OF EXISTING ORDINANCES WHICH HAVE BEEN ENACTED IN ENGLISH," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IT WILL ALSO ADVISE ON OTHER RELEVANT MATTERS SUCH AS SEQUENCE OF ORDINANCES FOR WHICH CHINESE TEXT SHOULD BE PREPARED CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE.
"THERE ARE 31 VOLUMES OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG, CONSISTING 523 PUBLIC ORDINANCES. THE PREPARATION OF AUTHENTIC CHINESE TEXT THESE ORDINANCES IS A TASK ENTRUSTED TO THE LAW DRAFTING DIVISION THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT."
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THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY DR DANIEL TSE CHI-WAI, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND PRESIDENT OF THE BAPTIST COLLEGE.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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DR SERENA JIN SHENG-HWA HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSLATION OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
DR RICHARD HO MAN-WUI
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LECTURER IN CHINESE LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
MR AMBROSE LAU HON-CHUEN A SOLICITOR.
MR ANTHONY FRANCIS NEOH
A BARRISTER.
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MR ALBERT CHEN HUNG-YEE
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SENIOR LECTURER OF THE FACULTY
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LAW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
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MR FRANCIS CHEUNG SENIOR ASSISTANT LAW DRAFTSMAN.
MR ANGUS MIU
COMMISSIONER FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE.
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEE WAS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN EXERCISING HIS AUTHORITY AS PROVIDED UNDER THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1987.
WITH REGARD TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION ON THE COMMITTEE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN APPOINTED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION.
HE SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE SERVED BY THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
ENQUIRIES ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAY BE MADE TO THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION ON TEL. 5-8622929, HE ADDED,
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