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Branch/Agency

3.

Recreation and

(b)

Culture Branch

(Cont'd)

4. Legal Department

2

Nature of Link

Remarks

Government officials participated in the 2nd to 5th Conference of Commonwealth Arts Administrators held in 1981, 1983, 1988 and 1990 but declined the invitation to attend the 6th conference scheduled to be held in October 1992 (now deferred). The Conference was retitled as "Commonwealth Conferences on Arts and Cultural Policy" in 1990.

(b)

The Conferences were of little benefit to Hong Kong. It has become more "governmental" after the retitling in 1999. Hong Kong should phase out further participation by non-attendance and the link will automatically cease on 1 July 1997.

(a) Hong Kong delegation

participates in the Commonwealth Law Conference (CLC) held every three years. Participation may also be on an individual and

personal basis.

(a)

The Conference is

arranged by the

Commonwealth Lawyers'

Association and is

not a governmental organisation. Subject to the

approval of the CLC,

participation should

continue on an

individual and

(b) Officials in the Law

personal basis.

(b)

Members can

Drafting Division

participate in the.

Commonwealth

Association of

Legislative Counsel

and communicate with Commonwealth

draftsmen through it.

participate as individuals. It provides useful exchanges on law drafting problems which are similar in Common Law and

Commonwealth

countries.

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