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Item &

Whether the

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Annex I Section III: The Judicial System

CA Branch Liaison Officer: PAS(CA) 4

10th Edition (June 1990)

Chinese need

to be consulted/ informed and

Date for HMG/HKG

to start

deliberation

JD/BL reference

Action

Officer*

if so, timing

d. Consider greater use

*R,SC

Unnecessary

of Chinese in courts

and court procedures

(JD 51) (BL Art. 9)

* Please mark an '*' against the officer with overall responsibility

CL4

Present Position

Working party set up in January 1987 under the chairmanship of the present CJ. A modest start is being made in Magistracies. Resource constraints - availability of translators as well as financial - prevent the implementation of the major recommendations of the 1987 Working Party (e.g. translation of all documents).

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Relevant Considerations

Target Completion Date

Ongoing