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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1991

LAW CHANGE TO RECOGNISE CITY POLYTECHNIC

GRADUATES' LAW QUALIFICATIONS

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS IN LAW AWARDED BY THE CITY

UNDER

OF HONG KONG WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNISED CHANGES AIMED AT ENABLING THE POLYTECHNIC'S LAW BARRISTERS OR SOLICITORS.

PROPOSED

POLYTECHNIC LEGISLATIVE

GRADUATES TO BECOME

YEAR

BACHELOR OF LAWS THE CITY POLYTECHNIC STARTED ITS THREE-YEAR

THIS IN 1988. IN OCTOBER PROGRAMME DEGREE

A POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LAWS (PCLL) COURSE WAS INTRODUCED FOR GRADUATES HOLDING A BACHELOR OF LAWS DEGREE.

TRAINEE

NECESSARY QUALIFICATION FOR THE POLL IS A

SOLICITOR CONTRACT,

A

ENTERING INTO WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOLICITOR QUALIFICATION, OR PUPILLAGE, WHICH IS FOR BECOMING A BARRISTER.

WHICH GIVES STUDENTS THE FIRST STUDENTS OF THE PCLL COURSE,

AS PRACTICAL SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WILL REQUIRE

STUDIES IN JUNE NEXT SOLICITORS OR BARRISTERS, WILL COMPLETE THEIR YEAR.

A

BARRISTER, IN ORDER FOR THE HIGH COURT TO ADMIT A PERSON AS

OF THE LEGAL THE PERSON MUST SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 27

THE REFERS TO

BACHELOR OF PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE, WHICH NOW ONLY

AND THE PCLL AWARDED BY LAWS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

THAT

UNIVERSITY.

WILL

THE INCLUDE THAT SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE

BACHELOR OF CITY POLYTECHNIC UNDER THE LAWS DEGREE AND THE PCLL OF THE

LEGAL THE GAZETTE PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991 PUBLISHED IN

TODAY (FRIDAY).

LEGISLATIVE THE BILL IS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE ON DECEMBER 18.

COUNCIL

THE

ACADEMIC

QUALIFICATIONS

ADMISSION

AS

A

NECESSARY FOR SOLICITOR ARE GOVERNED BY THE TRAINEE SOLICITORS RULES.

ARE MADE BY THESE RULES, WHICH

THE LAW SOCIETY, WILL BE LAWS DEGREE AND AMENDED TO RECOGNISE CITY POLYTECHNIC'S BACHELOR OF PCLL IN ORDER FOR GRADUATËS TO BECOME TRAINEE SOLICITORS.

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