TNAG-1606-FCO40-22121-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 87

Speech by the Honourable the Chief Secretary Mr. D.R. Ford, LVO, OBE, JP in the Legislative Council on 25 March 1987

Sir,

I beg to move the

the resolution standing in my

name, the purpose of which is to approve the Legal Aid in

Criminal Cases (Amendment) Rules 1987 made by the Chief

Justice under s.9A of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance.

The purpose of the amended Rules is to effect an

increase of 33% in the fees payable to Counsel and

Solicitors assigned by the Director of Legal Aid to

conduct criminal cases, with effect from 1st April 1987.

The fees were last increased in January 1982. The present

increase is to reflect inflation as evidenced by the

Consumer Price Index since that date.

Sir, I beg to move.