FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1976
NEW REGISTRAR OF SUPREME COURT ******
MR. SIMON HERBERT MAYO HAS BEEN APPOINTED REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT.
MR. MAYO. 38, SUCCEEDS MR. JOHN RAYMOND OLIVER WHO WENT ON LEAVE PRIOR TO RETIREMENT.
MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN, MR. MAYO JOINED THE JUDICIARY IN 1968 AS AN ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT. DURING THE PERIOD UP TO JUNE 1974, HE SAT AS MAGISTRATE IN VARIOUS COURTS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS.
BEFORE HIS PRESENT APPOINTMENT, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 24, HE WAS ALSO A TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE.
MR. MAYO FIRST CAME TO HONG KONG IN 1963 AND WAS A SOLICITOR IN A PRIVATE LEGAL FIRM UNTIL 1967 WHEN HE WENT TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHERE HE WAS BOTH A BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
BEFORE COMING HERE, HE WAS A SOLICITOR IN LONDON.
COMMENTING ON HIS APPOINTMENT, MR. MAYO SAID IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY OF DOING MY BEST TO MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB.
→THE JUDICIARY IS AT PRESENT EXPAND ING AND IT IS GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE IN MEETING ALL THE VARIOUS DEMANDS THAT WILL ARISE.+
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