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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1994

A FEW APPOINTMENTS OF DEPUTY JUDGES HAVE BEEN MADE EACH YEAR AND THEY GENERALLY SIT FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS.

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WHILE THE CHIEF JUSTICE WILL CONTINUE ΤΟ MAKE AD HOC

THE WE AGREE WITH

HONG APPOINTMENTS OF DEPUTY JUDGES AS HE SEES FIT,

THAT THERE KONG BAR ASSOCIATION

SHOULD BE A MORE FORMAL SYSTEM WHEREBY BARRISTERS MAY BE APPOINTED TO

IN THE HIGH COURT," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID,

SIT

FOR BE

A SYSTEMATIC WAY TO ENABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO PLAN IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL COURT, A RECORDER WILL NORMALLY

FOR A PERIOD APPOINTED

OF THREE YEARS WITH A MINIMUM SITTING REQUIREMENT OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS EACH YEAR.

HE WILL BE REQUIRED TO HEAR ALL TYPES

OF CASES IN

THE HIGH

COURT.

THE RECORDERSHIP SCHEME WILL BE TRIED OUT ON A MODEST SCALE INITIALLY AND BE EXPANDED IN THE LIGHT OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE.

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SCHEME SHOULD

THE IN

LONGER THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE EVENTUAL EXPANSION OF THE TERM CONTRIBUTE TO LOWERING COURT WAITING TIMES,

THAT HE ALSO POINTED OUT

THE SCHEME WOULD

A PROVIDE

MORE THE LOCAL BAR TO JUDICIAL POPULAR MEANS OF INTRODUCING MEMBERS OF

FOR PERMANENT WORK AND MIGHT THEREBY ENCOURAGE SOME OF THEM TO APPLY APPOINTMENT TO THE BENCH.

SAME

**

WELL BB THE "THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECORDERS AS FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS

EACH TO THE

COURT. SUPREME MADE BY THE GOVERNOR ON THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE

ADVICE OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE AMENDMENT BILL

IS SCHEDULED

FOR

INTO INTRODUCTION

THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MARCH 30.

BOARD OF EDUCATION CHAIRMAN APPOINTED.

MICHAEL LEUNG,

DR TAM MAN-KWAN

AS

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR

APPOINTMENT OF THE TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

SCHOOL.

HE IS AUTHORITY

DR TAM IS THE PRINCIPAL OF PAK KAU ENGLISH CURRENTLY THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG KXAMINATIONS AND A MEMBER OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS REVIEW COMMITTEE,

HE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM 1984 TO 1991; AND THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BETWEEN 1979 AND 1992.

HE HAS BEEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG ASSOCIATION SINCE 1981.

ON

KONG PRIVATE SCHOOLS

THE APPOINTMENT IS FOR THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 15, 1994 TO 30, 1995.

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