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THE POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE EARNING OF FULL PENSION WILL
BE EQUALLY WELLKNOWN TO YOU, VERY FEW ADMINISTRATIVE OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS EARN THE MAXIMUM PENSION.
18. THE ARTICLE PURPORTS TO REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF MANY
PRACTISING LAWYERS ON THE LEGISLATURE AND THE JUDICIARY, WE DO NOT ACCEPT THAT MORE THAN A SMALL NUMBER OF LAWYERS, AND THOSE MAINLY EXPATRIATE, SHARE SUCH VIEWS. THE SUGGESTION THAT THERE IS A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE JUDICIARY IS REJECTED, AS ARE THE DEROGATORY
REMARKS ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE REPRESENTATION FROM EITHER THE HONG KONG LAW
SOCIETY OR THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION SUGGESTING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IS IN AN QUOTE APPALLING STATE UNQUOTE. INDEED IN A MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY THE BAR ASSOCIATION TO MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST YEAR, THE BAR STATED THAT QUOTE THE JUDICIARY HAS ON TTHE WHOLE SERVED HONG KONG WELL OVER THE PAST
YEARS UNQUOTE.
19. IT MUST ALSO BE REMEMBERED THAT THE REPRESENTATIONS MADE TO YOU IN AUGUST WERE MADE ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF JUSTICE NOT ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION, WHICH HAS NOT, SO FAR AS I KNOW, ASSOCIATED ITSELF WITH THEM. I THEREFORE TRUST THAT YOU WILL ACCORD TO THEM NO MORE IMPORTANCE THAN IT IS RIGHT TO GIVE TO THE VIEWS OF A SMALL AND UNTYPICAL MINORITY.
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