Press Release
LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services visits the Judiciary (with photos)
The Legislative Council ("LegCo") Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services visited the Judiciary today (21 May) and met with members of the Judiciary.
Members met with the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal ("CFA"), Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA Tao-li; the Permanent Judge of CFA, Hon Justice Andrew CHEUNG Kui-nung; the Acting Chief Judge of the High Court, Hon Justice Wally YEUNG Chun-kuen; and the Judiciary Administrator, Miss Emma LAU Yin-wah, at the High Court Building ("HC Building"). They exchanged views on issues of mutual concern, including extension of the retirement ages and terms of office of judges and judicial officers ("JJOs"); problems encountered by the Judiciary in recruiting JJOs and its solutions; measures to protect the safety of court building users; latest progress of the two projects to construct the new High Court and the new District Court; and issues faced by the courts in handling more controversial cases.
Members also received a briefing on the court and office accommodation strategies as well as court security at the HC Building, and they took the opportunity to observe on site about the operation of security screening at the HC Building. Meanwhile, led by Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA Tao-li, Members toured the CFA Building to gain a better understanding of the work of CFA.
Members participating in the visit included the Panel Chairman, Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun; the Panel Deputy Chairman, Hon Dennis KWOK Wing-hang; Panel members Hon Alvin YEUNG and Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu; and non-Panel members Hon Claudia MO, Hon KWOK Wai-keung, Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan and Hon Wilson OR Chong-sing.
Ends/Tuesday, 21 May 2019
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The Legislative Council ("LegCo") Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services visits the Judiciary today (21 May) to meet with members of the Judiciary.
(First left to seventh left) Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu; Hon KWOK Wai-keung; Hon Wilson OR Chong-sing; Hon Dennis KWOK Wing-hang; Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG Mei-fun; Hon Alvin YEUNG; Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan; (Fourth right to seventh right) the Acting Chief Judge of the High Court, Hon Justice Wally YEUNG Chun-kuen; the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal ("CFA"), Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA Tao-li; the Permanent Judge of CFA, Hon Justice Andrew CHEUNG Kui-nung; and the Judiciary Administrator, Miss Emma LAU Yin-wah.
LegCo Members tour the Court of Final Appeal Building.