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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1994
NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS IN OTHER COURTS HAVE TO
AS
HAVE THEY NEITHER BY THE JUDGES THEMSELVES REPORTERS NOR ANY AUDIO RECORDING FACILITIES.
BE HAND WRITTEN COURT PROFESSIONAL
PILOT SCHEME IS WITH
EACH OF THE EIGHT COURTS NOW INVOLVED IN THE EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND PLAYBACK COMPUTERS OPERATIONS CONTROLLED BY A CENTRAL CONTROL ROOM.
THE
THE COMPUTER ASSISTED RECORDING SYSTEM WOULD NOT ONLY SAVE
NOTES, IT WOULD ALSO JUDGES' TIME AND ATTENTION IN TAKING LONGHAND
OF CASES TOOK IN ENABLE QUICKER PROCESS AND THUS CUT DOWN THE TIME COURT. THIS IN TURN WOULD RESULT IN SHORTER WAITING TIME FOR TRIALS.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT OFFERS TRAINING GROUND FOR LOCAL LAW GRADUATES
DEPARTMENT IS
THE LEGAL.
INVITING APPLICANTS ORDINARILY DOMICILED IN HONG KONG TO FILL VACANCIES UNDER THE LEGAL TRAINEE SCHEME (LTS) FROM AUGUST 1, 1995.
THE SCHEME, INTRODUCED FOR THE THIRD YEAR, IS INTENDED ΤΟ PROVIDE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION FOR LAW GRADUATES OF LOCAL UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC.
THE SCHEME IS ALSO OPEN TO GOVERNMENT OFFICERS SERVING IN LEGAL/JUDICIAL GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS WHO HOLD QUALIFICATIONS RECOGNISED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT TO GIVE MORE LEGAL TRAINEES A CHANCE TO ACQUIRE EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS TYPES OF LEGAL WORK UNDERTAKEN BY GOVERNMENT LAWYERS, QUOTA FOR THE SCHEME IN 1995 WOULD BE EXPANDED TO SEVEN PLACES IN THE BARRISTER STREAM AND EIGHT IN THE SOLICITOR STREAM.
WHEN THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN FEBRUARY 1993, THERE WERE ONLY A TOTAL OF FIVE PLACES. THE QUOTA WAS EXPANDED TO 10 THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
"ALTHOUGH NO OBLIGATION IS PLACED ON LEGAL TRAINEES TO JOIN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING, NOR IS THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OBLIGED TO OFFER APPOINTMENT TO THEM, THE SCHEME PROVIDES A CONSTANT POOL OF HIGH QUALITY YOUNG LOCAL LAWYERS WHO ARE MUCH NEEDED IN THE SPEEDING UP OF THE LOCALISATION PROGRAMME OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
UNDER THE SCHEME, TRAINEES OF BOTH STREAMS WILL WORK CIVIL AND PROSECUTIONS DIVISIONS OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR OF THREE TO SIX MONTHS. THEY WILL ALSO SPEND SEVERAL MONTHS PRIVATE SECTOR TO GAIN EXPERIENCE THERE.
DURING
ALL TRAINEES
CONSISTING OF
IN
IN THE PERIODS THE
THE PERIOD OF ATTACHMENT TO THE PROSECUTIONS DIVISION, WILL ATTEND A FOUR-WEEK PRACTICAL PROSECUTING COURSE
LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS AND MOCK COURT SESSIONS.
/ON COMPLETION
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