TNAG-1734-FCO40-2447-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 106

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Sir,

The arguments were finally balanced.

In

view of the fact that the defence is now no longer required to produce a defence case statement but merely a defence response, the Group feels that perhaps there is some merits in

the joint representations of the Bar Association and the Law Society.

Sir, clause 16 (3) was a major hurdle.

The

breakthrough came at the 11th hour when the eleventh

Administration conceded that it could live

without the benefit conferred by this clause.

This is certainly a relief to all concerned and

in the spirit of give and take, the

Administration now agrees to the deletion of

clause 16 (3).

во

(6)

سل

Defence case statement

Clause 23)

This The flause

serves little useful purpose and

will be deleted from the Bill.

ہمارا

بلا

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Furnishing of documents to the jury←

Clause 25)

This

The Clause will be amended to reflect the Group's view that the jury will not be furnished with the defence response except with the consent

of the defence.

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(8)

Costst Clause 26)

The Administration has accepted the

suggestion of the Bar Association and the Law