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Legal Practitioners

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(a) (i) he has been called to the Bar in England or Northern

Ireland; or

(ii) he has been admitted as an advocate in Scotland; or

(iii) he is a Bachelor of Laws of the University of Hong Kong and has obtained the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws awarded by that University; or

(iv) he has obtained the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws awarded by the University of Hong Kong and he is a Hong Kong permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115), or is a Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the Republic of Ireland who has been ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for a period of at least 7 years; (Replaced 32 of 1972 s. 2. Amended 58 of 1976 s. 7; 14 of 1981 s. 2; 31 of 1987 s. 28)

(b) he is not at the time of the application disbarred or removed from the roll of advocates in Scotland or suspended from practice as such barrister or advocate;

(c) he is not in practice as a solicitor either on his own account or as a partner or salaried employee in a legal firm in any country where a qualified person is able to practise both as a barrister and solicitor at the same time and does not intend whilst enrolled as a barrister in Hong Kong to practise as a solicitor either on his own account or as a partner or salaried employee in a legal firm in any such country; (Amended 50 of 1982 s. 8)

(d) (Repealed 58 of 1976 s. 7)

(e)

he has been ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for a period of at least 8 consecutive months immediately prior to the date of his application for admission or satisfies the Court that he intends to be ordinarily resident in Hong Kong. (Amended 50 of 1982 $.8)

(1A) In addition to the requirements under subsection (1)(a)(i) or (ii), a person must also-

(a) have practised as a barrister or advocate in the United Kingdom

for at least 3 years;

(b) be a Hong Kong permanent resident as defined in the Im-

migration Ordinance (Cap. 115); or

(c) have been ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for at least 7 years.

(Added 46 of 1989 s. 8)

(2) The Court may admit a person as a barrister under this section---

(a) (Repealed 58 of 1976 s. 7)

(b) either generally or for the purpose of any particular case or cases and may impose on a person so admitted restrictions and conditions as the Court may see fit, notwithstanding that such