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High Court (Hong Kong)

The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the legal system of Hong Kong. It 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 is a superior court of record[1] of unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction.[2][3] 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[4] and has never been vested with the power of final adjudication.

High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
香港特別行政區高等法院
22°16′42″N 114°09′48″E / 22.27833°N 114.16333°E / 22.27833; 114.16333
Location38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island,
 Hong Kong, China
Coordinates22°16′42″N 114°09′48″E / 22.27833°N 114.16333°E / 22.27833; 114.16333
Authorized byHong Kong Basic Law and High Court Ordinance
Appeals toCourt of Final Appeal
WebsiteJudiciary of Hong Kong
Chief Judge of the High Court
CurrentlyThe Honourable Mr Justice Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor, CJHC
High Court
Traditional Chinese香港特別行政區高等法院
Simplified Chinese香港特别行政区高等法院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū Gāoděngfǎ​yuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng dahk biht hàhng jing kēui gōu dáng faat yún
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 koei1 gou1 dang2 faat3 jun2

Composition Edit

Eligibility and appointment Edit

A person who has practised for at least 10 years as a barrister, advocate, solicitor or judicial officer in Hong Kong or another common law jurisdiction is eligible to be appointed as a High Court Judge or Recorder.[5][6] A person who has practised for at least 5 years as a barrister, advocate, solicitor or judicial officer in Hong Kong or another common law jurisdiction is eligible to be appointed as the Registrar or a Master.[7]

Full-time Judges and Recorders, as well as the Registrar and Masters, are appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the independent Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission (JORC).[8][9]

Part-time Deputy Judges are appointed on a temporary basis by the Chief Justice.[10][11]

It is not uncommon for a person to sit as a Recorder or Deputy High Court Judge prior to appointment as a full-time High Court Judge.

Newly-appointed High Court judges with previous service as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Department of Justice are subject to a 'sanitisation' period of 6 months upon appointment. During this period, the judge does not deal with any criminal trials or appeals or any civil cases involving the Government to maintain judicial independence and impartiality.[12][13]

Upon appointment as a full-time High Court Judge, one must give an undertaking not to return to practise in future as a barrister or solicitor in Hong Kong.[14]

The remuneration of High Court Judges is determined by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the independent Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service. As of 1 April 2017, a full-time Judge of the Court of First Instance receives a monthly salary of HK$292,650, while a Justice of Appeal receives a monthly salary of HK$307,050. The Chief Judge of the High Court receives a monthly salary of HK$340,600. Further, full-time Judges are provided with housing in Judiciary Quarters or, alternatively, a housing allowance at HK$163,525 per month.[14] As of 1 April 2020, Recorders and Deputy High Court Judges receive honoraria at a daily rate of HK$11,765.

The retirement age of full-time High Court Judges is 70. However, the term of office can be extended further up to the age of 75.[15]

Chief Judge of the High Court Edit

The Chief Judge of the High Court is the Court Leader of the High Court and the President of the Court of Appeal. The Chief Judge is responsible for the administration of the High Court and is accountable to the Chief Justice, who is head of the Judiciary. The Chief Judge must be a Chinese citizen who is a Hong Kong permanent resident with no right of abode in any foreign country.[16]

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

  1. Patrick Chan Siu-oi (1997–2000)
  2. Arthur Leong Siu-chung (2000–2003)
  3. Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (2003–2010)
  4. Andrew Cheung Kui-nung (2011–2018)
  5. Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor (2019–present)

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

Full-time Judges Edit

Full-time High Court Judges are given the prefix ‘the Honourable’ and referred to as ‘Mr/Madam/Mrs Justice [surname]’. The Chief Judge of the High Court may be referred to in writing by adding the post-nominal "CJHC". Vice Presidents of the Court of Appeal may be referred to in writing by adding the post-nominal "VP". Justices of Appeal may be referred to in writing by adding the post-nominal "JA".

