The Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma says in a statement, the government would be seeking Legislative Council approval of the appointment of Lord Hodge. The Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, today welcomed the appointment of Lord Patrick Hodge as a non-permanent judge to the Court of Final Appeal. 484) provides for a list of non-permanent Hong Kong judges and a list of judges from other common law jurisdictions. Currently, there are four non-permanent Hong Kong judges and 13 non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions. Chief Justice Ma is retiring on January 11, 2021, when he reaches the statutory retirement age of 65 years.

Source: The Standard October 05, 2020 03:00 UTC