Appointments to Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission
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Meanwhile, Ms Melissa Kaye Pang, a serving member of the Commission, will retire from the Commission on June 30, 2025.
"We wish to express our gratitude to Ms Melissa Kaye Pang for her invaluable advice rendered to the Commission during her term of office and for her contributions to upholding Hong Kong's judicial independence," a Government spokesman said.
The functions of the Commission are 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.
The membership list with effect from July 1, 2025, is as follows:
Ex-officio Chairman
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Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
Members
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Secretary for Justice (ex-officio member)
Mr Justice Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor
Madam Justice Carlye Chu Fun-ling
Mr Victor Dawes, SC
Mr Roden Tong Man-lung
Mr Carlson Tong
Mr Philip Chen Nan-lok
Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu
Ends/Friday, June 20, 2025
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