Appointments to Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service
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The Chief Executive has also appointed Mr Ignatius Chan Tze-ching and Miss Melissa Wu and re-appointed Ms May Tan Siew-boi as members of the Judicial Committee for two years with effect from January 1, 2017.
Mr Bernard Chan and Mrs Ayesha Macpherson Lau, existing Chairman and member of the Judicial Committee respectively, will retire on December 31 this year. "We would like to thank the outgoing Chairman, Mr Chan, for his dedicated service to the Judicial Committee over the years, particularly his leadership in the Judicial Committee's work in conducting the 2015 Benchmark Study on the Earnings of Legal Practitioners in Hong Kong and advising the Government on the Judiciary's review of conditions of service for Judges and Judicial Officers. We would also like to thank Mrs Lau for her invaluable contributions to the Judicial Committee over the years," the spokesman said.
The Judicial Committee is tasked to advise and make recommendations to the Chief Executive on matters concerning the salary and conditions of service of judges and judicial officers.
Other members of the Judicial Committee are Mr Alfred Chan Wing-kin, Mr Dieter Yih and Mr Benjamin Yu.
Ends/Thursday, December 15, 2016
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