Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Following is a question by the Hon Ginny Man and a written reply by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, in the Legislative Council today (April 29):
Question:
(1) given that submission of proof of practice is not a legal requirement for registration, whether the Government knows the commencement date and rationale for implementing the relevant requirement, and of the types of other acceptable documentary proof of practice;
(2) whether it has measures in place to assist members of the public in finding medical practitioners who are willing to witness the execution of EPAs and matching such medical practitioners with them; if so, of the details; and
(3) given that for EPAs signed in the earlier years that have not been registered, the donors may not have kept the proof of practice of the witnessing solicitors and the medical practitioners at the time, whether the Government knows if the Judiciary has measures in place to assist in the registration of such EPAs; if so, of the details; if not, of any flexible proposal to deal with such EPAs?(b) The original and a certified copy of the EPA.