Appointments to Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission
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"The terms of office of the seven appointed members of the Commission are staggered to provide continuity. The term of the four re-appointed members are from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024. The appointment of Mr Dawes will start from April 1, 2022, and, same as the other two existing appointed members, end on June 30, 2023," a Government spokesman said.
The functions of the Commission are to advise or make recommendations to the CE regarding the filling of vacancies in judicial offices, representations from a judicial officer concerning conditions of service referred to it by the CE, and any matter affecting judicial officers which may be prescribed or which the CE may refer to it.
The membership list with effect from April 1, 2022, 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
Ms Melissa Kaye Pang
Ms Anita Fung Yuen-mei
Mrs Pamela Chan Wong Shui
Professor Liu Pak-wai
Ends/Friday, March 25, 2022
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