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Registry No. GK
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speaking magistrates but few candidates have
come forward over the last few years and of
those a good many have left the judiciary to
return to private practice. In due course the
Hong Kong Law School will help to improve this
situation but this is unlikely to happen for a
number of years. I understand that almost all
the graduates are seeking to be admitted as
solicitors and the volume of work in private
practice is such that most of the graduates
will for many years hence be absorbed in that
branch of the profession.
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The Chief Justice is of the opinion that the
standard of magistrates in Hong Kong has never
been higher and that their individual professio-
nal experience, which is as follows, is good:
Ofer twenty years
7
1.
2. Over fifteen years
10
3.
Over ten years
20
*Bag By
*Fastest Means
4.
Under ten years
7
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Enclosures
*Without
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magistrates
*Report (to the Department)
For *Necessary Action.
*Information
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I also enclose further details of the magistrates
in Hong Kong which I hope you will find of
(16556) Dd.897198 3m 6/72 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863
/interest. (17359) Dd.897485 4m 1/73 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863