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Magistrates' court (Hong Kong)

March 03, 2023

Magistrates' courts in Hong Kong have criminal jurisdiction over a wide range of offenses, and in general these offenses must only constitute two years' imprisonment or a fine of HK$100,000; in certain circumstances, sentences of three years may be imposed. All criminal proceedings must begin in the magistrates' courts; the Secretary for Justice may transfer cases to either the District Court or the Court of First Instance depending on the seriousness of the crime.[1]

Magistrates' courts
Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court
LocationHong Kong
Authorized byHong Kong Basic Law, Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227)
Appeals toCourt of First Instance of the High Court; further appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in limited circumstance
WebsiteOfficial website
Chief Magistrate
CurrentlyMr Victor SO Wai-tak
Magistrates' court
Chinese香港裁判法院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Cáipàn Fǎ​yuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 coi4 pun3 faat3 jyun6*2

All judges and magistrates must have qualified as legal practitioners either in Hong Kong or in another common law jurisdiction and have had substantial professional experience.

Court structure

Chief Magistrate

The Chief Magistrate is the court leader and is responsible for the overall administration of the magistrates' courts.

Principal magistrate

A principal magistrate is in charge of one of the seven magistrates' courts.

Permanent magistrate

A permanent magistrate is a full-time magistrate, and is assigned to sit in one of the seven magistrates' courts.

The Chief Justice appoints on a temporary basis a number of principal and permanent magistrates to sit as a Master in the High Court[2] or to sit as a Deputy District Judge or Master in the District Court, Family Court or Lands Tribunal.[3][4][5] The Chief Justice also appoints a number of permanent magistrates to sit as Presiding Officers in the Labour Tribunal and Adjudicators in the Small Claims Tribunal.[6][7]

Special magistrate

A special magistrate is also a full-time magistrate, but is assigned to deal with various kinds of departmental summons including minor offenses such as traffic contraventions. Their sentencing power is limited to a maximum fine of HK$50,000 or as specified in their warrants of appointment.

Deputy magistrate / deputy special magistrate

A deputy magistrate or deputy special magistrate is assigned by the Chief Justice for such period and on such terms as the chief justice thinks fit. This makes additional manpower available to the magistrates' courts while also giving eligible persons experience on the bench, before the magistrate commits to a full-time posting or returns to private practice.

List of magistrates

Chief Magistrate

  • Mr SO Wai-tak, Victor

Principal magistrates

Permanent magistrates

The current permanent magistrates (as at 1 January 2023) are (ranked according to seniority):

Eligibility and retirement

Since 2019, the retirement age for magistrates is 65.[88]

List of chief magistrates since 1997

No. Name Tenure start Tenure end Tenure length Reason for tenure end Later most senior judicial role
1 Louis Tong Po-sun 2 March 1998 2 October 2000 2 years and 215 days Appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance Same (retired)
2 Patrick Li Hon-leung 3 October 2000 1 February 2007 6 years and 122 days Appointed District Court Judge Judge of the Court of First Instance (retired)
3 Tong Man 2 July 2008 15 September 2013 6 years and 122 days Retired None (retired)
4 Clement Lee Hing-nin 11 March 2014 2 January 2018 3 years and 298 days Appointed District Court Judge Same
5 Victor So Wai-tak 6 January 2020 Incumbent 3 years and 54 days

