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Create judge training pathway to tackle Hong Kong courtroom delays: think tank
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong should establish a full-time training pathway for top law graduates to become judges, helping to expand the local judicial talent pool and ease courtroom delays, a think tank founded by Executive Council member Ronny Tong Ka-wah has proposed. POD Research Institute founder Tong also said on Tuesday that reducing waiting times for a court date would ensure the rule of law was upheld and safeguard human rights. The think tank noted that the vacancy rate among judges and judicial officers...
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