In 1995, Mrs Justice Doreen Le Pichon was the first woman to be appointed as a High Court Judge.[17] She subsequently became the first woman to be appointed as a Justice of Appeal in 2000.[18][19] In 2019, Madam Justice Susan Kwan was the first woman to be appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal.[20]

The current full-time Judges of the High Court (as at 31 August 2023) are (ranked according to the priority of their respective appointments; Senior Counsels indicated by an asterisk *):[21][22]

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

  • The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas Fung Wah, GBS
  • The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna Wai-ling Barnes
  • *The Hon Mr Justice Jonathan Russell Harris
  • The Hon Madam Justice Queeny Au-Yeung Kwai-yue
  • The Hon Madam Justice Esther Toh Lye-ping
  • The Hon Mr Justice Andrew Chan Hing-wai
  • The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie Chan Mei-lan (Judge in charge of the Commercial List and the Construction and Arbitration List)
  • *The Hon Mr Justice Anthony Chan Kin-keung (Judge in charge of the Admiralty List)
  • *The Hon Mr Justice Peter Ng Kar-fai
  • The Hon Madam Justice Bebe Chu Pui-ying
  • The Hon Mr Justice David Lok (Judge in charge of the Intellectual Property List)
  • The Hon Madam Justice Susana Maria D'Almada Remedios
  • The Hon Mr Justice Wilson Chan Ka-shun (Judge in charge of the Probate List)
  • *The Hon Madam Justice Lisa Wong Kwok-ying
  • The Hon Mr Justice Poon Siu-tung
  • The Hon Mr Justice Alex Lee Wan-tang
  • *The Hon Mr Justice Russell Adam Coleman (Judge in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law List)
  • *The Hon Mr Justice Keith Yeung Kar-hung
  • *The Hon Madam Justice Linda Chan Ching-fan (Judge in charge of the Companies and Insolvency List)
  • The Hon Mr Justice Johnny Chan Jong-herng
  • *The Hon Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee
  • *The Hon Madam Justice Yvonne Cheng Wai-sum

A Justice of Appeal may sit as an additional Judge of the Court of First Instance.[23][Note 1] A Judge of the Court of First Instance may also hear cases in the Court of Appeal,[24] including as a single Judge (for example, when determining applications for leave to appeal in criminal cases).[25]

Cases in the Court of First Instance are usually heard by a single Judge, though important cases may be heard by a bench consisting of more than one Judge, although this is very rare.[26][Note 2] This practice is similar to the English High Court, where important cases may be heard by a Divisional Court consisting of a three- or two-member bench.

All Judges of the Court of First Instance also serve as members of the Competition Tribunal.[27] The President and Deputy President of the Competition Tribunal (currently Mr Justice Harris and Madam Justice Au-Yeung respectively) are appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.

The President of the Lands Tribunal must be a High Court Judge (currently Madam Justice Lisa Wong)[28] and is appointed by the Chief Executive.[29]

High Court Judges also serve a number of other public service roles. It is a statutory requirement that the Electoral Affairs Commission be headed by a Chairman who is a High Court Judge (currently Mr Justice Lok)[30] appointed by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Chief Justice.[31] The Electoral Affairs Commission must appoint a Judge of the Court of Final Appeal or a High Court Judge to act as returning officer for elections for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.[32] Similarly, it is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a serving or retired High Court Judge to be Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance (currently Mr Justice Suffiad).[33][34] The Chief Executive also appoints three to six Judges of the Court of First Instance (currently Mr Justice Fung, Mr Justice Bharwaney and Madam Justice Lisa Wong)[35] on the recommendation of the Chief Justice to serve as panel judges handling interception and surveillance authorisation requests from law enforcement agencies.[36] Further, it is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint at least 2 serving or retired High Court Judges as members of the Long-term Prison Sentences Review Board.[37] At present, Mr Justice Pang Kin-kee and Mr Justice Wilson Chan are President and Deputy President respectively of the Long-term Prison Sentences Review Board.[38] It is also a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a retired High Court Judge, District Judge or magistrate as Chairman of the Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions (currently Mr Justice Pang Kin-kee).[39][40] In addition, it is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a serving or retired High Court Judge or Deputy High Court Judge to chair the Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) and the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT).[41] At present, Mr Justice Lunn (former Vice President of the Court of Appeal), Mr Justice Hartmann (former Justice of Appeal), Kenneth Kwok SC (former Recorder of the Court of First Instance) and Judge Tallentire (former Deputy High Court Judge) are Chairmen of the MMT and SFAT.[42]

The Chief Executive may appoint a High Court Judge to lead a public inquiry.[43] For example, Mr Justice Andrew Chan was appointed in 2015 as Chairman of the Inquiry into incidents of excess lead found in drinking water,[44] and Mr Justice Lunn, JA was appointed in 2012 as Chairman of the Inquiry into the collision of vessels near Lamma Island.[45]

