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FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1989
THIS SERVICE CONSISTED OF REGULAR ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE FORM OF INSERT SLIPS AND PASTED ON APPROPRIATE PAGES.
OF MINOR AMENDMENTS WHICH COULD BE CUT
HOWEVER, "THE CUT-AND-PASTE NOTER UP SERVICE IS VERY LABOUR INTENSIVE FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO MAINTAIN, IS THREE TO FOUR MONTHS IN ARREARS OF AMENDMENTS AND THE INSERT SLIPS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW. PARTICULARLY IF THE ORDINANCE IS FREQUENTLY AMENDED AND THE SLIPS ARE OVERLAID," THE REPORT SAID.
THE IN
THE WORKING GROUP BELIEVES THAT "A GOOD PROPORTION" OF 1,800 SETS OF THE REVISED EDITION THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO LAWYERS THE PRIVATE SECTOR, OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LIBRARIES, ARE NOT KEPT FULLY UP TO DATE.
AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A LOOSE-LEAF EDITION WOULD THIS PROBLEM.
HELP SOLVE
UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM, IT IS PROPOSED THAT AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCES BE ISSUED IN THE FORM OF REPLACEMENT PAGES RATHER THAN INSERT SLIPS. THIS WOULD DO AWAY WITH THE CUMBERSOME TASK OF CUTTING AND PASTING.
IN ADDITION, IT IS PROPOSED THAT REPLACEMENT PAGES AS FREQUENTLY AS PRACTICABLE.
BE ISSUED
"THERE WOULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES OF REPLACEMENT PAGES EVERY YEAR WHICH WOULD CONSOLIDATE EXISTING LEGISLATION AS IT IS AMENDED, ADD NEWLY ENACTED LEGISLATION, AND BRING TOGETHER BOTH LANGUAGE TEXTS OF TRANSLATED LEGISLATION, MR PIERCE SAID.
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THE WORKING GROUP FOUND THAT THE STAFF COSTS FOR MAINTAINING LOOSE-LEAF SYSTEM WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN FOR THE EXISTING SYSTEM.
SET AGAINST THE ADVANTAGES HOWEVER, IS THE CAPITAL COST OF REPLACING EXISTING SETS OF THE REVISED EDITION. THE 1988 PRICE FOR A SET WAS $15,400.
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HOWEVER MR PIERCE POINTED OUT THAT THE COST OF
+ NEW EDITION WOULD BE REASONABLE BEARING IN MIND THAT ADDITIONAL EXPENSE WAS INEVITABLE IN ANY EVENT.
PROGRESSIVELY ENACTED IN, AND
"AS THE LAWS OF HONG KONG ARE TRANSLATED INTO, BILINGUAL FORM, AND UNITED PRESENTLY APPLICABLE IN HONG KONG IS LOCALISED, EDITION WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE INCREASED FROM 32 VOLUMES TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THESE CHANGES.
HAVE
"THIS WOULD LEAD TO AN UNWIELDY NUMBER RENDERED THE PRESENT CUT-AND-PASTE IMPRACTICABLE,
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HE SAID.
KINGDOM LEGISLATION THE PRESENT REVISED VOLUMES ΤΟ ABOUT 80
OF VOLUMES AND WOULD NOTER UP SYSTEM TOTALLY
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