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Present Position

3.

Since then, the following measures have been

implemented:

Administrative

(a)

to

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

arrangements

enable the Judiciary appointments and promotions Civil Service Branch.

have been introduced

to process judicial without reference to

Membership of the Judicial Service Commission has been expanded and re-constituted with effect from November 1990.

A Judiciary Administrator has been appointed since January 1990.

on

The Standing Committee

Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service was appointed with effect from January 1988.

have

Since then a number of measures aimed at improving the salary and conditions of service of judicial officers

been implemented, including regrading of

Magistrates to make the salary scale introduction of a Non-accountable Cash Allowance for judicial officers at the level of District Judges and above in lieu of the standard civil service housing

more

benefits.

attractive,

and

A separate salary scale for judicial officers was introduced with effect from 1 October 1989.

Retirement ages have been revised as follows: 65 for District Judges (as for Supreme Court Judges) and 60 for Magistrates and others (except for the Registrar and Deputy Registrars of the Supreme Court who are on par with District Judges or above and have a retirement age of 65).

Pensions for judicial officers have been improved So that those over the age of 50 will earn pension at double the standard rate (i.e. each month's service over the age of 50 will be treated as two months' service for the purpose of calculating pension).

A separate set of Judicial Service Regulations will be drawn up by the Judiciary.

The Judicial Officers (Security of Tenure) Bill is being prepared to provide

tenure

judges.

for

judicial officers

security of

other

than

Administration Wing

Chief Secretary's Office

January 1992