A number of serving and retired Hong Kong High Court Judges also sit as Supreme Court Judges in Brunei. For example, while Mr Justice Rogers served as Vice President of the Hong Kong Court of Appeal, he also sat as a non-resident Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam between 2010 and 2011.[46][47] As of 2019, three retired Hong Kong High Court Judges sit as Judges of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam (Mr Justice Burrell, who is the President of the Brunei Court of Appeal, and Mr Justice Seagroatt and Mr Justice Lunn, who are Justices of Appeal);[48][49] two retired Hong Kong High Court Judges sit as Judicial Commissioners of the High Court of Brunei Darussalam (Mr Justice Findlay and Mr Justice Lugar-Mawson).[50] Another retired Hong Kong Judge, Edward Woolley, who previously sat as a Deputy High Court Judge and High Court Master,[51][52] also sits as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam.[53]

Recorders Edit

Recorders of the court of first instance of the high court are practitioners in private practice (in practice, Senior Counsel) who are appointed for a fixed term of a few years and sit for a few weeks in a year. Recorders may exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a full-time Judge of the Court of First Instance.[54]

The recordership scheme was introduced in 1994 to encourage experienced practitioners who are willing to sit as a High Court Judge for a few weeks every year, but are not prepared to commit themselves to a permanent, full-time appointment. It was intended to act as a more formal system of appointment compared to the more ad hoc nature of appointment of Deputy High Court Judges.[55]

The current Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (as at 4 January 2022) are (ranked according to the priority of their respective appointments):[21][22]

  1. Ms Winnie Tam Wan-chi, SC of Des Voeux Chambers
  2. Mr Stewart Wong Kai-ming, SC of Temple Chambers
  3. Mr Eugene Fung Ting-sek, SC of Temple Chambers
  4. Mr Charles Peter Manzoni, SC of Temple Chambers
  5. Mr Martin Hui Siu-ting, SC of Plowman Chambers
  6. Ms Sit Yat-wah, SC of Temple Chambers
  7. Ms Rachel Lam Yan-kay, SC of Des Voeux Chambers
  8. Mr Wong Ming-fung, SC of Des Voeux Chambers
  9. Mr Victor Dawes, SC of Temple Chambers
  10. Mr Richard Khaw Wei-kiang, SC of Temple Chambers
  11. Mr José-Antonio Maurellet, SC of Des Voeux Chambers
  12. Mr Abraham Chan Lok-shung, SC of Temple Chambers
  13. Mr Pao Jin-long, SC of Temple Chambers
  14. Ms Maggie Wong Pui-kei, SC of Plowman Chambers
  15. Mr Derek Chan Ching-lung, SC of Plowman Chambers

Part-time Deputy Judges Edit

The Chief Justice appoints on a temporary basis a number of serving full-time District Court Judges, retired High Court Judges[Note 3] and practitioners in private practice (in general, barristers who are Senior Counsel or solicitors who are senior partners with litigation experience) to sit as part-time Deputy High Court Judges.[10][11][56] Before 1983, the position of Deputy High Court Judge was known as Commissioner.[57]

A Deputy High Court Judge may exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a full-time Judge of the Court of First Instance.[58]

Judicial review cases are not listed before part-time Judges.[Note 4][59]

In order to ensure judicial independence and impartiality, part-time Judges are not permitted to participate actively in political activities (although membership of a political party is acceptable).[59]

Forms of address Edit

All High Court Judges (regardless of whether they are full-time Judges, Recorders or Deputy Judges on temporary appointment) are addressed in court as "My Lord" or "My Lady".

In court judgments and decisions, Vice Presidents of the Court of Appeal are referred to as '[surname] VP' or '[surname] V-P' (or in the plural as '[surname] and [surname] V-PP'). Justices of Appeal are referred to as '[surname] JA' (or in the plural as '[surname] and [surname] JJA'). Full-time Judges of the Court of First Instance are referred to as '[surname] J' (or in the plural as '[surname] and [surname] JJ'). Recorders are referred to as 'Mr/Madam/Mrs Recorder [surname]' (with the post-nominal 'SC' if they are Senior Counsel). Deputy High Court Judges are referred to either as 'Deputy Judge [surname]', 'Deputy High Court Judge [surname]' or 'DHCJ [surname]' (with the post-nominal 'SC' if they are Senior Counsel).[Note 5] Deputy High Court Judges were previously called Commissioners and were referred to as 'Mr/Madam/Mrs Commissioner [surname]' (with the post-nominal 'Q.C.' if they were Queen's Counsel) in judgments before 1983.[57]

High Court Building Edit

 
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.

