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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1988

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"THE WORKING GROUP IS CONSCIOUS THAT THERE IS A TO PERFORM," THE REPORT SAID.

LOCAL COUNSEL EARLY

BALANCING ACT

IN THEIR LEGAL

ADVICE ON

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR CAREER TO FULLFIL ALL THE GOVERNMENT'S NEEDS IN, FOR INSTANCE, MAJOR PROSECUTIONS, COMMERCIAL CRIME, EXTRADITION, DRAFTING, AND BANKING AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, IT ARGUED.

OF THE 99 LOCAL LAWYERS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED, ONLY 22 QUALIFIED FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.

HAVE BEEN

GENERAL

THAT

THERE

AND HIS LAW IS A NEED

OFFICERS FOR THE

THE REPORT SAID THAT ATTORNEY

GROUP HAVE

THE WORKING ADVISED LONG-TERM RETENTION OF KEY OVERSEAS COUNSEL.

OTHER OUTSTANDING ADDRESSED

HOW THIS REQUIREMENT MIGHT BE FULFILLED AND ISSUES, SUCH AS THE LOCALISATION OF THE DIRECTORATE WILL BE IN THE NEXT STAGE OF THE WORKING GROUP'S DELIBERATIONS.

FULL WATER SUPPLY FOR COMING DRY SEASON

COMING SAID TODAY

FULL SUPPLY OF WATER WOULD BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE DRY SEASON, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR K.L. WONG. (TUESDAY).

THE DECISION FOLLOWED A KONG'S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL WATER SITUATION.

POSITIVE REPLY FROM CHINA ΤΟ HONG AND CAREFUL ASSESSMENT OF THE

REPLY IT WOULD DO ITS

CUBIC METRES 280,000

OF

MR WONG NOTED CHINA HAD STATED IN THE

OF BEST TO MAINTAIN THE ADDITIONAL SUPPLY WATER PER DAY TILL THE END OF NEXT FEBRUARY.

DURING WATER

THE CHINA WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPLY

NORMAL BUT WOULD ADVANCE THE SHUTDOWN PERIOD IN MARCH AND APRIL NEXT YEAR SHUTDOWN PERIOD OF 1990 TO NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER NEXT YEAR, HE NOTED.

HE POINTED OUT THAT CHINA IS CURRENTLY SUPPLYING AN AVERAGE 1.8 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER TO THE TERRITORY DAILY.

VERY

OF

CONSIDER

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SITUATION "AFTER ASSESSING THE

WE CAREFULLY, FULL SUPPLY CAN CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE COMING DRY SEASON, SAID.

HOWEVER, THE DIRECTOR REMINDED THE PUBLIC OF VIGILANT IN CONSERVING WATER.

THE NEED TO BB

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