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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1990

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HE SAID CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WAS ALSO BRING GIVEN TO APPROACH BEING ADOPTED TOWARDS FOREIGN LAWYERS IN ENGLAND, WHERE POSITION WAS NOT YET WHOLLY RESOLVED IN SO FAR AS IT RELATED BOTH ΤΟ EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAWYERS AND NON-EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAWYERS.

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MR MATHEWS SAID GOVERNMENT

LEGAL SERVICES ALREADY EMPLOYED

KONG LAWYERS AS WELL AS LAWYERS FROM MANY DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS AND WITH A VAST RANGE OF EXPERIENCE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO GOVERNMENT'S APPRECIATION OF THE NEEDS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

FOUR BILLS PASSED

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FOUR BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THEY WERE THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES (JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND LAND COMMISSION) (AMENDMENT) BILL

1990, ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION BILL 1989, ENGINEERS REGISTRATION BILL 1989 AND GRANTHAM SCHOLARSHIP FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990.

IN ADDITION, 11 BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND

READINGS.

THEY WERE THE MOTOR VEHICLES (FIRST REGISTRATION TAX) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES REGULATIONS AND REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES REGULATIONS) (AMENDMENT} BILL 1990, BUSINESS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, COMPANIES

1990,

(AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1990, BANKING (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1990, ESTATE DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, SECURITIES (DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS) (AMENDMENT} BILL 1990, TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BILL 1990. THE ELEVENTH BILL IS A PRIVATE ONE, THE DEN NORSKE BANK BILL 1990.

DEBATE ON THESE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.

A MOTION UNDER THE PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE, MOVED THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, WAS ALSO APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

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