Sometimes, the High Court may sit in another venue.[60] For example, a serving District Judge sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge may hear a case in a courtroom situated in the District Court building. This is similar to England, where the High Court sometimes sits outside London in County Courts which act as High Court District Registries.

Cases Edit

In the Jimmy Lai case, the prosecution asked the High Court for an adjournment from 1 December 2022 to 8 December 2022; the High Court added a few more days and adjourned it until 13 December 2022.[61] On 13 December 2022, the High Court further delayed the trial until September 2023, until after the NPCSC ruled in the matter.[62]

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ For example, Mr Justice Macrae, JA sat as an additional Judge of the Court of First Instance in HKSAR v Rafael Hui, HCCC 98/2013
  2. ^ For example, Z v Director of Legal Aid, HCAL 5/2011, reported at [2011] 4 HKLRD 362, was heard before Mr Justice Reyes and Mr Justice Wright. Kissel v The Long-term Prison Sentences Review Board, HCAL 137/2016, reported at [2018] 2 HKLRD 1270, and A v Chief Executive of HKSAR, HCAL 33/2010, reported at [2013] 4 HKLRD 404, were heard before Mr Justice Au and Mr Justice Andrew Chan.
  3. ^ Including retired English High Court Judges, such as Sir Richard Field who sat as a Deputy High Court Judge in Hong Kong and decided cases including Diyixian.com Limited v G'Five International Limited, HCA 229/2013, reported at [2016] 5 HKLRD 495.
  4. ^ This restriction does not apply to serving District Judges sitting as Deputy High Court Judges. For example, Her Honour Judge Amanda Woodcock has decided a number of judicial review cases (such as Hameed Bilal v Torture Claims Appeal Board, HCAL 174/2017), while Judge Kent Yee decided the habeas corpus case of Mohammad Aslam Qureshi v Director of Immigration, HCAL 75/2015. Nor does this restriction apply to retired High Court Judges. For example, Sir Brian Keith (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) decided Building Authority v Appeal Tribunal (Buildings), HCAL 183/2015, reported at [2016] 1 HKLRD 1381. Previously, practitioners in private practice sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge could decide judicial review cases. For example, Robert Kotewall QC decided Chan Lau Fong & Others v Attorney General, HCMP 3232/1990.
  5. ^ Queen's Counsel sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge may be referred to with the post-nominal 'QC' (including after the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty on 1 July 1997). For example, following retirement from the bench, when Mr Justice Stone sat as a Deputy High Court Judge, he was referred to as Deputy High Court Judge William Stone QC (see 廈門新景地集團有限公司 v Eton Properties Limited and Others, HCCL 13/2011; on appeal in CACV 158/2012, reported at [2016] 2 HKLRD 1106).

