WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION DIRECT TO THE GOVERNOR.
g.
TO THE IN WITH THESE CHANGES, STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO
STRENGTHEN THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE JUDIC-HARY'S
ADMINISTRATION. THE PRESENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE
COMMISSION CONSISTS OF :-
THE CHIEF JUSTICE (CHAIRMAN)
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
A JUDGE
A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BAR ASSOCÞATION +
A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LAW SOCIETY +
(+ THE BODIES REPRESENTING LOCAL LAWYERS.)
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO REVISE THIS MEMBERSHIP TO :-
3 MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY (INCLUDING THE CHIEF JUSTICE AS
CHAIRMAN)
3 MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION (MNCLUDING THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BODIES REPRESENTING LOCAL
LAWYERS)
3 EMINENT PERSONS FROM OUTSIDE THE LEGAL PROFESSION (INCLUDING
THE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION).
MTS BELIEVED THAT THE REVISED MEMBERSHIP WILL ALSO ACHIEVE A
BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN THE GROUPS REPRESENTED ON THE JUDICIAL
SERVICE COMMISSION, AND IT IS IN KEEPING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION *NK OF ANNEX OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. TO STRENGTHEN
THE JUDICIARY'S ADMINISTRATION, A SENIOR JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATOR
WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE JUDICIARY, WILL BE APPOINTED.
10. AS A FURTHER STEP TOWARDS REDUCING THE DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INTENDS THAT MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS SEPARATE FROM
THOSE APPLICABLE TO THE CIVIL SERVICE.
SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
11.
AT PRESENT THE SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY ARE LINKED TO CIVIL SERVICE PAY SCALES : IN THE CASE OF JUDGES AND OTHER MORE SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY TO THE DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE AND IN THE CASE OF MAGISTRATES TO THE MASTER PAY SCALE.
THE SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY ON THE DIRECTORATE PAY SCALE ARE DETERMINED ON THE ADVICE OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECORATE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND THOSE OF THE REMAINDER ON THE ADVICE OF THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PLANS TO INTRODUCE A SEPARATE (ALTHOUGH NOT NECESSARILY HIGHER) PAY SCALE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY AND TO PROVIDE FOR PAY LEVELS TO BE DETERMINED ON THE ADVICE OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORATE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, BUT SITTING AS A STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE. THE STANDING COMMITTEE WOULD ALSO ADVISE ON CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR ALL
MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY.
CONFIDENTIAL
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