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THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 8 SEEMS A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE.
MIGHT IT BE BETTER TO MOVE IT TO PARA 9, TO BECOME THE
FIRST SENTENCE AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE 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
ETC UNQUOTE. TO FOLLOW UP THE REFERENCE
TO THE JUDICIARY'S ADMINISTRATION, YOU MIGHT ADD A FINAL
SENTENCE TO PARA 9 AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE 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. UNQUOTE,
IN PARA 13, LAST SECTION, QUOTE THEIR NEEDS UNQUOTE SEEMS
A SLIGHTLY AMBIGUOUS TERM. MIGHT QUOTE THE NEED TO
ATTRACT LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE LAWYERS OF THE RIGHT
CALIBRE, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS UNQUOTE BE A
BETTER FORMULA?
PARA 14:IT WOULD IN OUR VIEW BE CLEARER IF THIS COULD BE
EXPANDED TO EXPLAIN ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE
OF THE JUDICIARY:
ALTHOUGH PARA 22 STATES THAT THE MAXIMUM PENSION
REMAINS AT TWO-THIRDS, IT DOES SO IN A WAY THAT MAY WELL
BE LOST ON THOSE TO WHOM THIS PAPER IS ADDRESSED. FOR
THE SAKE OF CLARITY WE SUGGEST YOU INSERT A NEW SENTENCE
AT THE END OF PARAGRAPH 21 TO THE EFFECT THAT QUOTE THE
MAXIMUM PENSION WILL REMAIN AT A TWO-THIRDS OF THE
RETIRING SALARY. UNQUOTE,
WE SUGGEST THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 22 BE CLARIFIED BY
ADDITION OF QUOTE IF HE RETIRES AT THE AGE OF 65 UNQUOTE
AT THE END,
IN PARA 24 WE THINK THE TERM QUOTE RE-ENGAGED UNQUOTE
NEEDS ELABORATION. COULD WE ADD QUOTE (ON SHORT TERM
CONTRACTS AFTER RETIREMENT) UNQUOTE?
IN PARA 26 WE SUGGEST QUOTE BRITISH SIDE UNQUOTE IN PLACE
OF QUOTE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE.
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