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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1989

IN ADDITION, THE LAW SOCIETY LAST YEAR FORMED A WORKING PARTY ON TO CONSIDER THE NECESSITY AND FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A COURSE THE USE OF CHINESE IN LAW FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.

"THE INCREASED DIVERSITY OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN CHINESE 18 HEALTHY AND ENCOURAGING FOR

DEVELOPMENT OF A BILINGUAL LEGAL SYSTEM," HE SAID.

THE

UNDER

ON THE DEPARTMENT'S LOCALISATION POLICY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID: "THE OVERALL PHILOSOPHY IS TO CREATE CONDITIONS

WHICH PROMOTION AND THE LOCAL LAWYERS WILL BE ENCOURAGED, BY FAIRLY EARLY

GOVERNMENT LEGAL REALISTIC PROSPECT OF LONG-TERM CAREERS, TO STAY IN SERVICE."

CROWN

THE DEPARTMENT WAS NOW PUTTING INTO OPERATION ITS "DOUBLE-LADDER" PROMOTION SCHEME FOR LOCAL

COUNSEL AIMED AT GIVING THOSE COUNSEL WITH ABILITY AND POTENTIAL THE GREATER BENEFITS AND HIGHER SALARY OF SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL.

THE NEXT STAGE OF THE EXERCISE WAS TO CONSIDER LOCALISATION MEASURES FOR THE DIRECTORATE RANKS.

MR MATHEWS SAID THAT WHILE THERE WAS A CLEAR NEED FOR

CARE LOCALISATION, DETERMINED MEASURES TOWARDS INCREASED

MUST BE EXPATRIATES EXPERIENCED TAKEN NOT TO DRIVE AWAY DEDICATED AND SERVICES WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

WHOSE

THE THE NEXT STAGE OF

LOCALISATION EXERCISE WOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERING HOW THESE KEY EXPATRIATES MIGHT BE RETAINED.

ATTORNEY THE

GENERAL SAID ANOTHER MAJOR TASK

THE CHAMBERS AND, IN PARTICULAR,

LAW DRAFTING DIVISION,

APPLIED REPLACEMENT OF THOSE UNITED KINGDOM STATUTES KONG, AND FOR WHICH THERE WOULD BE A CONTINUING NEED AFTER 1997, HONG KONG LEGISLATION.

FACING

HIS

WAS

THE

ΤΟ

HONG

WITH

PARTICULAR AREAS WHICH NEEDED TO BE TACKLED WERE IN THE OF MERCHANT SHIPPING, CIVIL AVIATION, COPYRIGHT AND PATENTS.

FIELDS

MR MATHEWS SAID THE PROCESS OF REPLACEMENT OF LAWS HAD ALREADY JURISDICTION STARTED. THE SUPREME COURT (AMENDMENT) BILL ON ADMIRALTY WOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 11.

ADVANCED

GOOD

THE ENORMOUS TASK OF LOCALISING SHIPPING LAW WAS WELL

ON THE OTHER AND WORK

IMPORTANT SUBJECTS WAS ALSO MAKING PROGRESS, HE SAID.

THE

SAID HIS CHAMBERS, MUCH OF AND

MAGISTRACY

TO

TURNING TO THE PROSECUTION OF CRIME, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

IN THAT WHILE THIS WAS A MAJOR AREA OF WORK THIS WAS BRIEFED OUT IN THE LAWYERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

DISTRICT COURT

"AT PRESENT,