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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1991
"CONSIDERATION
IS
TO PHASING
THE
IN
THE
ALSO BEING GIVEN
OF THE IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION SO THAT · SOME ORDINANCE CAN BE BROUGHT INTO RFFECT EARLIER, HE ADDED.
SAID THE ENACTMENT OF SIR DAVID
THE BILL OF RIGHTS NECESSITATED' A REVIEW OF THE PRIORITIES OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID IN VARIOUS COURTS OF HONG KONG.
HAD
THE
AND BILL OF
INSUFFICIENT PRIORITY
'HAVING REGARD TO THE NEED TO RESTRAIN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE THE GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATION UNDER ARTICLE 11 (2) (D) OF THE RIGHTS TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PEOPLE OF MEANS IN MAGISTRATES' COURTS, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO GIVE
+ TO EXPANDING THE SUBVENTED DUTY LAWYER SCHEME JOINTLY ADMINISTERED THE LAW SOCIETY AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION IN MAGISTRATES' COURTS.
BY
"THE NECESSARY
FUNDS
MILLION) ($30
WOULD
BE
DEFERRING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) SIR DAVID EXPLAINED.
PROVIDED
ORDINANCE,
BY
*
HE SAID THE
DUTY EXPANDED
SCHEME LAWYER
BY THE INTO FULL OPERATION ON FINANCE COMMITTEE ON JULY 12 THIS YEAR CAME OCTOBER 14 THIS YEAR.
APPROVED
"PUBLIC RESPONSE TO
THE EXPANSION 50 FAR HAS
BEEN HIGHLY
POSITIVE.
GOVERNMENT
TO
COMPLY
"IT HAS
THE ENABLED STATUTORY OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION COURTS UNDER THE BILL OF RIGHTS," SIR DAVID SAID.
FULLY WITH ITS IN MAGISTRATES'
A YEAR IT WAS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT AN ADDITIONAL 17,000 PEOPLE
BENEFIT FROM THE COMPARED WITH AN ESTIMATED 1,600 PEOPLE THAT WOULD
FOR LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION, OF THE RELAXATION OF THE FINANCIAL CRITERIA AID UNDER THE LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE.
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SPEED LIMITS FOR GOODS VEHICLES UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW
*
GOODS CURRENT SPEED LIMITS FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY
VEHICLES ARE THE SECRETARY ADEQUATE, BUT THEY WILL BE KEPT UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW,
LEUNG, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE FOR TRANSPORT, NR MICHAEL
COUNCIL
TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HON PEGGY
LAM, MR SPEED LIMIT CLASSES OF VEHICLES,
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE LEUNG SAID UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, THERE WAS A OF 50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ON ALL ROADS FOR ALL UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
FOR ALLOWED, SECTIONS OF
HEAVY GOODS
EXAMPLE TOLO HIGHWAY,
VEHICLES WAS
ON EXPRESSWAYS WHERE HIGHER SPEEDS WERE UP TO 100 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ON CERTAIN
FOR MEDIUM AND THE UPPER SPEED LIMIT RESTRICTED TO 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.
/MR LEUNG
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