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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1992

51 LEGCO MEMBERS DEBATE POLICY ADDRESS

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A TOTAL OF 51 MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SPOKE IN A DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS AT A TWO-DAY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WHICH ENDED TODAY (THURSDAY).

TWENTY-THREE OF THEM SPOKE YESTERDAY AND 28 TODAY ON A MOTION MOVED BY THE HON MRS ELSIE TU. THE MOTION READ: "THAT THIS COUNCIL THANKS THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS ADDRESS."

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL REPLY TO THE POINTS RAISED WHEN THE DEBATE RESUMES NEXT WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 28).

SEMINAR ON COURT REPORTING FOR JOURNALISTS

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NEWS REPORTERS, EDITORS AND JOURNALISM STUDENTS ARE WELCOME PARTICIPATE IN A TWO-HOUR SEMINAR ON COURT REPORTING THIS SATURDAY (OCTOBER 24) MORNING AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM, NEW ANNEXE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION (CPCE), ORGANISER OF THE EVENT, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) : "THE SEMINAR AIMS TO PROVIDE BOTH PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL GUIDELINES то JOURNALISTS IN REPORTING COURT CASES."

"BECAUSE OF THE IMMENSE INFLUENCE THE MASS MEDIA HAS ON THE PUBLIC, FAIR AND ACCURATE COURT CASE REPORTS WILL HELP AROUSE PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RULE OF LAW.

"IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THE REPORTERS COULD BE ENCOURAGED TO GIVE MORE COVERAGE OF COURT CASES IN THE TERRITORY,' HE ADDED.

THREE CPCE MEMBERS, ALL WITH LEGAL BACKGROUND, WILL SPEAK ON TOPICS SUCH AS CONTEMPT OF COURT, DEFAMATION AND COURT PROCEEDINGS.

THEY ARE CONVENOR OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE RULE OF LAW, MR WALTER CHAN; A HONG KONG UNIVERSITY LECTURER IN LAW, MR JOHANNES CHAN; AND A CO-OPTED MEMBER OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, MR LUDWIG NG.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR

OPENING CEREMONY AT 10

MR SIMON IP WILL OFFICIATE AT THE

AM. DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MRS

IRENE YAU, WILL PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO MR IP AND HONG KONG JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION.

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