| Name |
| 1. |
The name of the
scholarship shall be called "The
Bar Scholarship". |
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| Interpretation |
| 2. |
In these Rules,
unless the context otherwise requires:- |
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"Bar Association"
shall mean the Hong Kong Bar Association; |
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"Bar Council"
shall mean the Executive Committee
of the Bar Association for the time
being; |
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"Bar Scholar"
shall mean the recipient of an award
under the Scholarship; |
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"Member"
shall mean a Member of the Bar Association; |
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"Scholarship"
shall mean the Bar Scholarship; |
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“Scholarship Assets” shall mean
all assets and moneys from time
to time held upon trust of the
Scholarship, including all income
accruing thereto from whatsoever
source and any donations, bequests
or other gifts and any funds, investments,
moneys and property from time to
time received for the Scholarship
and for the time being held upon
such trust by way of addition or
accretion or otherwise; and |
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“Scholarship
Committee” shall mean the special
committee established under Rule
14 hereinbelow. |
| 3. |
Unless the context
otherwise requires, words importing
the singular shall include the plural
and vice versa, and words importing
the masculine gender shall include
the feminine gender. |
| Object |
| 4. |
The object of the
Scholarship is to encourage fresh
graduates of the highest calibre
who are permanent residents of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region to join the Bar by providing
them with financial incentive and/or
assistance during pupillage. |
| Eligibility
for the Scholarship |
| 5. |
All applicants
are required to attend an interview
by the Scholarship Committee in
Hong Kong. Those who fail
to attend the interview will not
be considered for the Scholarship. |
| The
Award |
| 6. |
The recipient of
the award shall be called a “Bar
Scholar”. It is awarded for
the very best. It is envisaged
that not more than a few awards will
be made each year. The Scholarship
Committee may also decide to make
no award in any year. |
| 7. |
The award shall
include a lump sum payment of such
an amount and payable at such time
and in such manner as the Bar Council
may from time to time determine. |
| 8. |
The award is conditional
upon the Bar Scholar:-
(a) undertaking and commencing
pupillage within such period from
the date of the award as may be
determined by the Scholarship Committee
or within such extended period
as the Scholarship Committee may,
in its absolute discretion, grant;
(b) undertaking and commencing
practice as a barrister in Hong
Kong for 12 months immediately
after completion of pupillage;
(c) informing the Scholarship
Committee of the date of commencement
of his pupillage and full practice
and of such other relevant fact
and matter as requested by the
Scholarship Committee;
(d) satisfying and/or fulfilling
any further condition imposed by
the Scholarship Committee as it
may, at its absolute discretion,
think fit. |
| Moral
Obligation of A Bar Scholar |
| 9. |
It is hoped that
each Bar Scholar will be under
a moral obligation, after having
been established in the profession,
to donate back to the Scholarship
sufficient to sustain another Bar
Scholar. |
|
Application |
| 10. |
Application form
is available from the Bar Secretariat
from 2nd January of each year. Completed
application form must be submitted
to the Bar Secretariat on or before
15th February of the same year. |
| 11. |
The Scholarship
Committee may, at its absolute
discretion, interview suitable
applicants at such time and in
such place in Hong Kong as it shall
think fit. For the avoidance
of doubt, the Scholarship Committee
may at its absolute discretion
and without giving any reason refuse
to interview any applicant. |
| 12. |
The Scholarship
Committee may make any offer at
such time and may impose such condition
as it may in its absolute discretion
think fit without giving any reason. |
| The
Scholarship Committee |
| 13. |
Subject to Rule
18 hereinbelow, the Scholarship
shall be managed by the “Scholarship
Committee” to be appointed by the
Bar Council. |
| 14. |
The Scholarship
Committee shall consist of no less
than 3 persons. Apart from
Members, the Bar Council may from
time to time invite and appoint non-Members
such as members of the Judiciary
and/or members of academic institutions
to serve on the Scholarship Committee. |
| 15. |
The Scholarship
Committee shall decide on all applications
and its decision shall be final. |
| 16. |
The Scholarship
Committee shall render an annual
report to the Bar Council. |
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Administration
of Scholarship Assets |
| 17. |
The Bar Council
shall administer the Scholarship
Assets and shall be at liberty
from time to time to delegate such
administration or any aspect thereof
to a special committee. |
| Alteration
of Rules |
| 18. |
These rules of
the Scholarship (but not the object)
may be altered or revoked and new
rules may be made from time to time
by the Bar Council after consultation
with the Scholarship Committee. |
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Hong Kong Bar Association
17 December 1997
Amended on 9 September 2005
Amended on 14 August 2007 |
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