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TO THE JUDICIARY?

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A.: HIT MS BELIEVED THAT THEY WILL HELP: HN THE SHORT TERM TO A

LIMITED EXTENT BUT MORE SO AS THE POOL OF EXPERIENCED LOCAL LAWYERS INCREASES.

Q.: WILL THE PROPOSALS FOR THE JUDICĦARY HAVE REPERCUSSIONS ON

THE CIVIL SERVICE?

A.: YES. CIVIL SERVANTS GENERALLY PARTICULARLY PROFESSIONALS,

WILL TRY TO HAVE THE #IMPROVED PENSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE JUDAICHARY EXTENDED TO THEM. ALSO, THE POLICE, WHO HAVE BEEN PRESSHING FOR A SEPARATE PAY SCALE FOR SOME YEARS, WILL USE THE CREATION OF A SEPARATE PAY SCALE FOR MEMBERS OF THE JUD CHARY TO FURTHER THEIR OWN CLAIMS. HOWEVER, NO CHINĖL SERVANTS CAN LEGITIMATELY COMPARE THEMSELVES WITH MEMBERS OF THE JUDINCHARY WHO ARE GENERALLY REGARDED AS DISTINCT FROM THE CHNAL SERVICE.

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Q.: WILL THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS AFFECT THE POSWITHION OF THE JUD3⁄4CARY

WITHIN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE?

A.: NO. THE JUDICIARY'S POSHITION HIN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

STRUCTURE WILL REMAMIN UNCHANGED.

Q.: ON WHAT ARE THE ESTIMATED PENSION COSTS BASED?

A.: THE ESTIMATED PENSION COSTS ASSUME THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE

JUD #CHARY WILL OPT FOR THE NEW PENSHION ARRANGEMENT AND SERVE UNTHAL REACHING THE REVISED RETIREMENT AGE OF 65.

Q.1 WILL THE DIFFERENT RETIREMENT AGES FOR SERVING AND NEW DISTRACT

COURT JUDGES CAUSE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE JUDICHARY?

A. SERVING DISTRICT COURT JUDGES WILL NATURALLY BE DISAPPOINTED AT NOT HAVING THEIR RETIREMENT AGE RANSED TO 65/BUTT ELS

65 BUT FELT THAT THEY WILL UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FOR THIS ARRANGEMENT.

ENDS

WAHLSON

HMLNAN 4374

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH DEPT.(FE)

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON MR MC LAREN MR GILLMORE

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