TNAG-1589-FCO40-21741-Future-of-the-judiciary-in-Hong-Kong.-Part-1-of-2-1987 — Page 211

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Judicial Administration

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A presiding judicial officer should be appointed to each court or tribunal to preside over its judicial officers as a working judge and not as an addition to its numerical strength. status should be marked by a pay lead.

His

(II. 12)

The Presidency of the Lands Tribunal should be transferred from the Chief Justice to a judge of

the High Court. (II. 9)

as one

The independence and special role of judicial officers should be clearly marked by official classification that distinguishes them homogeneous group from all other public servants and by separate pay scales. (II. 15, 16 & 17)

A new senior post in administration responsible directly to the Chief Justice should be created. This will be instead of the existing Registrar (Supreme Court) post the legal duties of which will be assumed elsewhere. (II. 24)

The existing post of Deputy Registrar (Supreme Court) should be converted to a purely

post responsible

administrative

administrator. (II. 31)

to

the

new

The organisation of the staff of the Judiciary should be arranged to create a sound management structure with clear lines of responsibility.

(II. 3)

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