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THE

RESTRICTIONS

GOVERNMENT

PROPOSES то REMOVE THE CURRENT

SO THAT FOREIGN LAW FIRMS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN

RULES AND THE DISCIPLINARY CONTROL OF THE LAW SOCIETY, WILL

BE PERMITTED TO EMPLOY OR TAKE IN AS A PARTNER, A HONG KONG

SOLICITOR.

LOCAL LAW FIRMS ARE ALREADY

ABLE TO PRACTISE

MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL

LAW, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO

SHARE PROFITS WITH FOREIGN LAWYERS. THEY CAN, AND SOME OF

THEM DO, EMPLOY FOREIGN LAWYERS.

ΤΟ EXCLUDE

"THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT WOULD BE ILLOGICAL

FOREIGN LAWYERS WORKING IN LOCAL LAW FIRMS FROM

A

SCHEME OF CONTROL DESIGNED TO REGULATE FOREIGN LAWYERS OR

ΤΟ DENY LOCAL LAW FIRMS THE RIGHT TO SHARE PROFITS WITH

FOREIGN LAWYERS.

"THE

OPPORTUNITY

HAS

EXTEND THE PROPOSALS TO COVER LOCAI

THEREFORE BEEN TAKEN TO

LOCAL FIRMS OF SOLICITORS WHO

TT

WISH TO TAKE IN A FOREIGN LAWYER AS A PARTNER,

THE

SPOKESMAN SAID.