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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1991

OR PLACE

THE

IT MIGHT REFUSE TO ISSUE A PRACTISING CERTIFICATE, CONDITIONS UPON A CERTIFICATE, IF THE APPLICANT HAD NOT COMPLETED REQUIRED COURSES, MR MATHEWS EXPLAINED.

MR MATHEWS SAID

TURNING то THE SECOND PURPOSE OF THE BILL, CLAUSE6 PROPOSED THAT THE BAR ASSOCIATION WOULD BE EMPOWERED TO ISSUE PRACTISING CERTIFICATES.

"THE LAW

SOLICITORS.

SOCIETY ALREADY HAS

POWER THIS

IN RELATION

ΤΟ

"HOWEVER, A BARRISTER'S PRACTISING CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED BY THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT.

"BY TAKING OVER THIS RESPONSIBILITY AND RETAINING THE WILL THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE BAR WILL BE ENHANCED AND IT ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS,

REVENUE, HAVE AN

** HE SAID.

ON THE THIRD MAIN PURPOSE OF THE BILL, MR MATHEWS SAID CLAUSE 5 LEAST WOULD ALLOW ANY SOLICITOR WHO HAD PRACTISED IN HONG KONG FOR AT THREE YEARS TO BECOME A BARRISTER.

"THIS AMENDMENT WAS PROPOSED BY THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND HAS THE ** THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPPORT OF BOTH THE BAR AND THE LAW SOCIETY, SAID.

CLAUSE

7 OF

OF THE BILL REMOVED THE

BARRIER PREVENTING THOSE BARRISTERS WHO HAD BEEN ADMITTED TO PRACTISE IN COUNTRIES WITH A FUSED PROFESSION FROM BEING QUALIFIED AS A BARRISTER IN HONG KONG.

THE

BILL ALSO

NOMENCLATURE MADE CHANGES TO CLERK' BEING REPLACED BY 'TRAINEE SOLICITOR' BEING REPLACED BY 'BAR COUNCIL'.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

WITH

AND 'BAR

'ARTICLED COMMITTEE'

AND

THE LANDS,

REGISTRATION

HON

0

BILLS TO REGISTER SURVEYORS AND PLANNERS

索

ENVIRONMENT THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, GRAHAM BARNES, MOVED THE SECOND READING OF THE SURVEYORS BILL 1991 AND THE PLANNERS REGISTRATION BILL 1991 IN COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE LEGISLATIVE

OBJECTIVE WHO PROFESS

HAVE INDEED

OF THE BILLS IS TO ΤΟ BE PROFESSIONALLY APPROPRIATE RECEIVED

MR BARNES SAID: "THE PRIMARY

THE PUBLIC ASSURE

THOSE THAT

PLANNERS QUALIFIED SURVEYORS AND TRAINING AND ARE COMPETENT TO PRACTISE IN HONG KONG.

HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE BELIEVED THAT THIS LEGISLATION WOULD SERVE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS,

PROFESSIONS

INVOLVED ALSO TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN

/MR BARNES