TNAG-1989-FCO40-2822-Hong-Kong-Telecommunications-(Amendment)-Ordinance-1989-(No.-1989 — Page 32

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Ord. No. 46/89

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT)

(b) the future demand in Hong Kong for persons with legal education or

training and the means by which that demand may be met.

(2) The committee shall consist of-

(a) the Chief Justice or his representative, who shall be the chairman;

(b) the Attorney General or his representative;

(c) the Secretary for Education and Manpower or his representative;

(d) 10 other members appointed by the Governor, of whom--

(i) 3 shall be nominated by the Society;

(ii) 2 shall be nominated by the Bar Committee;

(iii) 2 shall be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong; and

(iv) one shall be nominated by the Director of the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong; and

(e) other persons the committee may co-opt.

(3) A member of the committee who is unable to attend a meeting of the committee may, on 7 days' notice to the chairman, send a substitute who shall be deemed to be a member of the committee.

(4) A member of the committee appointed under—

(a) subsection (2)(d) shall hold office for a 3 year term; and

(b) subsection (2)(e) shall hold office for a term, not exceeding 2 years,

specified by the committee.

(5) A member appointed under-

(a) subsection (2)(d) may at any time resign from the committee by notice in

writing to the Governor; or

(b) subsection (2)(e) may at any time resign from the committee by notice in

writing to the chairman.

(6) Notice of the appointment or termination of membership of a member appointed under subsection (2)(d) may be published in the Gazette.

(7) The Registrar of the Supreme Court shall be secretary to the committee. (8) The committee shall report its advice at least annually to the Governor or

more often as the Governor requests.

(9) The committee may determine its own procedure.".

Schedule amended

18. The Schedule is amended-

(a) by renumbering it as Schedule 2; and

(b) in paragraphs 2(a) and 14(a) by repealing “$1,000” and substituting “$5,000”.

Schedule added

19. The following is added after section 75—

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT)

"SCHEDULE 1

1.

The States and Territories of the Commonwealth of Australia.

2.

The Territories and Provinces of Canada, except Quebec.

3.

New Zealand.

4.

The Republic of Ireland.

5.

Zimbabwe.

6. Singapore.".

Ord. No. 46/89

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[ss. 3 & 27A]

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 19th day of July 1989.

LAW Kam-sang,

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

LAW Kam-sang,

Clerk to the Legislative Council.