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The Government announced today (June 14) that the Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Wong Kwai-huen, Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu and Mrs Eleanor Ling Lee Ching-man as members of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.
"The three members will serve for a two-year term, starting from July 1 this year to June 30, 2015," a government 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 of the Court of Final Appeal (ex-officio Chairman), the Secretary for Justice (ex-officio member), Mr Justice Roberto Alexandre Vieira Ribeiro, Mr Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, Mr Kumar Ramanathan, SC and Mr Christopher Cheng Wai-chee.
Ends/Friday, June 14, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:00
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