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Ceremonial opening of 1995 Legal Year
The ceremonial opening of the 1995 Legal Year will take place on Monday (January 9).
The ceremony organised by the Judiciary will be divided into three parts.
It will begin with a church service at 3.15 pm in the Catholic Cathedral at Caine Road.
At 5 pm, the Chief Justice, Sir Ti Liang Yang, will inspect a Military Guard of Honour at the Edinburgh Place.
Following this, there will be addresses in the Concert Hall of the City Hall which will start at 5.15 pm. The four speakers will be the Chief Justice, Sir Ti Liang Yang; the Attorney General, Mr Jeremy Mathews; the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Mr Ronny F H Wong; and the President of the Law Society of Hong Kong, Mr Roderick B Woo.
Media representatives are invited to cover the ceremony. There will be press positions at all venues:
Press assemble time:
Catholic Cathedral 3 pm Edinburgh Place Concert Hall
4.45 pm 5 pm
The parade will last about five minutes. Photographers are advised to bring along telephoto lenses. After the parade, the press will be escorted up to the right box of the Concert Hall.
End/Friday, January 6, 1995