FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991
LAW CHANGE TO RECOGNISE CITY POLYTECHNIC
GRADUATES' LAW QUALIFICATIONS
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS IN LAW AWARDED BY THE CITY
UNDER
OF HONG KONG WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNISED CHANGES AIMED AT ENABLING THE POLYTECHNIC'S LAW BARRISTERS OR SOLICITORS.
PROPOSED
POLYTECHNIC LEGISLATIVE
GRADUATES TO BECOME
YEAR
BACHELOR OF LAWS THE CITY POLYTECHNIC STARTED ITS THREE-YEAR
THIS IN 1988. IN OCTOBER PROGRAMME DEGREE
A POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LAWS (PCLL) COURSE WAS INTRODUCED FOR GRADUATES HOLDING A BACHELOR OF LAWS DEGREE.
TRAINEE
NECESSARY QUALIFICATION FOR THE POLL IS A
SOLICITOR CONTRACT,
A
ENTERING INTO WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOLICITOR QUALIFICATION, OR PUPILLAGE, WHICH IS FOR BECOMING A BARRISTER.
WHICH GIVES STUDENTS THE FIRST STUDENTS OF THE PCLL COURSE,
AS PRACTICAL SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WILL REQUIRE
STUDIES IN JUNE NEXT SOLICITORS OR BARRISTERS, WILL COMPLETE THEIR YEAR.
A
BARRISTER, IN ORDER FOR THE HIGH COURT TO ADMIT A PERSON AS
OF THE LEGAL THE PERSON MUST SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 27
THE REFERS TO
BACHELOR OF PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE, WHICH NOW ONLY
AND THE PCLL AWARDED BY LAWS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
THAT
UNIVERSITY.
WILL
THE INCLUDE THAT SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE
BACHELOR OF CITY POLYTECHNIC UNDER THE LAWS DEGREE AND THE PCLL OF THE
LEGAL THE GAZETTE PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991 PUBLISHED IN
TODAY (FRIDAY).
LEGISLATIVE THE BILL IS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE ON DECEMBER 18.
COUNCIL
THE
ACADEMIC
QUALIFICATIONS
ADMISSION
AS
A
NECESSARY FOR SOLICITOR ARE GOVERNED BY THE TRAINEE SOLICITORS RULES.
ARE MADE BY THESE RULES, WHICH
THE LAW SOCIETY, WILL BE LAWS DEGREE AND AMENDED TO RECOGNISE CITY POLYTECHNIC'S BACHELOR OF PCLL IN ORDER FOR GRADUATËS TO BECOME TRAINEE SOLICITORS.
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