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CONSUMIMG. IT WOULD BE AT LEAST A GOOD YEAR OR SO BEFORE WE WOULD BE READY FOR TAKING THE BILL TO LEGCO. HOPEFULLY THE PUBLIC MOOD BY THEN WOULD HAVE CHANGED SO MUCH AS TO MAKE THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL MORE POSSIBLE.

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WE ARE ALSO REVIVING OUR SEARCH FOR SUITABLE CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO OUR SUPREME COURT WITH A VIEW TO SOME OF THEM BEING ELEVATED TO CFA WHEN IT IS ESTABLISHED. THERE MAY BE A NEED TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF SOME OVERSEAS CANDIDATES.

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