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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1993

THE MAIN POLL.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE TSIM SHA TSUI BANK ROBBERY AND MURDER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICEMAN IN SEPTEMBER WERE PROBABLY THE FACTORS BEHIND THE INCREASE IN CONCERN OVER CRIME IN THE LATEST

CONFIDENCE THAT HONG KONG WOULD REMAIN PROSPEROUS AND STABLE SHOWED A DECLINE FROM 65 PER CENT IN JULY TO 61 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER. THE RATING FLUCTUATED FROM 60 PER CENT IN MARCH ΤΟ 65 PER CENT JULY.

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THE SEPTEMBER SURVEY WAS THE 48TH IN THE SERIES OF REGULAR TELEPHONE POLLS CONDUCTED BY CNTA ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS. IT INVOLVED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS WITH 1,515 PEOPLE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 13 AND 17.

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BOOST TO JUDICIARY ADMINISTRATION

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THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR TI LIANG YANG, STRESSED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT HE WAS FULLY COMMITTED TO STREAMLINING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE JUDICIARY.

THE RULE OF LAW, AND ITS ADMINISTRATION BY A

STRONG, EFFICIENT, INDEPENDENT AND CREDIBLE JUDICIARY, IS A KEYSTONE OF HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY AND THE BEST GUARANTEE OF OUR FUTURE.

"I SHALL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I CAN TO ENSURE THAT OUR JUDICIARY IS FAIR, FEARLESS AND EFFICIENT.

"I SHALL ENSURE THAT OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS ADEQUATE TO MEET CHANGING DEMANDS, RISING PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS FOR EFFICIENCY, AND HONG KONG'S RAPID DEVELOPMENT AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE", SIR TI LIANG TOLD A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION THIS AFTERNOON.

AND JUSTICE HAS

AS PART OF AN OVERALL EFFORT TO BRING A MODERN MANAGEMENT SERVICE-ORIENTED CULTURE INTO THE JUDICIARY, THE CHIEF APPOINTED A HIGH-LEVEL WORKING PARTY UNDER HIS CHAIRMANSHIP TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS OF THE JUDICIARY AND TO MAKE PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

THE FORMATION OF THE WORKING PARTY ON JUDICIARY ADMINISTRATION (WPJA) WAS UNVEILED IN THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS LAST WEDNESDAY. THE WPJA WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING SHORTLY.

THE WORKING PARTY COMPRISES AS ITS MEMBERS MR JUSTICE PATRICK CHAN SIU-OI, A HIGH COURT JUDGE; MR MOSES CHENG MO-CHI, A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER; DR VICTOR FUNG KWOK-KING, CHAIRMAN, HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND A JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION MEMBER; MS AUDREY EU, A PRACTISING BARRISTER AND A QUEEN'S COUNSEL; MR NICHOLAS BENNETT, A PRACTISING SOLICITOR; AS WELL

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MR NICHOLAS NG WING-FUI, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION.

/AN ACTING