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WEENDAY, JI* 19, 1989

1

JUL

HE SAID THE BILL MADE NO PROVISION FOR THOSE FORMER LAWYERS ADMITTED AS BARRISTERS TO UNDERGO EXAMINATIONS.

UNDERGO

"BUT ALL WHO ARE ADMITTED WILL BE REQUIRED

A PERIOD (QUALIFICATION) PRACTISING BARRISTER.

RULES ΤΟ

GOVERNMENT

BY THE BARRISTERS

WITH OF PUPILLAGE

A

A ACQUIRE

PRACTISING INTEND TRANSITION DURING OF

KNOWLEDGE

OF MINDFUL

IN HONG KONG

THE

"THIS REQUIREMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO AT THE BAR BY THIS ROUTE WILL HAVE HAD A PERIOD OF

то HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WHICH THEY WILL PRACTICE AT THE PRIVATE BAR, HE EXPLAINED.

TURNING TO THE FUTURE, MR MATHEWS SAID HE WAS NEED FOR A GENERAL REVIEW OF ADMISSION TO PRACTISE LAW FOR LAWYERS COMING FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE COMMONWEALTH.

T

IN CONSULTATION WITH

HE ADDED.

'THAT GENERAL REVIEW WILL BE UNDERTAKEN THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE LAW SOCIETY,'

REGULATION OF USE OF AIR-WAVES APPROPRIATE

IT IS

THE

AUTHORITY

TO

BE

FOR APPROPRIATE

BROADCASTING REGULATION OVER THE TO INTRODUCE EMPOWERED

USE OF VALUABLE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG TOLD COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SUCH AS AIR-WAVES, THE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

(AMENDMENT}

BILL LEUNG

OF

SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE TELECOMMUNICATION. 1989 AND THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY AMENDMENT) BILL 1989. MISS SAID THAT IN THE CASE OF RADIO

THE BROADCASTING BROADCASTING, AUTHORITY HAD NOT HAD ANY FORMAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REGULATION THIS IMPORTANT MEDIUM.

AND

"NOW WITH THE IMPENDING GRANT OF ONE NEW LICENCE IN AUGUST

THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY ANOTHER IN EARLY 1990 IT IS THE TIME FOR TO BE GIVEN FORMAL RESPONSIBILITIES. SHE SAID.

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OF TELEVISION, THERE WAS A NOTING THAT IN THE CASE

FORMAL THAT FOR RADIO, COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE, MISS LEUNG SAID IT WAS RIGHT

TO WHICH COMPLAINTS TOO, THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE AN INDEPENDENT BODY COULD BE REFERRED AND ACTION COULD BE TAKEN IF NECESSARY.

MISS LEUNG LOOKED AS A MEMBER OF THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY,

30 THAT THEY FORWARD TO GOOD WORKING RELATIONS WITH RADIO LICENSEES COULD ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN ACHIEVING STANDARDS OF BROADCASTING HONG KONG THAT COULD MATCH THOSE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

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