Basic Legal Knowledge
Procedures during criminal hearings
Juvenile Court
Arresting procedure, my rights and obligations
Free or subsidized legal assistance
Protection for victims
Punishment and sentencing options
Criminal records and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance
Tel-Law Scheme
The Tel-Law Scheme is run by the Duty Lawyer Service. It provides members of the public with free taped legal information by telephone. It is a 24-hour automatic answering service which provides tapes on more than 70 topics in Cantonese, Putonghua and English. This Scheme does not provide any legal advice upon which one should act, but provides only a brief introduction on the particular legal topic. The topics are divided into 8 groups, namely:
- Family Law
- Land Law and Tenancy Law
- Criminal Law
- Employment Law
- Commercial, Banking and Sales of Goods
- Administrative and Constitutional Law
- Environmental Law and Tort
- General Legal Information
To listen to the tapes, you may dial either 2521 3333 or 25228018 and follow the instructions to select the required tape. You may also listen to the tapes or read the scripts of the tapes via the internet at the Duty Lawyer Service's website.