Director of Public Prosecutions returns from Guangdong
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A group of government lawyers, led by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Peter Nguyen, returned to Hong Kong today (Wednesday) after an eight-day visit to Guangdong Province.
The visit is a general familiarisation visit by Mr Nguyen and six Crown Counsel working in the Prosecutions Division and the China Law Unit.
During their stay in China, the delegation visited Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan and Shenzhen and had useful meetings with officials involved in the legal and judicial system of Guangdong Province.
Members of the delegation were briefed by the authorities in Guangdong about the legal and judicial systems in China.
The organisations they visited include the People's Procuratorates at the provincial and municipal levels, Department of Justice, the People's Court, Department of Public Security, Customs and Shenzhen Municipal Legislative Affairs Bureau.
At the provincial level, the delegation met senior officials of the Guangdong Provincial People's Procuratorate including the Deputy Chief Procurator Zhang Xuejun, and had an interesting discussion with the Anti- Corruption and Bribery Bureau and the Criminal Procuratorial Department.
They also met representatives from the Department of Public Security, Higher People's Court, Department of Justice and Law Institute of Guangdong Province.
At the municipal level, the delegation also had useful meetings with officials from the Municipal People's Procuratorate of Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan and Shenzhen.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Peter Nguyen, said on his return today: "The delegation acquired a good understanding of the work of the various legal and judicial institutions in Guangdong Province.
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