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MAY 3, 1989

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3,

KORC EMPOWERED TO DETERMINE FARES

ΤΟ DETERMINE

SAID TODAY EMPOWERED BY ITS

THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG (WEDNESDAY) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT THE KCRC IS

ORDINANCE CORPORATION THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY FARES.

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON KINGSLEY SIT, MR LEUNG SAID REQUIRE POLICY DID NOT THEREFORE FARE THE CORPORATION'S GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OR ACCEPTANCE.

THAT

RULES ON CONVEYANCING TRANSACTIONS TO BE GAZETTED

* * *

PRACTICE RULES ΤΟ PROVIDE

PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE SOLICITORS

ON RECOMMENDATIONS

THE ATTORNEY

TRANSACTIONS

HON JEREMY

CONVEYANCING

THE GENERAL,

FOR THE LAW SOCIETY'S WILL BE GAZETTED ON MAY 16, MATHEWS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR MATHEWS

TO PROVIDE

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHUNG PUI-LAM, SAID THE PROPOSALS RELATE TO THE QUESTION OF LEGISLATION FOR SEPARATE LEGAL REPRESENTATIONS IN CONVEYANCING TRANSACTIONS.

ORDINANCE,

GIVEN ΤΟ THE

THE

BE

PRACTITIONERS THE LEGAL UNDER HE SAID THAT POWER

MAKE PRACTICE RULES FOR SOLICITORS HAD BEEN COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY. SUCH PRACTICE RULES MUST, IN ADDITION, APPROVED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

TO AMEND

THE

EXISTING

SOLICITORS IN JUNE 1986, PROPOSALS

CONVEYANCING PRACTICE RULES TO PROVIDE FOR SEPARATE REPRESENTATION IN

WERE SUBMITTED BY THE TRANSACTIONS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, LAW SOCIETY TO THE THEN CHIEF JUSTICE, HE ADDED.

"DISCUSSIONS THEN CONTINUED BETWEEN THE CHIEF JUSTICE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 1986.

LAW SOCIETY AND THE

"THESE DISCUSSIONS LED TO THE DRAFTING OF RULES BASED UPON PROPOSALS FROM THE LAW SOCIETY.

THE

"THE FINAL

OF SETTLING

CONSIDERATION WITHIN

THE

RULES

INVOLVED

DETAILED

AND

THE LAW SOCIETY AND EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION

OVER 1987 EXTENDING

BETWEEN THE SOCIETY AND THE CHIEF JUSTICE, 1988," MR MATHEWS SAID.

JUSTICE APPROVED THE AMENDING

ON MAY GAZETTE

16 AND IN THE

"IN APRIL THIS YEAR THE CHIEF RULES WHICH IS PROPOSED TO PUBLISH THEN TO LAY ON THE TABLE OF THIS COUNCIL.

THE LAW

SOCIETY

WILL

BE

REVIEWING

THE

APPLICATION OF THE RULES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN IN FORCE FOR 18 MONTHS,

"I AM ADVISED THAT

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID.

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