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(b)
(c)
After legal aid is granted, the Department will decide whether the case should be handled in-house or assigned out to a solicitor in private practice, taking into consideration the nature and the complexity of the case involved. Cases handled in-house are assigned to lawyers in the appropriate sections having regard to their level of experience and workload.
The problems that occurred in the proceedings against the ship were caused by reliance on information about the identity of the shipowners, and of other ships owned by the shipowners, which proved to be inaccurate. The Director of Legal Aid has issued guidelines to members of his department as to the best procedures to adopt to obtain accurate information on such matters.
Aided persons who are aggrieved at the performance of the Legal Aid Department may lodge complaints directly with the Director of Legal Aid or with the Commissioner for Administrative Complaints. They may also consider bringing legal proceedings against those who are alleged to have been negligent in handling their claims.
Number of Taiwanese visitors after opening of Macau Airport
Following is a question by the Hon Howard Young and a written reply by the Secretary for Economic Services, Mr Stephen Ip, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
of the respective numbers of arrivals from Taiwan visiting the territory or on transfer during the 12-month period before and after the commissioning of the Macau Airport in October 1995; and
how the number of arrivals from Taiwan during the 12-month period after the commissioning of the Macau Airport given in the answer to (a) above compares with those from Japan, South Korea and Singapore in the corresponding period?