(c)
Pension Arrangements
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Because members of the judiciary are appointed later in life than the average civil servant they are unable, under the
existing Hong Kong Government Pension arrangements, to earn
a satisfactory level of pension before reaching retirement
age.
6.
The above are regarded as obstacles to local recruitment.
It is in order to overcome these obstacles to recruitment that the
Hong Kong Government is planning changes in the terms of employment
of members of the judiciary.
(A) CONNECTIONS WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE
7.
To deal with this problem the Hong Kong Government plans to
take the following steps to separate the terms of employment of members of the judiciary from those of the civil service.
Appointments and Promotions
8.
The appointments and promotions of members of the judiciary are already dealt with separately from those of the civil service in that they are made by the Governor after receiving the advice of the Judicial Service Commission. However, the Judicial Service
Commission's recommendations are processed by the civil service branch of the government secretariat which also deals with the appointment and promotion of civil servants. It is planned that in
future the Judicial Service Commission's recommendations should be
processed by the judiciary itself, that is to say the judiciary will be responsible for submitting the recommendation of the Judicial
Service Commission direct to the Governor.
9.
To tie in with these changes, steps will be taken to strengthen the Judicial Service Commission and the judiciary's administration. The present membership of the Judicial Service
Commission consists of:
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