Judicial Efficiency
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It will also
be
vitally important during
the
transition
to maintain the efficiency of our courts. Over
the last ten years, the volume of cases handled annually by
the District and High Courts has increased by [ ] per
cent. we must expect this sort of trend to continue if the
legal system is to meet the demands of sustained business
growth in Hong Kong, largely fuelled by its role in making
to service the rapid expansion of the Chinese economy.
contribution, the courts will have
make this their
achieve new levels of efficiency.
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This Council has approved the appointment of a
Judiciary Administrator to take responsibility for promoting service-orientated culture within the judicial system. We
expect to have the new Administrator in place by the end of
this year.
At each lavel of the court system, judicial
leaders will be
efficiency.
high
level
In
appointed,
again tasked with promoting
addition, he Chief Justice will chair a
working party comprising members of the
Judiciary, the legal profession and the public through which
a thorough review of existing administrative systems will be
conducted to determine how and where improvements can be
made.
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