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Mr Scott is a part-time Chairman of the Building Appeals Tribunal and also a member of the Bar Council and the Civil Procedure Sub-Committee of the Bar Council.

Mr Bruce, aged 45, was admitted to practise as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1977. He joined the Attorney General's Chambers in November 1982. His practice has been mainly in the criminal sphere.

Between 1991 and 1994, Mr Bruce was head of the Extradition Unit of Attorney General's Chambers which involved the conduct as counsel of judicial review and habeas corpus application. At present, Mr Bruce is head of the Bill of Rights team of the Attorney General's Chambers.

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Marine Department appeals for witnesses to collision

The Inquiry Officer in charge of the investigation into a collision of a Zhuhai- bound catamaran and a tug boat off south Lantau Island near Shek Kwu Chau on March 8 is anxious to meet the passengers on board the ferry and other independent witnesses.

The collision occurred about 10 am when the catamaran, Hai Wai, with about 160 passengers and eight crew members, collided with a tug towing a barge off Shek Kwu Chau.

Three ferry passengers were slightly injured. They were treated at St John Hospital on Cheung Chau.

Of the 160 passengers, 36 returned to Hong Kong with the Hai Wai and the others continued their journey to Zhuhai by another ferry sent to the scene by the operator.

The Inquiry Officer, Captain Li Yiu-kwong, a surveyor with the Marine Department, is anxious to contact any passengers on board the ferry and any independent witnesses to the incident. They are advised to contact Captain Li on 2852 4513 or by fax on 2545 0556.

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