【正文】 or (b) a period of not less than 9 months in the Department of Justice, which may include a period not exceeding 3 months on secondment to the Legal Aid Department, so long as he has also spent a period of not less than 3 months in such service as is described in subparagraph (a) above. (2) Subject to the Bar Council’s approval, the period of approved pupillage mentioned in (1) above may include: (a) any period not exceeding 1 month spent as a judge’s marshall in Hong Kong。 (6) the giving by a barrister who is a nonexecutive director of a pany or a trustee or governor of a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution or a trustee of any private trust to the other directors, trustees or governors (as the case may be) of the benefit of his learning and experience on matters of general policy and of general legal principle applicable to the affairs of the pany, institution or trust. (Circular 15/99) (7) subject to the prior approval of the Bar Council, giving advice on legal matters free in a scheme or programme established to the satisfaction of the Bar Council to further the purpose of promoting amongst the public greater awareness of their legal rights, or respect for the rule of law or otherwise promoting the objects of the Bar Association. (Circular 17/03) 23. (1) A barrister may not, without the permission of the Bar Council, bee or remain a practising barrister unless he is willing for his practice to be his primary occupation。 (b) not to engage in conduct (whether in pursuit of his profession or otherwise) which is dishonest or which may otherwise bring the profession of barrister into disrepute, or which is prejudicial to the administration of justice。 CODE OF CONDUCT OF THE BAR OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION Adopted by the Bar Council on 20th November, 1997 Effective from May, 1998 Bar Council Hong Kong Bar Association LG2, High Court 38 Queensway Hong Kong 169。 (c) to observe the ethics and etiquette of his profession。 and he may not engage directly or indirectly in any other occupation if his association with that occupation may adversely affect the reputation of the Bar. (2) A practising barrister must not engage directly or indirectly in any other occupation if his association with that occupation may prejudice his ability to attend properly to the interests of his clients. (3) (a) A practising barrister who wishes to engage in a supplementary occupation should do so only in accordance with the general or special permission of the Bar Council. (b) Supplementary occupations for which the Bar Council has granted general permission are set out in a List of Approved Supplementary Occupations in Annex 4 to this Code. A practising barrister who wishes to engage in an occupation not listed in Annex 4 or is in doubt whether a proposed occupation is within the approved list should seek the special permission of the Bar Council before taking up the occupation. (4) (a) Save in the instance where general permission is given in Annex 4, a practising barrister may not be an executive director of a pany without seeking special permission from the Bar Council。 and (b) any period not exceeding 3 months as a pupil with a Senior Counsel. (3) Save in exceptional circumstances, the Bar Council is unlikely to approve pupillage of less than 3 months with any one barrister. (4) A person who is a pupil may not accept an instruction to act as a barrister unless he has been admitted as such, holds a valid limited practising certificate issued by the Bar Council and has the consent of his pupil master to accept such instruction. (Circular No. 052/03) 29A. A junior barrister, upon taking silk, may, for the period of one year following his appointment as a Senior Counsel, continue with his preexisting mitments as a Pupil Master, and any period of pupillage undertaken in such circumstances will be counted towards the required period of pupillage to be undertaken by a barrister intending to practise. (Circular No. 32/93) 30. A barrister who acts as a Pupil Master may not seek or accept any pupillage fee, and must use his best endeavours to ensure that his Pupil plies with the requirements of paragraph 29(4). The Rules concerning the duties of Pupil Masters and Pupils are at Annex 5. (Circular No. 052/03) [The next paragraph number is 32.] 32. A barrister whose primary occupation is that of editor or reporter in Hong Kong of any series of law reports entirely written and edited by barristers shall be a practising barrister. Such a barrister is not required to ply with paragraphs 25, 26 and 50 of this Code of Conduct if he does not also hold himself out as willing to appear in a Court on behalf of a client or to give legal advice or services to a client. [The next paragraph number is 50.] THE ACCEPTANCE OF INSTRUCTIONS 50. (a) Subject to such exceptions as may be authorised by custom or the Bar Council as set out in Annex 20, a barrister may not act in a professional capacity except upon the instructions of a solicitor or the Director of Legal Aid or the Government. Notwithstanding that he does so for no fee, a barrister who appears in or drafts a formal document for the purpose of a contentious matter is acting in a professional capacity. There is, however, no objection to a barrister giving advice free on legal matters to a friend or relative or on a charitable basis. (b) Subject to the Direct Professional Access Rules set out in Annex 19, Annex 19A, Annex 19B, Annex 19C (Circular No. 109/00) and Annex 19D (Circular No. 008/05), a barrister may accept instructions from a member of a “recognised professional body” without the intervent