Legislative Council's Position on the CFA Composition
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On 4 December 1991, the Legislative Council passed by a wide majority (34 votes for, 11 against and 4 abstentions) a motion "That when the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong is set up, it should have more flexibility to invite overseas judges to sit on it than has been agreed by the British and Chinese Governments, and such flexibility should be in accordance with the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law". In response the Administration pointed out that the option of re-opening discussions with the Chinese was unrealistic. The desire for greater flexibility to invite overseas judges must be balanced against the advantages of having a CFA, albeit not ideal, which was guaranteed to continue unaltered across 1997.
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