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The Judicial System
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Section III
GD Branch Liaison Officer: PAS (GD) 2
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Target
Action
Completion Date
Early
a
Consider arrangements for increasing recruitment of local judges and
Registrar SC/SCS
magistrates;
b
Consider possible ways to establish the separateness of the Judicial Service;
Registrar
SC/SG/SCS
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sc/scs
Consider need for changes in conditions of Registrar service and terms of appointment of Judicial Officers;
d
e
f
Medium term
Consider arrangements for establishing Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong and transitional arrangements for phasing out Appeals to Privy Council;*
Consider arrangements for inviting judges from "other common law
jurisdictions" to sit in the court of final appeal;
Long Term
Consider greater use of Chinese in Courts and Court procedures;
Registrar SC/LO(SD)/
SG
Registrar SC
Registrar
SC/SG/SASI
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g
Consider legislative implications of the new arrangements for appointing and dismissing judges post 1997;
Registrar
SC/SG
h
Following consideration of (g) above press Registrar Chinese authorities for the narrowest possible definition of "Judges of the highest rank" (i.e. those whose
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appointment and dismissal will be subject to the endorsement of the legislature);*
Consider arrangements for Judicial assistance to Brunei in consultation with the Brunei authorities;
Registrar
SC/SG/DCS
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