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THE

GOVERNMENT

THEREFORE

PROPOSES то AMEND

SECTIONS 45 AND 46 OF THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE TO

ENSURE THAT THESE SECTIONS

WOULD NOT PREVENT A HONG KONG

SOLICITOR IN A FOREIGN LAW FIRM FROM ADVISING ON HONG KONG

LAW, OR PREVENT A SOLICITOR IN A LOCAL LAW FIRM FROM

EMPLOYING OR TAKING INTO PARTNERSHIP A FOREIGN LAWYER.

DISCIPLINARY RULES GOVERNING FOREIGN LAW FIRMS

THE

THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES THAT THE LAW SOCIETY, AS

GOVERNING BODY, SHOULD BE GIVEN THE POWER

SOLICITORS'

TO MAKE PRACTICE RULES GOVERNING FOREIGN LAW FIRMS.

THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THE SETTING

DISCIPLINARY

OF

RULES SHOULD BE A MATTER FOR PROFESSIONAL

SELF-REGULATION RATHER THAN GOVERNMENT CONTROL. HOWEVER,

ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD BY THE LAW SOCIETY AGAINST

THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL IS THAT DEVISING SUCH A SCHEME OF

WOULD REQUIRE A HEAVY COMMITMENT OF TIME AND EFFORT

CONTROL

ON

THEIR

PART.

THEREFORE IN ORDER TO ASSIST, THE

CONTROL WHICH IS

GOVERNMENT HAS DRAWN UP A SCHEME OF

INTENDED AS A SUGGESTED APPROACH THAT THE LAW SOCIETY MIGHT

WISH TO CONSIDER.