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person does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (1)(e) and subsection (1A). (Amended 46 of 1989 s. 8)
(3) The Court may, when admitting a person as a barrister, sit in chambers. (Added 58 of 1976 s. 7)
(4) In this section---
"Commonwealth citizen" means a person who is recognized by the law of a Commonwealth country as being a citizen of that country;
"Commonwealth country" means a country that is an independent sovereign member of the Commonwealth. (Added 14 of 1981 s. 2)
(Replaced 25 of 1968 s. 8)
27A. Additional power of Court to admit barristers
(1) In addition to the powers conferred on it by section 27, but subject to subsection (2), the Court may, after the Chief Justice has consulted the Attorney General and the Bar Committee, admit a person as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice, if the Court is satisfied that he-
(a) has been admitted as a barrister in a jurisdiction listed in Schedule 1 or if there is no admission of barristers in such jurisdiction, as a legal practitioner in that jurisdiction;
(b) has experience in advocacy;
(c) has been employed for at least 7 years in the Legal Department of the Government as a legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87);
(d) has been so employed-
(i) for a period of at least 3 years; and
(ii) either immediately or recently before the date of his application for admission,
on work similar to that usually undertaken in the course of his practice by a barrister in Hong Kong of 10 years' seniority; and
(e) intends, if admitted, to practise as a barrister in Hong Kong within 12 months after his admission.
(2) The Court shall not admit as barristers, under subsection (1), more than 4 persons in any period of 12 months.
(Added 46 of 1989 s. 9)
28. Formalities for admission of a barrister
Save as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice, no person shall be admitted as a barrister unless he has deposited with the Registrar his certificate of call to the Bar in England or Northern Ireland, his certificate of admission as an advocate in Scotland or his Postgraduate Certificate in Laws awarded by the
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person does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (1)(e) and subsection (1A). (Amended 46 of 1989 s. 8)
(3) The Court may, when admitting a person as a barrister, sit in chambers. (Added 58 of 1976 s. 7)
(4) In this section---
"Commonwealth citizen” means a person who is recognized by the law of a
Commonwealth country as being a citizen of that country;
"Commonwealth country" means a country that is an independent sovereign
member of the Commonwealth. (Added 14 of 1981 s. 2)
(Replaced 25 of 1968 s. 8)
27A. Additional power of Court to admit barristers
(1) In addition to the powers conferred on it by section 27, but subject to subsection (2), the Court may, after the Chief Justice has consulted the Attorney General and the Bar Committee, admit a person as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice, if the Court is satisfied that he-
(a) has been admitted as a barrister in a jurisdiction listed in Schedule 1 or if there is no admission of barristers in such jurisdiction, as a legal practitioner in that jurisdiction;
(b) has experience in advocacy;
(c) has been employed for at least 7 years in the Legal Department of the Government as a legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87);
(d) has been so employed-
(i) for a period of at least 3 years; and
(ii) either immediately or recently before the date of his
application for admission,
on work similar to that usually undertaken in the course of his practice by a barrister in Hong Kong of 10 years seniority; and
(e) intends, if admitted, to practise as a barrister in Hong Kong
within 12 months after his admission.
(2) The Court shall not admit as barristers, under subsection (1), more than 4 persons in any period of 12 months.
(Added 46 of 1989 s. 9)
28. Formalities for admission of a barrister
Save as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice, no person shall be admitted as a barrister unless he has deposited with the Registrar his certificate of call to the Bar in England or Northern Ireland, his certificate of admission as an advocate in Scotland or his Postgraduate Certificate in Laws awarded by the
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