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I now move the second reading of the Nuclear Material (Liability for Carriage)
The purpose of the Bill is to replace, through the enactment of local legislation, the relevant provisions of the United Kingdom Nuclear Installation Act 1965, as applied to Hong Kong by three Orders in Council made between 1972 and 1986. The three Orders in Council would cease to have effect in Hong Kong after 30 June 1997.
The Bill provides that operators of certain nuclear installations and other persons responsible for the carriage of nuclear material in Hong Kong have a duty to ensure that no occurrence involving the nuclear material causes injury to any person or damage to any property arising out of the hazardous properties of the material.
The Bill also makes provision in regard to compensation payable for such injury or damage and provides for a ten year limit on the time for bringing claims.
Mr President, I do not expect any consignment of nuclear material to pass through Hong Kong on its way to or from a nuclear installation in the foreseeable future. I consider however that it would be prudent to retain provision in the laws of Hong Kong concerning liability for the safe carriage of any such consignment. I therefore commend the Bill to this Council.
End/Wednesday, February 15, 1995
Bill making solicitors eligible for appointment to Supreme Court introduced
A bill seeking to expand the current eligibility criteria for direct appointment to the Supreme Court to include solicitors who have practised in Hong Kong for at least 10 years was introduced into the Legislative Council today (Wednesday),
Moving the second reading of the Supreme Court (Amendment) Bill 1995, the Attorney General, the Hon Jeremy Mathews, said the bill would provide a simple and objective test of eligibility, and ensure that no experienced legal practitioner in Hong Kong would be automatically excluded from applying for appointment to the Supreme Court.
This would substantially enlarge the pool of eligible candidates, he added.
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