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PART III: THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Present Position

15. Hong Kong, as is normal in a British colony, has an

Attorney-General, who is a legally-qualified public

officer appointed by the Governor with the approval of HMG.

As a member of the Hong Kong public service, he is employed

and remunerated by the Hong Kong Government. Up to date,

the post of Attorney-General has always been held by an

expatriate who is a barrister; the present Attorney-General

was the first to be appointed directly from the English Bar.

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