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Judicial Efficiency

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153.

It will also

be

vitally important during

the

transition

to maintain the efficiency of our courts. Over

the last ten years, the volume of cases handled annually by

the District and High Courts has increased by [ ] per

cent. we must expect this sort of trend to continue if the

legal system is to meet the demands of sustained business

growth in Hong Kong, largely fuelled by its role in making

to service the rapid expansion of the Chinese economy.

contribution, the courts will have

make this their

achieve new levels of efficiency.

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to

154.

a

This Council has approved the appointment of a

Judiciary Administrator to take responsibility for promoting service-orientated culture within the judicial system. We

expect to have the new Administrator in place by the end of

this year.

At each lavel of the court system, judicial

leaders will be

efficiency.

high

level

In

appointed,

again tasked with promoting

addition, he Chief Justice will chair a

working party comprising members of the

Judiciary, the legal profession and the public through which

a thorough review of existing administrative systems will be

conducted to determine how and where improvements can be

made.

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