XN000022-1989-01-13 — Page 5

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1989

IN THE CASE OF SOLICITORS IT 19 PROPOSED THAT THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE BE AMENDED 80 THAT EXPERIENCED SOLICITORS FROM THE JUDICIARY AND THE GOVERNMENT LEGAL SERVICE WILL BE ENTITLED

KONG TO APPLY TO BE ADMITTED AS A HONG

SOLICITOR AND PERMITTED

THE PRACTISE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, SUBJECT TO

FOLLOWING CONDITIONS

BEING MET:

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ΤΟ

THE APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE BEEN QUALIFIED IN A JURISDICTION TO BE LISTED IN THE SCHEDULE;

THE APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS' RESIDENCE IN HONG KONG;

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THE APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN THE JUDICIARY OR THE GOVERNMENT LEGAL SERVICE;

BEFORE ADMITTING AN APPLICANT UNDER THE SCHEMR THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHOULD CONSULT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE LAW SOCIETY;

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THERE SHOULD BE A QUOTA OF 10 ADMISSIONS YEAR.

ΤΟ PRACTISE EACH

THE PROPOSAL IS THE RESULT OF A PETITION TO UMELCO IN MAY 1986

AUSTRALASIAN LAWYERS EMPLOYED BY FROM A GROUP OF

THE GOVERNMENT. THEY CALLED FOR A CHANGE IN THE LAW TO ENABLE THEM TO BE ADMITTED TO PRACTISE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. AFTER CONSIDERING THEIR ARGUMENTS, UMELCO RECOMMENDED THAT THE LAW BE CHANGED ΤΟ ALLOW CERTAIN COMMONWEALTH QUALIFIED LAWYERS TO BE ADMITTED ON SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.

THE THIRD PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE EXISTING ADMISSION CRITERIA

IN RELATES TO LECTURERS OF THE POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

LAW (PCLL)

COURSE.

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THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING TO GIVE EFFECT то THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW CERTAIN LAW LECTURERS A LIMITED RIGHT OF PRIVATE PRACTICE.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT SOME OF THE LECTURERS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG'S DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EDUCATION HONG KONG AND ARE SOLICITORS QUALIFIED IN JURISDICTIONS OTHER THAN

THEY TEACH SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF THE UK.

FOR STUDENTS KONG AND IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS HAVE EXPERIENCE OF PRACTICE IN HONG KONG.

LAW

IF

THEIR

IN HONG LECTURERS

THE PROPOSAL