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Government lawyers to be trained on China Law
Eight government lawyers will attend a short course on Chinese law tailor- made for them at Fudan University Law School in Shanghai next week.
The lawyers include six counsel from the Legal Department and two legal aid counsel from the Legal Aid Department.
Joining the course from the Legal Department are Miss Vivian Fung and Mr Danny Yuen, senior crown counsel of the Civil Division, Mr Frank Poon, senior crown counsel of the International Law Division, Mr Llewellyn Mui, senior crown counsel of the Legal Policy Division, Mr John Wong, senior crown counsel of the Law Drafting Division and Mr David Leung, crown counsel of the Prosecutions Division.
Lawyers from the Legal Aid Department are Ms Nina Lee and Miss Jenie Wong, senior legal aid counsel.
The seven-day course, which is the second of its kind to be held and organised by the China Law Unit of the Legal Department, will commence on Monday (February 24).
A spokesman for the Legal Department noted that in accordance with the Basic Law, from July 1, 1997, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will continue to adopt a common law system in contrast to the civil law system in the rest of China.
"It is essential that in order to ensure the two different systems coexist smoothly and interact efficiently, there must be mutual understanding of each other's legal system," he said.
He pointed out that the China Law Unit of the department has been taking steps, through briefings and visits, to enhance understanding of the Hong Kong Legal system in China. Steps have also been taken by the Unit to promote knowledge of PRC law in the Hong Kong government through organising seminars on PRC law for counsel in the department as well as other government lawyers.
For the Fudan University course, the spokesman said there would be a balance of classroom teaching and visits.
The course contents cover Chinese constitutional law, nationality law, administrative law, as well as the Basic Law of Hong Kong, lawyers' law, civil law and criminal law.
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