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TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1991

THR AIRPORT, "OBVIOUSLY THOSE HAVE INCLUDED THE QUESTION OF ALSO IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA AS A WHOLE COVERING QUESTION OF THE THE NEXT SIX YEARS; I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AND THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED THERE; THE QUESTION OF MFN STATUS FOR CHINA AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HONG KONG OF THAT: AND VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES CONNECTED WITH HONG KONG."

"SO FOR ME IT WAS A VERY USEFUL MEETING,

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SIR DAVID ADDED.

NEW INCENTIVE FOR LOCALISATION OF JUDICIARY

OF

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A CASH ALLOWANCE IN LIEU OTHER HOUSING BENEFITS FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS AT THE RANK OF DISTRICT LOCALISATION COURT JUDGE AND ABOVE IN AN ATTEMPT TO BOOST THE RATE OF IN THE JUDICIARY.

AT PRESENT, ONLY 23 PER CENT OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS AT THE RANK OF DISTRICT COURT JUDGE AND ABOVE ARE LOCAL OFFICERS.

ANNOUNCING THE DECISION TODAY (TUESDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN AS THE LATTER SAID THE JUDICIARY DIFFERED FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE GENERALLY APPOINTED CANDIDATES TO THE BASIC RANK.

"IN THE JUDICIARY, DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO SENIOR COMMON PRACTICE," THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

RANKS IS

A

SENIOR POSTS

FOR THESE

ARE SUITABLE WHO ARE "CANDIDATES

LAWYERS. ON AVERAGE, DISTRICT COURT AND ESTABLISHED EXPERIENCED

WERE JUDGES AND HIGH COURT JUDGES APPOINTED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS 48 YEARS OLD WITH 20 YEARS POST-QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE,"

THE

EXISTING GOVERNMENT'S

HE ADDED.

WOULD NOT BR THEIR HOME

BENEFITS HOUSING ATTRACTIVE TO LOCAL CANDIDATES AT THIS LEVEL WHO MAY OWN AND PREFER TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE.

THE

BY RECOMMENDED

THE STANDING NEW INCENTIVE, WHICH WAS

BE A COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, WILL

A JUDGE'S CASH ALLOWANCE WHICH WILL BE PAYABLE FOR THE DURATION OF SERVICE.

HOUSING BENEFITS. JUDGES AND

THE ALLOWANCE WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF OTHER THE ALLOWANCE WILL BE $27,000 A MONTH FOR DISTRICT COURT $36,000 FOR HIGH COURT JUDGES.

THE AMOUNTS ARE THE SAME AS FOR OFFICERS AT EQUIVALENT RANKS IN INTRODUCED HOME FINANCING CIVIL SERVICE WHO JOIN THE RECENTLY SCHEME (HFS).

THE

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TWO SCHEMES SERVED DIFFERENT PURPOSES.

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