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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 1988

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'USEFUL TOOL' IN BATTLE AGAINST COMMERCIAL CRIME

HON JEREMY MATHEWS, SAID THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE

IN THE

THAT { WEDNESDAY)

THE COMPLEX LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

COMMERCIAL USEFUL TOOL IN THE BATTLE AGAINST CRIMES BILL 1988 "WILL PROVE A COMMERCIAL CRIME".

OF THE BILL, ME WINDING UP THE DEBATE ON THE SECOND READING

SWAINE, THE HON MATHEWS THANKED THE HON PETER C. WONG, THE HON JOHN MARTIN LEE AND THE HON NGAI SHIU-KIT FOR THEIR EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT.

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"AS THEY HAVE INDICATED, THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS AND

WITH GREAT INTENSITY SCRUTINY OF THE BILL BY MEMBERS HAS CONTINUED

** HE SAID. I SINCE IT WAS INTRODUCED INTO THIS COUNCIL ON JUNE 1

AND SUPPORT THE MODIFICATIONS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BILL WHICH WOULD BE MOVED BY MR SWAINE AND MR LEE.

HE SAID

THE

HE WAS

ΤΟ PLEASED

ADMINISTRATION

BY

OF THE ACCEPTANCE

THOSE AMENDMENTS A COMMUNITY OF INTEREST CONFIRMED THAT THE BILL INDEED REPRESENTED

MR MATHEWS AND OBJECTIVE OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN ITS CONSIDERATION, SAID.

OF THE COUNCIL, THE HAD DEVOTED SO MUCH TIME,

IMPROVE THE TRIAL

THE BILL. WAS A TRIBUTE TO THOSE MEMBERS BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE LAW SOCIETY WHO

A PROCEDURE CARE AND ENERGY IN DEVISING COMPLEX COMMERCIAL CRIMES, MR MATHEWS ADDED.

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OF

FOR THOSE OF US "ONCE IT IS ON THE STATUTE BOOK, IT WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL OF SUCH CRIMES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR EFFORTS HAVE NOT BEEN IN VAIN.

SUCCESSFUL

PROSECUTOR AND THE SPIRIT OF THE

"WHETHER THE PROCEDURE EMBODIED IN THE BILL WILL BE WILL TO A LARGE DEGREE DEPEND ON THE DILIGENCE OF THE THE WILLINGNESS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION TO ADOPT LEGISLATION AND TO OPERATE WITHIN IT.

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ENSURING STAGE OF THE

"THE JUDICIARY TOO WILL HAVE A KEY ROLE COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS MADE AT THE PREPARATORY HEARING TRIAL, HE SAID.

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