(2) The list shall consist of judges appointed by the Governor acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission, as non-permanent Hong Kong judges.
9. List of judges from other common law jurisdictions
(1) There shall be a list to be known as the list of judges from other common law jurisdictions.
(2) The list shall consist of judges appointed by the Governor acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission, as judges from other common law jurisdictions.
10. Limit on number of non-permanent judges
The total number of persons holding office as non-permanent judges shall not at any one time exceed 30.
11. Precedence of judges
The judges of the Court, the non-permanent Hong Kong judges and the judges from other common law jurisdictions shall take precedence in the following order—
- (a) the Chief Justice;
- (b) the permanent judges who amongst themselves shall rank according to the priority of their respective appointments;
- (c) the non-permanent Hong Kong judges who amongst themselves shall rank according to the priority of their respective appointments to the list of non-permanent Hong Kong judges; and
- (d) the judges from other common law jurisdictions who amongst themselves shall rank according to the priority of their respective appointments to the list of judges from other common law jurisdictions.
12. Qualifications of judges
(1) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as the Chief Justice or as a permanent judge if he is—
- (a) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a Justice of Appeal or a judge of the High Court; or
- (b) a barrister who has practised as a barrister or solicitor in Hong Kong for a period of at least 10 years.
