WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1993
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BILINGUAL LAW DATABASE FOR PUBLIC USE
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ARRANGEMENTS
ARE NOW IN PLACE FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION, THE PUBLIC AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FIRST BILINGUAL LAW INFORMATION DATABASE IN HONG KONG.
A LEGAL DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT A CONTRACT HAD BEEN GRANTED TO WANG PACIFIC LIMITED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE BILINGUAL LEGISLATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (BLIS). THE LAUNCH WAS PLANNED FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH.
THE BLIS OFFERS ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE TEXT OF HONG KONG ORDINANCES AND SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION, IN BOTH LANGUAGES, AS WELL AS A GLOSSARY OF BILINGUAL TERMS USED IN LEGISLATION.
BY PERMISSION OF THE LAW FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY KONG, ACCESS IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE JUDGMENTS OF HONG KONG COURTS, INCLUDING PRIVY COUNCIL DECISIONS, FROM 1980 ONWARDS.
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LEGISLATION IS NORMALLY UP-DATED WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF GAZETTE PUBLICATION WHILE JUDGMENTS ARE USUALLY UPDATED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE PRONOUNCEMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"ALL THAT IS REQUIRED BY PEOPLE WISHING TO ENTER THE BLIS IS A PERSONAL COMPUTER AND A TELEPHONE LINE.
"USERS CAN SEARCH BY WORD OR COMBINATION OF WORDS. SEARCHES OF JUDGMENTS CAN BE RESTRICTED TO ANY SUPERIOR COURT OF THE USERS' CHOICE.
USER'S ADDED.
"ADDITIONALLY, INFORMATION RETRIEVED CAN BE COPIED то THE PERSONAL COMPUTER OR PRINTED FROM THE SCREEN, THE SPOKESMAN
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THE INITIAL COST TO SUBSCRIBERS OF BLIS WILL INCLUDE FEES FOR REGISTRATION, INSTALLATION, TRAINING AND SOFTWARE. THEREAFTER, COSTS ARE BASED ON USAGE IN ADDITION TO A NOMINAL MONTHLY FEE.
"THE AGREED FEES HAVE BEEN DELIBERATELY LOW SO AS TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC USE OF THIS ENHANCED RESEARCH TOOL, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
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ANYONE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SYSTEM MAY CONTACT WANG PACIFIC ON TEL 880 4999, FAX 590 9614, OR WRITE TO:
THE INFO/LAW MARKETING EXECUTIVE
WANG PACIFIC LTD
15TH FLOOR SOMERSET HOUSE
TAI KOO PLACE
979 KING'S ROAD QUARRY BAY
HUNG HONG
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