treated differently.
District court judges
were not even styled His Honour, while JPS
appeared on the table of precedence. The
appointment of Judges on short contract, however
appropriate for civil servants, was wrong for
judges, who had to be seen to be independent.
It
was right to try to localise the bench, and quite
wrong that local judges should have a lower
leave entitlement (apart from travelling time)
than expatriates.
There was a great need for a
permanent appellate court. Civil Appeals were being
Jackson-Lipkin stressed that he
grossly delayed.
made all these points on behalf of the Hong Kong
branch of Justice not on his own behalf.
Lord Gardiner commented that they demonstrated
the need for an enquiry.
6. Grateful for your comments as the basis for
a letter to Lord Gardiner. You have already
covered most of the points on the new legislation
but the wider question of the whole structure of
the system and appointments and conditions of
service will need some thought. We have also
promised specific answers on possible election.
for trial by jury, and on shorthand writers.
you do think there is a case for detailed
revision or a wide ranging review we will, of
course be ready to give what help we can.
If
7. A table of comparison, produced by Jackson-
Lipkin, between judges in the UK and Hong Kong
follows by bag.
IL
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