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APPENDIX III (paragraph 4)

A. The Legislature

(i) Are petitions and bills presented in one or more languages?

If in one language only, which?

In what circumstances is it decided that a petition or bill should be presented in one language rather than another?

In case of discrepancies in the translations, which language will prevail?

(ii) Are minutes and other records kept in one or more languages?

If in one language only, which?

In what circumstances are they decided that minutes and records should be kept in one language rather than another?

In case of discrepancies in the translations, which language will prevail?

(iii) Are debates conducted in one or more languages?

If in one language only, which?

In what circumstances is it decided that a debate should be conducted in one language rather than another?

Are simultaneous translations available?

In case of discrepancies in the translations, which language will prevail?

B. The Executive

In the government departments most concerned with legal matters, e.g. the Attorney General's Department, the Legal Aid Department, the office of the Registrar of Companies and Societies and the Official Receiver's office, Police Force, etc., what languages are used? If a matter is dealt with in two or more languages simultaneously, which language will prevail in case of discrepancies? What spoken and written languages are used?

C. The Judiciary, including quasi-judicial bodies

(i) Which language is spoken by the judge or presiding official in the proceedings?

(ii) Are records, forms, judgments and other court documents in one or more languages?

If in one language only, which?

In what circumstances is it decided that a record, form, judgment, or any other court document should be made out in one language rather than another?

In case of discrepancies in the translations, which language will prevail?

(iii) Are the statutes officially published in one or more languages?

In case of discrepancies in the translations, which language will prevail?

D. Lawyers and Judicial Officers

To what extent are legal practitioners, law officers and members of the Judiciary in your country:

(a) conversant with more than one of the official languages?

(b) trained in more than one of the official languages?

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APPENDIX IV (paragraph 20)

STAGES FOR TRANSLATION OF 'LAWS OF HONG KONG'

1. Companies Ordinance

2. Criminal Procedure Ordinance

3. Dangerous Drugs Ordinance

4. Distress for Rent Ordinance

5. District Court, Ordinance

FIRST STAGE

6. District Court (Civil Jurisdiction & Procedure) Ordinance

7. Employment Ordinance

8. Evidence Ordinance

9. Fraudulent Transfers of Businesses Ordinance

10. Infants Custody Ordinance

11. Juvenile Offenders Ordinance

12. Landlord & Tenant Ordinance

13. Legal Aid Ordinance

14. Magistrates Ordinance

15. Marriage Ordinance

Cap.

32

221

134

7

5

336

57

8

49

13

226

255

91

227

181

179

272

212

215

298

213

338

220

16

228

4

335

276

282

SECOND STAGE

16. Matrimonial Causes Ordinance

17. Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance

18. Offences against the Person Ordinance

19. Prevention of Corruption Ordinance

20. Probation of Offenders Ordinance

21. Protection of Women & Juveniles Ordinance

22. Rent Increases (Domestic Premises) Control Ordinance

23. Road Traffic Ordinance ...

24. Separation & Maintenance Orders Ordinance

25. Summary Offences Ordinance

26. Supreme Court Ordinance

27. Tenancy (Notice of Termination) Ordinance

28. Tenancy (Prolonged Duration) Ordinance

29. Workmen's Compensation Ordinance ...

1. Bills of Exchange Ordinance

2. Business Registration Ordinance

3. Chinese Marriage Preservation Ordinance

4. Chinese Partnerships Ordinance

19

310

178

31

2

50

7. Industrial Employment (Holidays with Pay & Sickness Allowance) Ordinance 8. Inland Revenue Ordinance

333

112

5. Full Court Ordinance

6. Importation & Exportation Ordinance

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