WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1979
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IN MAKING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE COMMITTEE NOTED THE NECESSITY TO INCREASE THE PRESENT PROJECTED GROWTH FIGURES FOR SOLICITORS, AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF UNDER-GRADUATES AND GRADUATES WHO COULD BE ADMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF LAW.
IT FELT THAT UNLESS THERE WAS SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE METHODS OF OBTAINING QUALIFICATIONS, THERE WAS A RISK THAT SUITABLE ENTRANTS TO THE PROFESSION WOULD NOT COME FORWARD.
HOWEVER IN THE LIMITED TIME AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEE, IT COULD NOT CONSIDER ALL POSSIBILITIES AND WORK OUT IN DETAIL THE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES.
DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS AND MUCH EFFORT WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEVISE SUITABLE COURSES OF TRAINING AND DETERMINE WHO IS TO PROVIDE THEM. OTHER MAJOR QUESTIONS ARE THE FINDING OF SUITABLE LECTURERS, THE CONDUCTING OF EXAMINATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF MONEY TO FINANCE THESE SCHEMES, MR. NAZARETH SAID.
HE HOPED THE ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO THE LIFE OF SECTION 26AA, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY THE COUNCIL, WOULD ALLOW TIME FOR THESE INVESTIGATIONS TO BE COMPLETED AND A FURTHER REPORT TO BE MADE.
POLICE STEP UP VIGILANCE AGAINST CRIME
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THE POLICE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF CRIME PREVENTION PATROLS IN KNOWN CRIME BLACKSPOTS AND DEPLOYED PLAINCLOTHES OFFICERS IN SOME BANKS TO COUNTER THE RECENT UPSURGE IN ARMED ROBBERIES.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. WONG LAM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. LEWIS DAVIES SAID, THERE WILL BE NO RELAXATION OF POLICE VIGILANCE DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD, WHEN, ON PAST EXPERIENCE, AN INCREASE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY MAY BE EXPECTED.+
HE SAID THE NUMBER OF ARMED ROBBERIES REPORTED IN THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WAS 4 365 COMPARED WITH 3 692 IN THE WHOLE OF 1978.
HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT, THERE WERE SIGNS THAT THE SITUATION MIGHT BE IMPROVING AS THE NUMBER FELL TO 439 IN NOVEMBER AS AGAINST 574 IN OCTOBER.
+THE PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS SO FAR THIS MONTH ARE THAT THIS IMPROVEMENT IS BEING MAINTAINED, + MR. DAVIES SAID.
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