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The Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Justice Louis Tong Po-sun and Dr Edgar Cheng Wai-kin as members of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.
"In addition, Mr Justice Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro, a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, is appointed as a new member of the commission," a Government spokesman said today (June 20).
"The three members will serve for a two-year term from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2010," the spokesman said.
The function of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission is to advise or make recommendations to the Chief Executive regarding the filling of vacancies in judicial offices, representations from a judicial officer concerning conditions of service referred to it by the Chief Executive, and any matter affecting judicial officers which may be prescribed or which the Chief Executive may refer to it.
Other members of the commission are the Chief Justice (ex-officio chairman), the Secretary for Justice (ex-officio member), Mr Ambrose Ho, Mr Michael John Lintern-Smith, Professor Tsui Lap-chee and Dr Rosanna Wong Yick-ming.
Ends/Friday, June 20, 2008
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