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Senior Judicial Appointments
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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     The Chief Justice today (January 6) noted that the Chief Executive had accepted the recommendations of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission on the appointment of Mr Michael McHugh, AC, and Mr Justice Thomas Munro Gault, DCNZM, as non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions to the Court of Final Appeal (CFA). The Chief Justice also noted that the Administration would be seeking the endorsement of the Legislative Council of these recommended appointments.

     The Hong Kong CFA Ordinance (Cap. 484) provides for a list of non-permanent Hong Kong judges and a list of judges from other common law jurisdictions. Currently, there are eight non-permanent Hong Kong judges and nine non-permanent common law judges. The maximum number of non-permanent judges is 30. In hearing and determining an appeal, the CFA is constituted by five Judges, usually comprising the Chief Justice, three permanent judges and one non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction.

Ends/Friday, January 6, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:05

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