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CANNOT

"IT WILL ALSO ENSURE

THAT A FOREIGN LAW FIRM

ESTABLISH ITSELF BEHIND A FIGUREHEAD IN ORDER TO

CIRCUMVENT THE RULES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT, TAKEN AS A PACKAGE,

THE SCHEME OF CONTROL WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SAFEGUARDS TO

ENSURE THAT THE LAW SOCIETY IS ABLE TO EXERCISE POWERS OF

DISCIPLINE OVER FOREIGN LAW FIRMS SIMILAR TO THE POWERS IT

PRESENTLY EXERCISES OVER HONG KONG SOLICITORS.

"IT WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT ONLY HONG KONG

SOLICITORS IN THE FOREIGN LAW FIRMS WILL BE ABLE ΤΟ

PRACTISE HONG KONG LAW,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

COMMENTS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT SHOULD BE

SENT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS, BY JULY 31, 1989.

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