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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1992

LAWYER

BEEN HANDLING A VIEW OF THE FACT THAT DUTY LAWYERS HAVE IN LARGER NUMBER OF COMPLEX CASES SINCE THE EXPANSION OF THE DUTY SCHEME IN OCTOBER 1991, A PRE-TRIAL PREPARATION FEE OF $500 PER WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED ON THE SAME DAY.

"THIS FEE IS MAINLY FOR CONFERENCES WHICH ON AVERAGE MAY ONE OR TWO HOURS PER CASE, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

"

HOUR

TAKE

CRIMINAL EVERY

HE ADDED THAT THE MAXIMUM FEES FOR COUNSEL ENGAGED IN LEGAL AID CASES AND THE DUTY LAWYER FEES WOULD BOTH BE REVIEWED TWO YEARS.

0

RESEARCH ON JUVENILE CRIMES LAUNCHED

AND

THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HAS COMMISSIONED A 16-MONTH RESEARCH TO LOOK INTO THE SOCIAL CAUSES OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY YOUNGSTERS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECTING YOUTH.

THE RESEARCH IS FINANCED BY A $200,000 DONATION FROM THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ROYAL

CONDUCTED BY SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE ALSO STUDY RECIDIVISM AMONG YOUNG

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE RESEARCH, TO

THE SOCIAL THE RESEARCH TEAM OF

WOULD UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, OFFENDERS.

BE

OFFENDERS UNDER THE FIGHT

CRIME BECAUSE

ON YOUNG THE RESEARCH

THE STANDING COMMITTEE CRIME COMMITTEE COMMISSIONED JUVENILES IS STILL A CAUSE FOR CONCERN.

INVOLVING

THE RESEARCH STARTED LAST MONTH AND IS COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

EXPECTED

TO

BE

GOVT LOTS TO LET BY TENDER

* * * *

THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCY ON FOUR PIECES OF GOVERNMENT LAND.

THE FIRST SITE IS LOCATED IN AREA 2, TSING YI ISLAND, NEW TERRITORIES.

WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 4,025 SQUARE METRES, THE SITE IS INTENDED FOR A PUBLIC FEE-PAYING CAR PARK FOR PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES (EXCLUDING CONTAINER TRACTORS AND TRAILERS).

THE TENANCY IS FOR TWO YEARS AND QUARTERLY THEREAFTER.

/THE SECOND

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