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Kong or another common law jurisdiction is eligible to be appointed as the Registrar or a Master 7 Full time Judges and Recorders as well as the Registrar and Masters are appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the independent Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission JORC 8 9 Part time Deputy Judges are appointed on a temporary basis by the Chief Justice 10 11 It is not uncommon for a person to sit as a Recorder or Deputy High Court Judge prior to appointment as a full time High Court Judge Newly appointed High Court judges with previous service as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Department of Justice are subject to a sanitisation period of 6 months upon appointment During this period the judge does not deal with any criminal trials or appeals or any civil cases involving the Government to maintain judicial independence and impartiality 12 13 Upon appointment as a full time High Court Judge one must give an undertaking not to return to practise in future as a barrister or solicitor in Hong Kong 14 The remuneration of High Court Judges is determined by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the independent Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service As of 1 April 2017 a full time Judge of the Court of First Instance receives a monthly salary of HK 292 650 while a Justice of Appeal receives a monthly salary of HK 307 050 The Chief Judge of the High Court receives a monthly salary of HK 340 600 Further full time Judges are provided with housing in Judiciary Quarters or alternatively a housing allowance at HK 163 525 per month 14 As of 1 April 2020 Recorders and Deputy High Court Judges receive honoraria at a daily rate of HK 11 765 The retirement age of full time High Court Judges is 70 However the term of office can be extended further up to the age of 75 15 Chief Judge of the High Court Edit The Chief Judge of the High Court is the Court Leader of the High Court and the President of the Court of Appeal The Chief Judge is responsible for the administration of the High Court and is accountable to the Chief Justice who is head of the Judiciary The Chief Judge must be a Chinese citizen who is a Hong Kong permanent resident with no right of abode in any foreign country 16 The Judges who have held the position of Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong to date are Patrick Chan Siu oi 1997 2000 Arthur Leong Siu chung 2000 2003 Geoffrey Ma Tao li 2003 2010 Andrew Cheung Kui nung 2011 2018 Jeremy Poon Shiu chor 2019 present For pre 1997 Chief Justices see Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Full time Judges Edit Full time High Court Judges are given the prefix the Honourable and referred to as Mr Madam Mrs Justice surname The Chief Judge of the High Court may be referred to in writing by adding the post nominal CJHC Vice Presidents of the Court of Appeal may be referred to in writing by adding the post nominal VP Justices of Appeal may be referred to in writing by adding the post nominal JA In 1995 Mrs Justice Doreen Le Pichon was the first woman to be appointed as a High Court Judge 17 She subsequently became the first woman to be appointed as a Justice of Appeal in 2000 18 19 In 2019 Madam Justice Susan Kwan was the first woman to be appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal 20 The current full time Judges of the High Court as at 31 August 2023 are ranked according to the priority of their respective appointments Senior Counsels indicated by an asterisk 21 22 Chief Judge of the High Court The Hon Mr Justice Jeremy Poon Shiu chor CJHCJustices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court The Hon Mr Justice Andrew Colin Macrae VP The Hon Madam Justice Susan Kwan Shuk hing VP The Hon Madam Justice Carlye Chu Fun ling VP The Hon Mr Justice Peter Cheung Chak yau JA The Hon Madam Justice Maria Candace Yuen Ka ning JA The Hon Mr Justice Aarif Tyebjee Barma JA The Hon Mr Justice Derek Pang Wai cheong JA The Hon Mr Justice Kevin Paul Zervos JA The Hon Mr Justice Thomas Au Hing cheung JA The Hon Madam Justice Maggie Poon Man kay JA The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey Lam Wan ho JA The Hon Mr Justice Anderson Chow Ka ming JA The Hon Madam Justice Anthea Pang Po Kam JAJudges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas Fung Wah GBS The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna Wai ling Barnes The Hon Mr Justice Jonathan Russell Harris The Hon Madam Justice Queeny Au Yeung Kwai yue The Hon Madam Justice Esther Toh Lye ping The Hon Mr Justice Andrew Chan Hing wai The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie Chan Mei lan Judge in charge of the Commercial List and the Construction and Arbitration List The Hon Mr Justice Anthony Chan Kin keung Judge in charge of the Admiralty List The Hon Mr Justice Peter Ng Kar fai The Hon Madam Justice Bebe Chu Pui ying The Hon Mr Justice David Lok Judge in charge of the Intellectual Property List The Hon Madam Justice Susana Maria D Almada Remedios The Hon Mr Justice Wilson Chan Ka shun Judge in charge of the Probate List The Hon Madam Justice Lisa Wong Kwok ying The Hon Mr Justice Poon Siu tung The Hon Mr Justice Alex Lee Wan tang The Hon Mr Justice Russell Adam Coleman Judge in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law List The Hon Mr Justice Keith Yeung Kar hung The Hon Madam Justice Linda Chan Ching fan Judge in charge of the Companies and Insolvency List The Hon Mr Justice Johnny Chan Jong herng The Hon Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen kee