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(c)

(a)

play in

Council

advising the

in Governor

priorities of ordinances for

translation, thus ensuring that the

sequence

pragmatic.

will

be

realistic

and

In the proposed new section 4C (3), which deals with the composition of the

Bilingual Laws Advisory Committee, an

amendment will provide that the

barrister appointee will be appointed

after consultation with the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, and the solicitor appointee after consultation with the President of the Law Society.

The proposed new section 4C (6)

be will

slightly amended to

it make

clear that

that the Bilingual Laws Advisory Committee may consult other experts.

Interpretation and General Clauses (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 1986

Clause 4 :

The new section 10E will be amended to

no notice declaring words,

provide

expressions,

that

offices,

titles etc.

as

shall

So much

equivalents in the official languages

As

with the

amendment

to

be made unless the notice is approved in

draft by LegCo. section 4B of the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill described above the purpose of this is to ensure that the final power of enacting law rests with this Council.

for the agreed

amendments. My

speaking this afternoon will no doubt have more

colleagues

to say on the 2

Bills.