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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1993

DEPARTMENT

HOWEVER, THE LEGAL

WILL CONTINUE TO HELP THE WORKING GROUP BY OFFERING ITS PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IN RESPECT OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED APPEARING IN A CRIMINAL TRIAL.

MR JOHN WOOD WROTE TO THE WORKING GROUP IN APRIL ΤΟ EXPRESS HIS WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND FURTHER MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THIS IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX MATTER.

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SPECIAL GROUP ON MENTALLY HANDICAPPED IN COURT

IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SAID TODAY (TUESDAY):

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"THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR TI LIANG YANG, HAS APPOINTED COURT JUDGE, MR JUSTICE MICHAEL WONG KIN-CHOW, то CHAIR A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEMS OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE GIVING EVIDENCE IN COURT.

"THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORKING GROUP ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION."

REPORT ON MENTALLY HANDICAPPED COURT REFUTED

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A LEGAL DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REFUTED AN THAT SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE IDEA OF SEPARATE COURT FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

"THE MATTER IS FOR THE JUDICIARY TO DECIDE AND THE HAS EXPRESSED ITS OPINION ON THE ISSUE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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PUBLIC INVITED TO JOIN EDUCATIONAL LIAISON SUB-COMMITTEE

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SUB-COMMITTEE OF

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO JOIN A THE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT IS SET UP ΤΟ MONITOR THE PERFORMANCE PLEDGES LAUNCHED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

SELECTED MEMBERS MAY HAVE A DIRECT EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH THE EDUCATION SERVICES MANAGER OF THE SERVING THE COMMUNITY UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION SERVICES.

A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, MR HERMAN HU SHAO-MING, HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIAISON SUB-COMMITTEE.

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