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THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 8 SEEMS A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE.

MIGHT IT BE BETTER TO MOVE IT TO PARA 9, TO BECOME THE

FIRST SENTENCE AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE TO TIE IN WITH THESE

CHANGES, STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO STRENGTHEN THE JUDICIAL

SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE JUDICIARY'S ADMINISTRATION.

THE PRESENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION

CONSISTS OF

ETC UNQUOTE. TO FOLLOW UP THE REFERENCE

TO THE JUDICIARY'S ADMINISTRATION, YOU MIGHT ADD A FINAL

SENTENCE TO PARA 9 AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE TO STRENGTHEN THE

JUDICIARY'S ADMINISTRATION, A SENIOR JUDICIAL

ADMINISTRATOR, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE CHIEF

JUSTICE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE JUDICIARY, WILL BE

APPOINTED. UNQUOTE,

IN PARA 13, LAST SECTION, QUOTE THEIR NEEDS UNQUOTE SEEMS

A SLIGHTLY AMBIGUOUS TERM. MIGHT QUOTE THE NEED TO

ATTRACT LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE LAWYERS OF THE RIGHT

CALIBRE, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS UNQUOTE BE A

BETTER FORMULA?

PARA 14:IT WOULD IN OUR VIEW BE CLEARER IF THIS COULD BE

EXPANDED TO EXPLAIN ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE

OF THE JUDICIARY:

ALTHOUGH PARA 22 STATES THAT THE MAXIMUM PENSION

REMAINS AT TWO-THIRDS, IT DOES SO IN A WAY THAT MAY WELL

BE LOST ON THOSE TO WHOM THIS PAPER IS ADDRESSED. FOR

THE SAKE OF CLARITY WE SUGGEST YOU INSERT A NEW SENTENCE

AT THE END OF PARAGRAPH 21 TO THE EFFECT THAT QUOTE THE

MAXIMUM PENSION WILL REMAIN AT A TWO-THIRDS OF THE

RETIRING SALARY. UNQUOTE,

WE SUGGEST THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 22 BE CLARIFIED BY

ADDITION OF QUOTE IF HE RETIRES AT THE AGE OF 65 UNQUOTE

AT THE END,

IN PARA 24 WE THINK THE TERM QUOTE RE-ENGAGED UNQUOTE

NEEDS ELABORATION. COULD WE ADD QUOTE (ON SHORT TERM

CONTRACTS AFTER RETIREMENT) UNQUOTE?

IN PARA 26 WE SUGGEST QUOTE BRITISH SIDE UNQUOTE IN PLACE

OF QUOTE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE.

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