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MAY 3, 1989
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3,
KORC EMPOWERED TO DETERMINE FARES
ΤΟ DETERMINE
SAID TODAY EMPOWERED BY ITS
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT THE KCRC IS
ORDINANCE CORPORATION THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY FARES.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON KINGSLEY SIT, MR LEUNG SAID REQUIRE POLICY DID NOT THEREFORE FARE THE CORPORATION'S GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OR ACCEPTANCE.
THAT
RULES ON CONVEYANCING TRANSACTIONS TO BE GAZETTED
* * *
PRACTICE RULES ΤΟ PROVIDE
PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE SOLICITORS
ON RECOMMENDATIONS
THE ATTORNEY
TRANSACTIONS
HON JEREMY
CONVEYANCING
THE GENERAL,
FOR THE LAW SOCIETY'S WILL BE GAZETTED ON MAY 16, MATHEWS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR MATHEWS
TO PROVIDE
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHUNG PUI-LAM, SAID THE PROPOSALS RELATE TO THE QUESTION OF LEGISLATION FOR SEPARATE LEGAL REPRESENTATIONS IN CONVEYANCING TRANSACTIONS.
ORDINANCE,
GIVEN ΤΟ THE
THE
BE
PRACTITIONERS THE LEGAL UNDER HE SAID THAT POWER
MAKE PRACTICE RULES FOR SOLICITORS HAD BEEN COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY. SUCH PRACTICE RULES MUST, IN ADDITION, APPROVED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
TO AMEND
THE
EXISTING
SOLICITORS IN JUNE 1986, PROPOSALS
CONVEYANCING PRACTICE RULES TO PROVIDE FOR SEPARATE REPRESENTATION IN
WERE SUBMITTED BY THE TRANSACTIONS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, LAW SOCIETY TO THE THEN CHIEF JUSTICE, HE ADDED.
"DISCUSSIONS THEN CONTINUED BETWEEN THE CHIEF JUSTICE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 1986.
LAW SOCIETY AND THE
"THESE DISCUSSIONS LED TO THE DRAFTING OF RULES BASED UPON PROPOSALS FROM THE LAW SOCIETY.
THE
"THE FINAL
OF SETTLING
CONSIDERATION WITHIN
THE
RULES
INVOLVED
DETAILED
AND
THE LAW SOCIETY AND EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION
OVER 1987 EXTENDING
BETWEEN THE SOCIETY AND THE CHIEF JUSTICE, 1988," MR MATHEWS SAID.
JUSTICE APPROVED THE AMENDING
ON MAY GAZETTE
16 AND IN THE
"IN APRIL THIS YEAR THE CHIEF RULES WHICH IS PROPOSED TO PUBLISH THEN TO LAY ON THE TABLE OF THIS COUNCIL.
THE LAW
SOCIETY
WILL
BE
REVIEWING
THE
APPLICATION OF THE RULES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN IN FORCE FOR 18 MONTHS,
"I AM ADVISED THAT
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID.
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