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FORMS USED IN MAGISTRATES COURTS UPDATED

UP

THE MAGISTRATES (FORMS) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1987 SEEKS TO TIDY AND BRING UP TO DATE THE VARIOUS FORMS USED IN THE MAGISTRATES COURTS,

TOLD THOMAS,

THE LEGISLATIVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE MOTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR THOMAS SAID ARE MADE UNDER THE AMENDMENT TO THE MAGISTRATES (FORMS) RULES WHICH

MORE THAN SECTION 133 OF THE MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE, CAP. 227, WAS NO A USEFUL HOUSEKEEPING EXERCISE.

HE SAID THE EXISTING FORMS 1A AND 1B WOULD NEW COMBINED FORM 1A.

BE REPLACED

BY A

ORDINANCE

TOOK INTO HE ALSO SAID THE NEW FORM SIMPLIFIED THE FORMAT AND

THE ACCOUNT CHANGES TO SECTION 8A(5) OF

ORDINANCE (WHICH INCREASED AND THE PROPOSED THE AMOUNT OF COSTS THAT A MAGISTRATE MIGHT ORDER),

THE REVISION OF THE FOURTH SCHEDULE TO

WOULD (WHICH

REFERENCES

OF TO OFFICERS

THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPLACED OBSOLETE TITLES OF DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS TERMINOLOGY).

THE MOTION WAS PASSED.

ADD

AND

BY NEW

MOTION FOR SPECIAL TELEPHONE SERVICES PASSED

AND

A MOTION ENABLING TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY HANDICAPPED AND THE INTERNATIONAL TOLL-FREE SERVICE TO BE INTRODUCED WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE MOTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON JOHN YAXLEY, SAID THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO LTD HAD PROPOSED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED AND AN INTERNATIONAL TOLL-FREE SERVICE.

HE SAID THE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED COMPRISED ITEMS OF TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT OF PARTICULAR UTILITY TO THESE GROUPS. THESE INCLUDED TELEPHONE SETS OF USE TO THOSE WITH DEXTERITY AND TELEPHONE AIDS FOR THE IMPAIRED OF HEARING, HE ADDED,

PROBLEMS

/ON THE