### Legal Practitioners Ordinance 《法律執業者條例》

74D. Lawyers employed in Department of Justice
(1) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 27A by section 8 of the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Ordinance 2000 (42 of 2000) (the amending Ordinance), where a person, on or before the date appointed by the Secretary for Justice by notice in the Gazette for the coming into operation of section 8(2) of the amending Ordinance, meets the requirements in section 27A(1)(a) to (d), as that section existed before its repeal, the Court may at any time admit such person as a barrister of the High Court of Hong Kong in accordance with the said section 27A(1).
(2) The Court shall not admit as a barrister, under subsection (1), more than 4 persons in any period of 12 months.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, section 27A(1)(e) and (3) does not apply to admission as a barrister under this section.
(Added 42 of 2000 s. 19)

### Legal Practitioners Ordinance 《法律執業者條例》

75. Saving
(1) Nothing in this Ordinance shall—
(a) prejudice or affect any rights or privileges of any legal officer within the meaning of section 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87), any person holding an appointment under section 3(1) of the Legal Aid Ordinance (Cap. 91) or any person deemed to be a legal officer for the purpose of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87) by virtue of section 3(3) of the Director of Intellectual Property (Establishment) Ordinance (Cap. 412) or section 75(3) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) or require any such person or any clerk, trainee solicitor or officer appointed to act for him to be admitted in any case where it would not have been necessary for him to be admitted if this Ordinance had not been enacted; or (Amended 1 of 1981 s. 6; 50 of 1982 s. 7; 35 of 1990 s. 13; 70 of 1991 s. 13; 39 of 1992 s. 12; 8 of 1993 s. 22; 11 of 1999 s. 3) 
(b) affect any enactment empowering any person, whether or not a solicitor or a barrister, to conduct, convene or otherwise act in relation to any legal proceedings. (Amended 60 of 1994 s. 47)
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2019)

### same meaning as in the Solicitors’ Practice Rules (Cap. 159 sub. leg. H) 《律師執業規則》

1. Interpretation
(1) In these Rules—
foreign law (外地法律) means the law of a foreign jurisdiction; (23 of 1998 s. 2)
overseas firm (海外律師行) means a firm carrying on the business of practising the law in a foreign jurisdiction, but does not include a Hong Kong firm which has a branch in a foreign jurisdiction;
partner (合夥人), in respect of a foreign firm, an overseas firm, or a firm referred to in section 7(1)(a)(iii), whether constituted of a sole practitioner or as a partnership, means the sole practitioner or a partner of such firm;
principal (主管) has the same meaning as in the Solicitors’ Practice Rules (Cap. 159 sub. leg. H).
(2) For the purpose of these Rules, a person is associated with a firm if he is—
(a) a principal of, or a partner in, the firm; 
(b) a consultant to the firm; or 
(c) employed by the firm. 

2. Application for registration under Part IIIA of the Ordinance
Any person or firm wishing to be registered under Part IIIA of the Ordinance shall apply to the Society in a form approved by the Society and shall pay the fee specified in rules made by the Society for such application. 

3. Qualification for registration as a foreign lawyer
A person to whom section 39A(1) of the Ordinance applies is qualified to be registered as a foreign lawyer if—
(a) he is a person of good standing in the foreign jurisdiction in which he is qualified to practise law; and 
(b) he has satisfied the Society that he is a fit and proper person to be so registered. 

4. Evidence of professional indemnity insurance for foreign lawyer
A person applying to be registered as a foreign lawyer shall furnish with his application such documentary evidence as the Society may require showing the existence of a policy of insurance such as is required to be maintained by a foreign lawyer pursuant to section 6. 

### same meaning as in the Solicitors’ Practice Rules (Cap. 159 sub. leg. H) 《律師執業規則》

6. Requirement for professional indemnity insurance
(1) A certificate of registration as a foreign lawyer is subject to the condition that there shall be in existence at all times a policy of insurance under which the foreign lawyer is entitled to be indemnified, in respect of services rendered by him while acting or practising as a foreign lawyer, in a manner and to the extent similar to the indemnity provided to a solicitor under the fund established under section 3 of the Solicitors (Professional Indemnity) Rules (Cap. 159 sub. leg. M), and if at any time there is not in existence such a policy the person’s registration as a foreign lawyer shall be deemed to have been suspended. 
(2) A foreign lawyer shall notify the Society in writing within 14 days of such occurrence if at any time there is not in existence a policy of insurance as is required for the purpose of subsection (1). 
(3) Where a person’s registration has been suspended in accordance with subsection (1) his registration shall not be revived until such time as—
(a) there is in existence a policy of insurance as is required for the purpose of subsection (1); and 
(b) the person has notified the Society in writing of the existence of such a policy. 

6A. Compliance with Legal Practitioners (Risk Management Education) Rules
A certificate of registration as a foreign lawyer is subject to the condition that during any period for which the foreign lawyer is employed by a Hong Kong firm to practise foreign law, he shall comply with the Legal Practitioners (Risk Management Education) Rules (Cap. 159 sub. leg. Z).
(L.N. 248 of 2002)