High Court (Hong Kong)

The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區高等法院), consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance; it deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It was named the Supreme Court before 1997. Though previously named the Supreme Court, this Court has long been the local equivalent to the Senior Courts of England and Wales[1] and has never been vested with the power of final adjudication.

Chief Judges of the High Court

The judges who have held the position of Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong to date are:

Name Tenure
Patrick Chan 1997–2000
Arthur Leong Siu-chung 2000–2003
Geoffrey Ma 2003–2010
Andrew Cheung 2011–

For pre-1997 Chief Justices, see: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

The Hon Mr Justice Andrew Cheung, CJHC

List of current judges

The current judges of the High Court (as at 1 June 2016) are:[2][3]

Chief Judge of the High Court

Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court

Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court

Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court

High Court Building

Entrance of the High Court in Admiralty
High Court Building façade viewed from Queensway in Admiralty

The High Court Building is located at 38 Queensway, Admiralty. The 20-storey building was built in 1985 as the home of the then Supreme Court of Hong Kong, which was renamed in 1997. It was named the Supreme Court Building, and the road leading to its main entrance is still named Supreme Court Road. The High Court Building was designed by Architect K. M. Tseng.

The structure is a white clad tower and has a water fountain outside its front door.

References

  1. formerly the Supreme Court of England and Wales, renamed by the "Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) s 59(1)". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  2. http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/organization/judges.htm
  3. http://www.info.gov.hk/cml/eng/civil/15.htm
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See also

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