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(c)

Law Society inspectors have so far conducted 15 inspections in court premises and 23 inspections of solicitors' firms. As a result of these inspections, 6 files have been opened for further investigation. The Investigation Committees of the Law Society are considering disciplinary proceedings in 3 of these 6 cases whilst the remaining 3 are still under investigation.

The Administration has not excluded the option of criminalizing touting and commission-taking if the legal profession fails to solve the problem by self-regulation. Public views on this issue have been sought in the Consultation Paper on Legal Services. The matter will be reviewed in early 1996. by which time the inspectorate system will have been in operation for a period of 12 months.

End/Wednesday, June 28, 1995

Education for expatriate children

Following is a question by the Hon Cheung Man-kwong and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower. Mr Michael Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

At present, some expatriate children who are eligible to receive education locally come from economically developing countries, and their proficiency in Chinese and English is likely to be limited. In view of this, will the Government inform this Council:

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(b)

(c)

of the policies for providing education to these expatriate children;

of a breakdown of their nationality and age;

how many of these expatriate children have already enrolled in Government or subsidised schools in the territory, and how many who have not done so and what are the reasons for non-enrolment; and