TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1988
IN THE INTERIM PERIOD, SHOULD THE PUBLIC INTEREST 90 REQUIRE, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO STIPULATE FURTHER OR VARY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LICENCES.
CONDITIONS
THE TELEVISION (PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF LICENCE) (TELEVISION BROADCASTS LTD.) ORDER AND THE TELEVISION (PERIOD OF LICENCE) (ASIA TELEVISION LTD.) ORDER WHICH GIVE EFFECT LICENCES WILL BE GAZETTED ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 25).
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ROLE OF LAW DRAFTSMAN EXPLAINED
THE ROLE OF A LAW DRAFTSMAN COULD BE LIKENED TO ARCHITECT, AN OFFICER OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT SAID (TUESDAY) WHEN ADDRESSING A DINNER MEETING OF THE LIONS NEW TERRITORIES.
THAT OF AN THIS EVENING CLUB OF THE
MR FRANCIS
CHEUNG, SAID OF LEGAL WORK, THE
THE SENIOR ASSISTANT LAW DRAFTSMAN, THAT WHILE LAW DRAFTING WAS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT NATURE OF THE JOB WAS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD.
SAID
DRAFTSMAN", MR CHEUNG LEGISLATION WAS THE
IN HIS SPEECH ON "THE WORK OF THE LAW THAT WHILE THE ACTUAL DRAFTING OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LAW DRAFTSMEN IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, THE POLICY PROPOSALS FOR A PIECE OF LEGISLATION CAME FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS.
"THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DRAFTSMAN IS TO EXAMINE CRITICALLY THE APPROVED POLICY, AND DETERMINE HOW THAT POLICY CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AS INTENDED, HE SAID.
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"HE IS THEN RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPRESSING THE INTENTION POLICY IN LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE.
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IN OTHER WORDS, HE SAID, THE ROLE OF THE LAW DRAFTSMAN WAS ΤΟ HELP THE "CLIENT" DEPARTMENT DRAFT LEGISLATION ON THE BASIS OF THE APPROVED POLICY AND ULTIMATELY TO BRING THE BILL TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
CITING THE EXAMPLE OF AN ARCHITECT, MR CHEUNG SAID THAT ΤΟ BUILD A HOUSE THE CLIENT WOULD FIRST HAVE TO CALL IN AN ARCHITECT AND EXPLAIN TO HIM THE SORT OF HOUSE HE WANTED TO BUILD, THE FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT POINTS.
"SIMILARLY, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO ENACT LEGISLATION, THE DRAFTSMAN HAS TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE PICTURE LONG BEFORE HE FICKS UP HIS PEN TO DRAFT, AND HE MUST KNOW AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WHAT THE CLIENT' DEPARTMENT'S PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS AND THEN HELP IT то BRING ABOUT THE DESIRED RESULT.
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