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FOI EXEMPTION NO. 40

Mr Hum

PS/Mr Goodlad

Minister

From: J C Morris

Hong Kong Department

Date: 20 July 1993

cc:

Sir J Coles Miss Brooks, Legal

Counsellor

Asuh

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HONG KONG: EXTENSION OF CHIEF JUSTICE'S SERVICE

Problem

1. The Governor has proposed extending by two years the service of the Chief Justice, Sir T L Yang.

Recommendation

2. I recommend that Mr Goodlad agree to the Governor's proposal. I submit a draft telegram which will need to reach

Hong Kong deskby 2201002.

Background

3.

The Governor has invited our views on his proposal to

extend the service of the Chief Justice, Sir T L Yang for two years. Sir T L Yang was appointed Chief Justice in 1988 and will reach normal retirement age of 65 on 30 June 1994.

Under Article XVIA of the Letters Patent the Governor can

extend his service for a specified period or periods of not more than five years in total. The Governor believes that

Sir T L Yang is keen to continue beyond 1997.

4.

The

Governor therefore proposes to offer him initally a two-year extension to 30 June 1996, to give a breathing space to

identify a successor.

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