TNAG-1922-FCO40-2727-Future-of-the-judiciary-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 134

Your ref:

The Law Society of Hong Kong

香港律師會

Our refG/mh/SG-96

December 23, 1988

Mr Cheung Kwok Bui

Chairman

Court Interpreters' Association

LG3 Supreme Court Building

Queensway

Hong Kong

1230 Swire House

Chater Road, Hong Kong Telephone: 5-8680556 Fax: 5-8450387

PRESIDENT: Simon S O Ip

VICE PRESIDENT: A Donald Yap SECRETARY GENERAL: John M Croxen

DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL: K C Yeung

Dear Mr Cheung,

all

In reply to your letter of 15th December addressed to the President, the Council has given serious consideration

of the relevant materials and correspondence which you sent, and has passed a resolution in the following terms:

to

(i) The Law Society acknowledges the

onerous

court

duties imposed upon the interpreters,

especially

those. attached to the High Court and

(ii) The Conditions of employment

court

interpreters

of

should

be

commensurate with their work.

c.c. Mr Gary Alderdice

Yours sincerely,

Im hoxh

JOHN CROXEN

Secretary General

香港遮打道太古大厦一二三〇室 電話:五・八六八〇五五六

COUNCIL MEMBERS: Christopher C Chan, Karen Y Chan, Edmund Y S Cheung, Roland K C Chow, TC Foo, G F Kinmonth. Amy SF Ko, Ambrose H C Lau, SH Leung, E W D Radcliffe, Stewart P. Smith, William H C Tsui, Anna H Y Wu, Roderick B Woo Incorporated with limited liability