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In the case of the appointment or removal of judges of the Court of Final Appeal and the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Hong Kong Spe- cial Administrative Region, the Chief Executive shall, in addition to following the procedures pre- scribed in Articles 88 and 89 of this Law, obtain
the endorsement of the Legislative Council and report such appointment or removal to the Stand- ing Committee of the National People's Congress
for the record.
Article 91
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall maintain the previous system of appoint- ment and removal of members of the judiciary other than judges.
Article 92
Judges and other members of the judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
shall be chosen on the basis of their judicial and professional qualities and may be recruited from other common law jurisdictions.
Article 93
Judges and other members of the judiciary
serving in Hong Kong before the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may all remain in employment and retain their seniority with pay, allowances, benefits and con- ditions of service no less favourable than before. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall pay to judges and other members, of the judiciary who retire or leave the service in compliance with regulations, including those who have retired or left the ser vice before the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or to their depen- dants, all pensions, gratuities, allowances and benefits due to them on terms no less favourable than before, irrespective of their nationality or place of residence.
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