¡¡¡¡HONG KONG, July 1 (Xinhuanet) -- This year's 60 appointments of Justices of the Peace (JPs) will be published in the Hong Kong government gazette Tuesday -- the sixth JP appointment exercise since Hong Kong return to the motherland on July 1, 1997.

¡¡¡¡According to a press release issued by the Hong Kong governmentTuesday, the 60 persons include 43 JPs appointed as non-official JPs and 17 as official JPs.

¡¡¡¡The main function of JPs is to visit prisons, detention centersand other institutions to ensure their effective management and that no individual is unfairly treated or deprived of his or her rights.

¡¡¡¡JPs are also required to perform other duties as directed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, such as carrying out ad hoc inquiries. Enditem