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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Chief Executive has accepted the recommendation of the Chief Justice to extend the term of office for a period of three years of 13 non-permanent judges of the Court of Final Appeal, whose current term is going to expire in July to September 2006, consisting of six Hong Kong judges and seven judges from other common law jurisdictions.
Non-permanent Hong Kong Judges:
Mr William James Silke
Mr Kutlu Tekin Fuad
Sir Noel Plunkett Power, GBS
Mr Gerald Paul Nazareth, GBS
Mr John Barry Mortimer, GBS
The Honourable Henry Denis Litton, GBM, JP
Non-permanent Judges from Other Common Law Jurisdictions:
The Honourable Sir Anthony Mason
The Honourable Sir Gerard Brennan
The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Eichelbaum
The Right Honourable the Lord Millett
The Right Honourable the Lord Woolf of Barnes
The Right Honourable the Lord Scott of Foscote
The Right Honourable Sir Ivor Richardson
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance provides for a list of non-permanent Hong Kong judges and a list of judges from other common law jurisdictions. The term of appointment of such judges is three years. That term may be extended for one or more periods of three years by the Chief Executive acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Chief Justice.
Ends/Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:15
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