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Appendix
Appeal Board / Rate of remuneration /Caseload of
remunerated members
for the past three years
Administrative Appeals Board / Chairman paid since 24.10.2001Annual retainer : $86,510
per full day sitting : $4,400
per written decision : $8,880 / 5 hearings on 5 cases
Air Pollution Control Appeal Board / Chairman :
Annual retainer : $86,520
Per sitting : $4,440
Per written decision : $8,870
Members : (paid since 5.2.2001)
Per sitting : $735 / 1999 –2 cases dealt with by Chairman
2000 –1 case involving two half-day hearings dealt with by Chairman and 2 members
2001 –1 case dealt with by Chairman
Noise Control Appeal Board / ditto / 1999 –3 cases dealt with by Chairman
2000 –1 case involving two half-day hearings dealt with by Chairman and 2 members
2001 –1 case dealt with by Chairman
Water Pollution Control Appeal Board / ditto / 1999–2000 –
no cases and no annual retainer fee was paid to Chairman as he was also Chairmen of other pollution-related appeal boards
2001 – 1 case handled by Chairman
Waste Disposal Appeal Board / ditto / 1999–2001 –
no cases and no annual retainer fee was paid to Chairman as he was also Chairmen of other pollution-related appeal boards
Dumping at Sea Appeal Board / ditto / 1999 –no cases and no annual retainer fee was paid to Chairman as he was also Chairmen of other pollution-related appeal boards
2000 –1 case involving one half-day hearing dealt with by Chairman and one member
2001 –the same case carried forward from 2000 dealt with by the Chairman and 2 members involving 5 full-day hearings
Environmental Impact Assessment Appeal Board / Members : (paid since 5.2.2001)
Per sitting : $735
Remuneration for Chairman specially employed for the 2001 case –
Per day : $7,025
Writing decision : $8,870 / 2001 –1 case involving 20 full-day hearings and 7 half-day hearings dealt with by a specially employed Chairman and two members
Appeal Board Panel (Town Planning) / Chairman/Deputy Chairman:
Annual retainer : $86,520/$57,650
Per sitting : $4,440
Per written decision : $8,870
Members : $735 per hearing / 5 cases each for the past 3 years with 12 hearings in 1999-2000, 16 hearings in 2000-01 and 44 hearings in 2001-02
Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance) / Chairman/Deputy Chairman:
Annual retainer : $86,510/$57,680
Per sitting : $4,440
Per written decision : $8,880
Members :
Per sitting : $220 / 1999-2000 – 161 cases in 333 sessions
2000-01 – 194 cases in 328 sessions
2001-02 – 154 cases in 288 sessions
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Appeal Board / Chairman/Deputy Chairman:
Annual retainer : $50,000/$30,000
Hearing a case : $3,500
Writing a decision : $3,500
Members for hearing a case : $2,500 / 4 cases in 2000
Occupational Retirement Schemes Appeal Board / ditto / No cases for past 3 years
Securities and Futures Appeals Panel / ditto / 1999 – 1 case
2000 – 3 cases
2001 – 7 cases
Telecommunications (Competition Provisions)
Appeal Board / Chairman :
Annual retainer : $400,000
$4,000 per hour of service with accommodation, transportation and related expenses on a reimbursement basis
Deputy Chairman :
Annual retainer : $300,000
$4,000 per hour of service with accommodation, transportation and related expenses on a reimbursement basis
Members: $735 per day / Established only in August 2001. Two cases dealt with by Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Both cases were later withdrawn.
Appeal Board Panel (Consumer Goods Safety) / Chairman/Deputy Chairman:
Full day hearing : $5,670
Half day hearing : $2,830
Members :
Full day hearing : $1,470
Half day hearing : $735 / 2001 – one case of 3 half-day hearings with 4 members
Appeal BoardPanel (Electricity) / Members : $735 per meeting / No cases for past 3 years
Appeal Board Panel (Toys and Children’s Products Safety) / Chairman/Deputy Chairman:
Full day hearing : $5,670
Half day hearing : $2,830
Members :
Full day hearing : $1,470
Half day hearing : $735 / 2001 -one case of 2 half-day hearings with 4 members
Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) / Chairman : $790 per hour
Members : $720 per hour / 1999-2000 – 77 cases involving 295 chairman hours and 603 member hours
2000-01 – 72 cases involving 284 chairman hours and 470 member hours
2001-02 – 83 cases involving 253 chairman hours and 463 member hours
HKSAR Passports Appeal Board / Chairman : $5,670 per day
Members : $3,780 per day / 1999-2000 – 86 cases in 38 sessions
2000-01 – 79 cases in 25 sessions
2001-02 – 32 cases in 14 sessions