1957-HKRS30-8-47_Part01 — Page 55

Gives under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony of Hong Kong, this 21st day of March, 1957-

Published by His Excellency's Command,

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE. (Chapter 221),

Solicitors (Fees) Örder, 1957.

In exercise of the power conferred by section 9(2) of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, I, Chief Justice, hereby make the following Order—

1. This Order may be cited as the Solicitors (Fees) Order, Citation.

The fees payable to each solicitor or firm of solicitors in Fees. respect of each case assigned by the Chief Justice shall be a fee of $300 for the first day of the trial and a fee of $100 for each subsequent day of the trial.

1957.

Colonial Secretary.

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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

(Secretariat GR3/2301/47II)

fees.

3. In any case assigned to a solicitor or firm of solicitors Additional which involves the representation of more than one accused by the same solicitor or firm of solicitors there may be paid such additional fee or fees as the Chief Justice may think fit.

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Dated this 15th day of March, 1957.

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Chief Justice.

Approved by the Legislative Council this 27th day of March,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

27th March, 1957-

Explanatory Note.

(This Note is not part of the Order, but is intended to indicate its general purport),

Section 9 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance authorizes the Chief Justice to make rules and orders (inter alia) for regulating the assigning of solicitors and counsel and the fees and costa to be allowed therefor. After consultation with the Incorporated Law Society of Hong Kong it has been decided that solicitors should be allowed a feo of $300 for tha Arst day of the trial and $100 for each subsequent day. This Order accordingly provides for such fees to be payable and it also gives the Chief Justice a discretion to increase these fees where more than one accused in represented.

(Secretariat GR6/2471/46)