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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1988
ONE POINT WAS THAT THE TERMS OF THE CHAIRMEN AND
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VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ELECTED IN THE NEXT ELECTIONS NEEDED BE EXTENDED BY TWO WEEKS IN LINE WITH THE TENURE OF MEMBERS.
THE OTHER WAS THAT THE QUORUM FOR A MEETING OF "THE URBAN
ITS COUNCIL OR OF
STANDING COMMITTKE NEEDED TO BE INCREASED IN PROPORTION TO THE EXPANDED MEMBERSHIP,
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SPEAKING ON THE AMENDMENT BILL CONCERNING DISTRICT BOARDS, DAIVD SAID HE WOULD SEEK ANOTHER AMENDMENT AT THE COMMITTEE MAKE CLEAR THAT THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS WOULD NOT COME INTO EFFECT APRIL 1989,
DEBATES ON THE BILLS WERE ADJOURNED.
NEW PENSION SCHEME FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS PROPOSED
A BILL PROVIDING FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW PENSION SCHEME FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND MAKING A NUMBER OF CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING ORDINANCES CONTAINING REFERENCES TO PENSION MATTERS WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, TOLD THE COUNCIL THE GOVERNMENT HAD DEVISED A PACKAGE OF NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO ENCOURAGE MORE LOCAL LAWYERS TO SEEK JUDICIAL OFFICE AND ΤΟ RETAIN STAFF OF HIGH QUALITY.
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THESE ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDED A NEW PENSION SCHEME, AS
AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SEPARATE PAY SCALE FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS, SIR DAVID SAID IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE PENSION BENEFITS (JUDICIAL OFFICERS) RILL 1988.
THE BILL WAS LARGELY MODELLED ON THE PENSION BENEFITS ORDINANCE WHICH GOVERNED THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE PENSION SCHEME.
"THE JUDICIARY HAS BEEN PREDOMINANTLY EXPATRIATE BUT THE LACK OF LOCAL RECRUITS CERTAINLY DOES NOT REFLECT ANT SHORTAGE OF TALENT AMONGST PRACTISING MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, HE SAID.
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SIR DAVID EXPLAINED THAT THERE WERE TWO MAIN KLEMENTS NEW PENSION SCHEME WHICH CONCERNED ESSENTIALLY THE RETIREMENT AGE PENSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE RETIREMENT AGE AS SPECIFIKO IN THF LETTERS PATENT REMAINED AT 65 FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
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