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Section II

2 Legal System

GD Branch Liaison Officer: PAS (GD) 2

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Target

Action

Completion Date

Medium Term

a

b

C

d

e

f

g

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In consultation with policy branches make arrangements for localisation of UK legislation where this is appropriate and prepare drafts;

Consider arrangements for appointing Notaries Public (Cap 159) and Justices of the Peace (Letters Patent);

Review Hong Kong laws with a view to identifying colonial terminology etc.;

Consider codification of the unwritten Common Law;

In conjunction with Law Society and Bar Society consider arrangements for legal education in order to increase the supply of local lawyers.

Agree content and timing of Orders in Council to permit Hong Kong to legislate on individual subjects;

Translation of existing and future laws into Chinese.

Long Term

h

Ensure compatibility of Hong Kong laws with Basic Law following latter's publication*;

S (GD)/LO(SD)

DCS/SG

S (GD)/LO (SD)

SG

Registrar SC

S (GD) / LO (SD)

Ongoing

SG/SASI/SCS

S (GD)/LO(SD)

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