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Appointment of the Chief Judge of the High Court
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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma today¡]April 11¡^welcomed the acceptance by the Chief Executive of the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission (JORC) on the appointment of the Honourable Mr Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, as Chief Judge of the High Court.  The Chief Justice noted that the Administration will be seeking the endorsement of the Legislative Council of this recommended appointment.  He stated that pending such endorsement, it would not be appropriate to comment further except to state that he has every confidence that Mr Justice Cheung will make an excellent Chief Judge of the High Court.  

     The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a court of unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4).  The High Court consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance.   The Court of Appeal and Court of First Instance are constituted by judges including the Chief Judge of the High Court, who is the president of the Court of Appeal.   

     Mr Justice Cheung stated that he is honoured by the Chief Executive's acceptance of JORC's recommendation.  He noted that the Chief Executive is seeking the Legislative Council's endorsement and that it would be inappropriate for him to comment further except to state that if appointed, he will do his utmost to discharge his duties as Chief Judge of the High Court.

Ends/Monday, April 11, 2011
Issued at HKT 15:55

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