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STATEMENT

The Attorney General made a statement on "Foreign law firms".

MOTIONS

HONG KONG ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS 1917 TO 1988

The Chief Secretary moved the following motion and addressed the Council:

That the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong be amended

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(a) in Standing Order 12 (1) repealing "All

and substituting "The Order Paper shall be in English and Chinese. All";

(b) in Standing Order 22 by adding after paragraph (1)

"(1A)

be

A notice of in English if the Chinese if the motion is

to

-

an amendment

a motion shall motion is in English and in in Chinese.";

(c) in Standing Order 38 by adding after paragraph (3)

Bills may be presented in English

"(3A) Chinese.";

(d) in Standing Order 39 by adding after paragraph (2)

or

one

" (2A)

In the case of а bill presented in official language in pursuance of а direction under section 4 (3) of the Official Languages Ordinance (Cap. 5), the notice shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the Chief Secretary stating that the Governor in Council has directed that the bill should be presented in the English language or, as the case may be, the Chinese language."; and

(e) In Standing Order 45(4) by adding after

adding after subparagraph (a)-

"(e)

Where an amendment is proposed

is proposed to be moved to a bill presented in both official languages the amendment shall be made to the text in each language unless

unless it is an amendment that clearly affects the text in one language only. But an amendment which creates a conflict or discrepancy between the text in one language and the text in the other may not be moved.".

Question proposed, put and agreed to.