The Commission recommends that the sources of legislation should be referred to in a schedule to any bill, which is complex, implements a Law Reform Commission report, or has an international element.
The weight given to any extrinsic aids will still be left to the discretion of the Judge dealing with the dispute.
The Commission believes that their recommendations will be of assistance to judges, legal practitioners and other advisers, officials and the public. By expanding the scope for use of extrinsic aids, the proposed legislation would give the courts more assistance in tracing the source or purpose of a disputed statutory provision.
Anyone who wishes to obtain a copy of the report should contact the Secretary to the Commission, 20/F, Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
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SWD assists fire victims
The Social Welfare Department has so far contacted 27 families of those deceased and injured in the Mei Foo Sun Chuen No. 3 alarm fire.
Among the families, 16 of them have requested for welfare services such as financial assistance, counselling and clinical psychologist service.
Burial grants totalling $32,100 have been given to the families of three people killed in the fire. A sum of $2,247 from the Li Po Chun Charitable Fund has also been granted to another family.
Applications for financial assistance from other victims are still being
processed.
Meanwhile, the department's clinical psychologists will hold a counselling session to help those distressed by the fire overcome their stress problems.
Members of the public who have any distress problems resulting from the fire are welcome to attend the session which will take place at the Mei Foo Community Hall, Mei Foo Sun Chuen, at 2.30 pm tomorrow (Saturday).
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