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the Attorney-General, where he has the right of audience in the Courts not because he is Attorney-General but because he is a Barrister, where he has the right of precedence because he is the Barrister who holds the appointment of Attorney-General. In England it is inconceivable that a layman should ever be appointed Attorney-General. I am advised that any Judge would refuse him the right of audience.

If his Lordship was afforded Attorney-General in H.K. as appeared in Comet, the Judge would doubt consider it his duty to take over the duties were confined to those of an advisory character, state drafting of Ordinances. Surely it cannot be that there is approval of the appointment of a layman to act as Attorney-General in the absence of legislation. The difficulty will still occur if a layman is appointed to perform any duty of the Attorney-General out of Court with regard to a matter which would come before the Court, e.g., during committal proceedings before the Court, to certain prosecutions.

It seems, therefore, to be advisable for local legislation to sanction the appointment of a layman to act as Attorney-General, which might easily cause a sensation if the Acting Attorney-General being denied recognition in the Courts. I am of the opinion that local legislation should cover the appointment of a layman to act as Attorney-General with some provision.

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##the Attorney-General, where he has the right of audience in the Courts not because he is Attorney-General but because he is a Barrister, where he has the right of precedence because he is the Barrister who holds the appointment of Attorney-General. In England it is inconceivable that a layman should ever be appointed Attorney-General. I am advised that any Judge would refuse him the right of audience.If his Lordship was afforded Attorney-General in H.K. as appeared in Comet, the Judge would doubt consider it his duty to take over the duties were confined to those of an advisory character, state drafting of Ordinances. Surely it cannot be that there is approval of the appointment of a layman to act as Attorney-General in the absence of legislation. The difficulty will still occur if a layman is appointed to perform any duty of the Attorney-General out of Court with regard to a matter which would come before the Court, e.g., during committal proceedings before the Court, to certain prosecutions.It seems, therefore, to be advisable for local legislation to sanction the appointment of a layman to act as Attorney-General, which might easily cause a sensation if the Acting Attorney-General being denied recognition in the Courts. I am of the opinion that local legislation should cover the appointment of a layman to act as Attorney-General with some provision.
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