The Hon Madam Justice Yvonne Cheng Wai sumA Justice of Appeal may sit as an additional Judge of the Court of First Instance 23 Note 1 A Judge of the Court of First Instance may also hear cases in the Court of Appeal 24 including as a single Judge for example when determining applications for leave to appeal in criminal cases 25 Cases in the Court of First Instance are usually heard by a single Judge though important cases may be heard by a bench consisting of more than one Judge although this is very rare 26 Note 2 This practice is similar to the English High Court where important cases may be heard by a Divisional Court consisting of a three or two member bench All Judges of the Court of First Instance also serve as members of the Competition Tribunal 27 The President and Deputy President of the Competition Tribunal currently Mr Justice Harris and Madam Justice Au Yeung respectively are appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission The President of the Lands Tribunal must be a High Court Judge currently Madam Justice Lisa Wong 28 and is appointed by the Chief Executive 29 High Court Judges also serve a number of other public service roles It is a statutory requirement that the Electoral Affairs Commission be headed by a Chairman who is a High Court Judge currently Mr Justice Lok 30 appointed by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Chief Justice 31 The Electoral Affairs Commission must appoint a Judge of the Court of Final Appeal or a High Court Judge to act as returning officer for elections for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong 32 Similarly it is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a serving or retired High Court Judge to be Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance currently Mr Justice Suffiad 33 34 The Chief Executive also appoints three to six Judges of the Court of First Instance currently Mr Justice Fung Mr Justice Bharwaney and Madam Justice Lisa Wong 35 on the recommendation of the Chief Justice to serve as panel judges handling interception and surveillance authorisation requests from law enforcement agencies 36 Further it is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint at least 2 serving or retired High Court Judges as members of the Long term Prison Sentences Review Board 37 At present Mr Justice Pang Kin kee and Mr Justice Wilson Chan are President and Deputy President respectively of the Long term Prison Sentences Review Board 38 It is also a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a retired High Court Judge District Judge or magistrate as Chairman of the Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions currently Mr Justice Pang Kin kee 39 40 In addition it is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a serving or retired High Court Judge or Deputy High Court Judge to chair the Market Misconduct Tribunal MMT and the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal SFAT 41 At present Mr Justice Lunn former Vice President of the Court of Appeal Mr Justice Hartmann former Justice of Appeal Kenneth Kwok SC former Recorder of the Court of First Instance and Judge Tallentire former Deputy High Court Judge are Chairmen of the MMT and SFAT 42 The Chief Executive may appoint a High Court Judge to lead a public inquiry 43 For example Mr Justice Andrew Chan was appointed in 2015 as Chairman of the Inquiry into incidents of excess lead found in drinking water 44 and Mr Justice Lunn JA was appointed in 2012 as Chairman of the Inquiry into the collision of vessels near Lamma Island 45 A number of serving and retired Hong Kong High Court Judges also sit as Supreme Court Judges in Brunei For example while Mr Justice Rogers served as Vice President of the Hong Kong Court of Appeal he also sat as a non resident Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam between 2010 and 2011 46 47 As of 2019 three retired Hong Kong High Court Judges sit as Judges of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam Mr Justice Burrell who is the President of the Brunei Court of Appeal and Mr Justice Seagroatt and Mr Justice Lunn who are Justices of Appeal 48 49 two retired Hong Kong High Court Judges sit as Judicial Commissioners of the High Court of Brunei Darussalam Mr Justice Findlay and Mr Justice Lugar Mawson 50 Another retired Hong Kong Judge Edward Woolley who previously sat as a Deputy High Court Judge and High Court Master 51 52 also sits as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam 53 Recorders Edit Recorders of the court of first instance of the high court are practitioners in private practice in practice Senior Counsel who are appointed for a fixed term of a few years and sit for a few weeks in a year Recorders may exercise all the jurisdiction powers and privileges of a full time Judge of the Court of First Instance 54 The recordership scheme was introduced in 1994 to encourage experienced practitioners who are willing to sit as a High Court Judge for a few weeks every year but are not prepared to commit themselves to a permanent full time appointment It was intended to act as a more formal system of appointment compared to the more ad hoc nature of appointment of Deputy High Court Judges 55 The current Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court as at 4 January 2022 are ranked according to the priority of their respective appointments 21 22 Ms Winnie Tam Wan chi SC of Des Voeux Chambers Mr Stewart Wong Kai ming SC of Temple Chambers Mr Eugene Fung Ting sek SC of Temple Chambers Mr Charles Peter Manzoni SC of Temple Chambers Mr Martin Hui Siu ting SC of Plowman Chambers Ms Sit Yat wah