Amid 24% judge vacancy, HK Bar chief urges 'neutral' pay reform, pointing to Singapore's ministerial salary debate

Money should not be a factor to lure talent to fill the bench in Hong Kong's judiciary, but it should be a "neutral factor" — that is neither an attraction nor a disincentive, said the special administrative region's bar association president Jose-Antonio Maurellet. The 47-year-old, who was appointed a senior counsel at the age of 37 in June 2016, made...