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The spokesman pointed out that with increasing court hearings conducted in the Chinese language, there would be increasing citation of relevant statutory provisions in the authentic Chinese-language text.
"This process will underscore and reinforce the authenticity of the Chinese terms and expressions and give a judicial stamp of approval to them, thereby rendering them, eventually, a universally accepted standard." he said.
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Actions to tackle juvenile crime announced
The Government today (Wednesday) announced a comprehensive action plan to tackle the problem of juvenile crime, involving efforts from the Police, the Education Department and the Social Welfare Department,
Speaking at a press conference, a Principal Assistant Secretary for Security, Mr Jack Chan, said the plan of action had taken into account recommendations made in a research into the social causes of juvenile crime in Hong Kong commissioned by the Fight Crime Committee (FCC). The findings of the research were announced in May this year.
The action plan consists of seven new initiatives and a series of on-going programmes being conducted to tackle the problem of juvenile crime.
"One of the new initiatives is for the Police to submit half-yearly reports to the FCC and the District Fight Crime Committees (DFCCs) on the Police Superintendents' Discretion Scheme from next year.
"This will enable the FCC and the DFCCs to monitor the cautioning practices under the scheme, which gives Police officers of the rank of Superintendent or above the discretion not to prosecute people under the age of 18 who have committed minor offences," Mr Chan said.
"The $1.3 million Fight Crime Publicity Campaign for 1995-96 is also focused on the fight against youth crime,” he said.