SC of Temple Chambers Ms Rachel Lam Yan kay SC of Des Voeux Chambers Mr Wong Ming fung SC of Des Voeux Chambers Mr Victor Dawes SC of Temple Chambers Mr Richard Khaw Wei kiang SC of Temple Chambers Mr Jose Antonio Maurellet SC of Des Voeux Chambers Mr Abraham Chan Lok shung SC of Temple Chambers Mr Pao Jin long SC of Temple Chambers Ms Maggie Wong Pui kei SC of Plowman Chambers Mr Derek Chan Ching lung SC of Plowman ChambersPart time Deputy Judges Edit The Chief Justice appoints on a temporary basis a number of serving full time District Court Judges retired High Court Judges Note 3 and practitioners in private practice in general barristers who are Senior Counsel or solicitors who are senior partners with litigation experience to sit as part time Deputy High Court Judges 10 11 56 Before 1983 the position of Deputy High Court Judge was known as Commissioner 57 A Deputy High Court Judge may exercise all the jurisdiction powers and privileges of a full time Judge of the Court of First Instance 58 Judicial review cases are not listed before part time Judges Note 4 59 In order to ensure judicial independence and impartiality part time Judges are not permitted to participate actively in political activities although membership of a political party is acceptable 59 Forms of address Edit All High Court Judges regardless of whether they are full time Judges Recorders or Deputy Judges on temporary appointment are addressed in court as My Lord or My Lady In court judgments and decisions Vice Presidents of the Court of Appeal are referred to as surname VP or surname V P or in the plural as surname and surname V PP Justices of Appeal are referred to as surname JA or in the plural as surname and surname JJA Full time Judges of the Court of First Instance are referred to as surname J or in the plural as surname and surname JJ Recorders are referred to as Mr Madam Mrs Recorder surname with the post nominal SC if they are Senior Counsel Deputy High Court Judges are referred to either as Deputy Judge surname Deputy High Court Judge surname or DHCJ surname with the post nominal SC if they are Senior Counsel Note 5 Deputy High Court Judges were previously called Commissioners and were referred to as Mr Madam Mrs Commissioner surname with the post nominal Q C if they were Queen s Counsel in judgments before 1983 57 High Court Building Edit nbsp Entrance of the High Court in Admiralty nbsp High Court Building facade viewed from Queensway in AdmiraltyThe 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 Sometimes the High Court may sit in another venue 60 For example a serving District Judge sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge may hear a case in a courtroom situated in the District Court building This is similar to England where the High Court sometimes sits outside London in County Courts which act as High Court District Registries Cases EditIn the Jimmy Lai case the prosecution asked the High Court for an adjournment from 1 December 2022 to 8 December 2022 the High Court added a few more days and adjourned it until 13 December 2022 61 On 13 December 2022 the High Court further delayed the trial until September 2023 until after the NPCSC ruled in the matter 62 See also Edit nbsp Hong Kong portal nbsp Law portalJudiciary of Hong Kong Law of Hong Kong Supreme Court Hong Kong Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong KongNotes Edit For example Mr Justice Macrae JA sat as an additional Judge of the Court of First Instance in HKSAR v Rafael Hui HCCC 98 2013 For example Z v Director of Legal Aid HCAL 5 2011 reported at 2011 4 HKLRD 362 was heard before Mr Justice Reyes and Mr Justice Wright Kissel v The Long term Prison Sentences Review Board HCAL 137 2016 reported at 2018 2 HKLRD 1270 and A v Chief Executive of HKSAR HCAL 33 2010 reported at 2013 4 HKLRD 404 were heard before Mr Justice Au and Mr Justice Andrew Chan Including retired English High Court Judges such as Sir Richard Field who sat as a Deputy High Court Judge in Hong Kong and decided cases including Diyixian com Limited v G Five International Limited HCA 229 2013 reported at 2016 5 HKLRD 495 This restriction does not apply to serving District Judges sitting as Deputy High Court Judges For example Her Honour Judge Amanda Woodcock has decided a number of judicial review cases such as Hameed Bilal v Torture Claims Appeal Board HCAL 174 2017 while Judge Kent Yee decided the habeas corpus case of Mohammad Aslam Qureshi v Director of Immigration HCAL 75 2015 Nor does this restriction apply to retired High Court Judges For example Sir Brian Keith sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge decided Building Authority v Appeal Tribunal Buildings HCAL 183 2015 reported at 2016 1 HKLRD 1381 Previously practitioners in private practice sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge could decide judicial review cases For example Robert Kotewall QC decided Chan Lau Fong amp Others v Attorney General HCMP 3232 1990 Queen s Counsel sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge may be referred to with the post nominal QC including after the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty on 1 July 1997 For example following retirement from the bench when Mr Justice Stone sat as a Deputy High Court Judge he was referred to as Deputy High Court Judge William Stone QC see 廈門新景地集團有限公司 v Eton Properties Limited and Others HCCL 13 2011 on appeal in CACV 158 2012 reported at 2016 2 HKLRD 1106 References Edit High Court Ordinance Cap 4 Section 12 1 Archived from the original on 10 August 2022 Retrieved 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