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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1989
(II)
THE PERMANENT MAGISTRATES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AND
BUT
AWARDED
A SALARY INCREASE. THIS NOT ONLY REFLECTS THEIR INCREASED SHOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE THE RECRUITING OF LOCAL PEOPLE TO THAT POSITION.
RESPONSIBILITIES,
(III) THOSE
(IV)
(V)
AT
SUITABLE FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE, PARTICULARLY
WILL LEVELS,
BE INEVITABLY HIGHER
MATURE BOTH IN GOVERNMENT PENSION TEMPERAMENT AND YEARS. UNDER PRESENT
JUDICIAL REGULATIONS A PRACTISING LAWYER, PERHAPS TAKING
EVEN ELIGIBLE TO JOIN OFFICE IN HIS LATE 40'S, IS NOT
FROM MAKING THE THE PENSION SCHEME. THIS MAY DETER HIM TRANSFER.
JUDICIARY MAKES SPECIAL
THE NEW PENSION SCHEME FOR THE PROVISION FOR THESE LAWYERS AND PROPOSES AN EARNING RATE FROM AGE 50 ONWARDS WHEREBY EACH MONTH'S WILL COUNT AS 2 MONTHS' PENSIONABLE SERVICE.
WITH
JUDICIAL
ACTUAL SERVICE
THIS SCHEME IS INTENDED TO OFFER AN INDUCEMENT TO PRACTITIONERS
BUT AMBITIONS, DOUBTFUL OF THEIR SECURITY ON RETIREMENT.
SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF LOCAL
TO
JOB,
SENIOR
REMAIN
ARE
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS NOW SIT EVERY YEAR AS TEMPORARY MAGISTRATES. IF THEY
JUDICIARY PERMANENTLY, CONSIDERING APPLYING TO JOIN THE THIS ENABLES BOTH PARTIES
ASSESS THEIR SUITABILITY AND LIKING
EVEN IF THEY
NOT BERK BENCH LEAVES PERMANENT APPOINTMENT, THEIR PERIOD ON THE
WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEM
A MAGISTRATE'S DIALOGUE HEALTHY
BETWEEN PROBLEMS AND CONTRIBUTES TO A BENCH AND PROFESSION.
FOR THE
DO
USED MORE
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CHINESE LANGUAGES BB WIDELY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL COURTS, BUT PARTICULARLY TO THE MAGISTRACY WHICH DEALS FAR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF HONG KONG'S CITIZENS.
WITH BY
RECOMMENDATIONS
OF
WORKING PARTY ON THIS SUBJECT HAVE
THE
AND
THE IR
PRACTICAL
THE FORMER
CHIEF BEEN WELL
JUSTICE'S
RECEIVED,
EXPENSIVE AND IMPORTANT PART OF HONG
APPLICATION IS BEING STUDIED.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROPOSALS WILL BE DIFFICULT, BUT
THEY FORM AN
KONG'S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
TRIBUTE то
THE
BEFORE SIR TI LIANG CONCLUDED HIS ADDRESS, HE PAID MR JUSTICE GARCIA WHO WOULD BE LEAVING THEM AFTER 28.5 YEARS WITH JUDICIARY.
"HE IS A FIRM JUDGE WHO KNOWS HONG KONG WELL, AND WE SHALL MISS
HIM.
/"BUT THIS