Gallery of magistrates' courts

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Previously sat as District Court Registrar,[8] a Deputy District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Lands Tribunal.[9]
  2. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 9 June 2023.[10] Previously sat as a Coroner.[11]
  3. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[12]
  4. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[13]
  5. ^ Sitting as a District Court Master until 30 June 2023.[14] Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge.[15]
  6. ^ Previously sat as a High Court Master[16] and as a Deputy District Judge.[17]
  7. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[18]
  8. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 30 June 2023.[19] Previously sat as a Coroner.[20]
  9. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court until 10 February 2023[21]
  10. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 12 May 2023.[22] Previously sat as Principal Adjudicator (Acting) of the Small Claims Tribunal.[23]
  11. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[24]
  12. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[25]
  13. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court[26]
  14. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 3 February 2023[27]
  15. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 4 March 2023[28]
  16. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 30 June 2023[29]
  17. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[30]
  18. ^ Sitting as Principal Presiding Officer (Acting) of the Labour Tribunal. Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court.[31]
  19. ^ Sitting as a Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer.[32] Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge.[33]
  20. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[34]
  21. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court until 13 May 2023.[35] Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Lands Tribunal[36] and as a District Court Master.[37]
  22. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 9 June 2023.[38] Previously sat as a District Court Master.[39]
  23. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[40]
  24. ^ Sitting as a High Court Master until 20 March 2023.[41] Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court.[42]
  25. ^ Previously sat as a District Court Master[43]
  26. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Lands Tribunal until 5 May 2023.[44] Previously sat as a High Court Master[45] and as a District Court Master.[46]
  27. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court[47] and as a Coroner.[48]
  28. ^ Sitting as a District Court Master until 17 March 2023.[49] Previously sat as a Small Claims Tribunal Adjudicator[50]
  29. ^ Sitting as a High Court Master until 16 July 2023.[51] Previously sat as Principal Presiding Officer of the Labour Tribunal[52] and as a Deputy District Judge.[53]
  30. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[54]
  31. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[55]
  32. ^ Sitting as a High Court Master until 15 May 2023.[56] Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court[57] and as a District Court Master.[58]
  33. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court until 17 March 2023.[59] Previously sat as a District Court Master.[60]
  34. ^ Sitting as a Coroner.[61] Previously sat as a High Court Master[62] and a Deputy District Judge.[63]
  35. ^ Sitting as District Court Registrar until 12 May 2023.[64] Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Lands Tribunal.[65]
  36. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 31 March 2023[66]
  37. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 30 June 2023.[67] Previously sat as a Coroner.[68]
  38. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 2 June 2023.[69] Previously sat as a District Court Master.[70]
  39. ^ Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge[71]
  40. ^ Sitting as a High Court Master until 27 September 2023.[72]
  41. ^ Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 30 June 2023.[73] Previously sat as a District Court Master.[74]
  42. ^ Sitting as a High Court Master until 28 February 2023.[75] Previously sat as a District Court Master.[76]
  43. ^ Sitting as a Coroner[77]
  44. ^ Sitting as a Small Claims Tribunal Adjudicator[78]
  45. ^ Sitting as a District Court Master until 22 April 2023[79]
  46. ^ Sitting as a District Court Master until 2 June 2023.[80] Previously sat as a Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer.[81]
  47. ^ Sitting as a Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer[82]
  48. ^ Sitting as a District Court Master until 9 June 2023.[83] Previously sat as a Small Claims Tribunal Adjudicator.[84]
  49. ^ Sitting as a Small Claims Tribunal Adjudicator[85]
  50. ^ Sitting as a District Court Master until 28 April 2023.[86] Previously sat as a Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer.[87]

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  2. ^ High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4), sections 37AB, 37AC, 37A and 37B
  3. ^ District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336), sections 7, 14AB, 14A and 14B
  4. ^ Lands Tribunal Ordinance (Cap. 17), section 4(2)
  5. ^ 陳祺豐 v 林鄭月娥女士 (香港特別行政區行政長官), HCAL 1758/2019
  6. ^ Labour Tribunal Ordinance (Cap. 25), section 4
  7. ^ Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance (Cap. 338), section 4
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Magistrates courts in Hong Kong have criminal jurisdiction over a wide range of offenses and in general these offenses must only constitute two years imprisonment or a fine of HK 100 000 in certain circumstances sentences of three years may be imposed All criminal proceedings must begin in the magistrates courts the Secretary for Justice may transfer cases to either the District Court or the Court of First Instance depending on the seriousness of the crime 1 Magistrates courtsKwun Tong Magistrates CourtLocationHong KongAuthorized byHong Kong Basic Law Magistrates Ordinance Cap 227 Appeals toCourt of First Instance of the High Court further appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in limited circumstanceWebsiteOfficial websiteChief MagistrateCurrentlyMr Victor SO Wai takMagistrates courtChinese香港裁判法院TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXianggǎng Caipan Fǎ yuanYue CantoneseJyutpinghoeng1 gong2 coi4 pun3 faat3 jyun6 2All judges and magistrates must have qualified as legal practitioners either in Hong Kong or in another common law jurisdiction and have had substantial professional experience Contents 1 Court structure 1 1 Chief Magistrate 1 2 Principal magistrate 1 3 Permanent magistrate 1 4 Special magistrate 1 5 Deputy magistrate deputy special magistrate 2 List of magistrates 2 1 Chief Magistrate 2 2 Principal magistrates 2 3 Permanent magistrates 3 Eligibility and retirement 4 List of chief magistrates since 1997 5 Gallery of magistrates courts 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesCourt structure EditChief Magistrate Edit The Chief Magistrate is the court leader and is responsible for the overall administration of the magistrates courts Principal magistrate Edit A principal magistrate is in charge of one of the seven magistrates courts Permanent magistrate Edit A permanent magistrate is a full time magistrate and is assigned to sit in one of the seven magistrates courts The Chief Justice appoints on a temporary basis a number of principal and permanent magistrates to sit as a Master in the High Court 2 or to sit as a Deputy District Judge or Master in the District Court Family Court or Lands Tribunal 3 4 5 The Chief Justice also appoints a number of permanent magistrates to sit as Presiding Officers in the Labour Tribunal and Adjudicators in the Small Claims Tribunal 6 7 Special magistrate Edit A special magistrate is also a full time magistrate but is assigned to deal with various kinds of departmental summons including minor offenses such as traffic contraventions Their sentencing power is limited to a maximum fine of HK 50 000 or as specified in their warrants of appointment Deputy magistrate deputy special magistrate Edit A deputy magistrate or deputy special magistrate is assigned by the Chief Justice for such period and on such terms as the chief justice thinks fit This makes additional manpower available to the magistrates courts while also giving eligible persons experience on the bench before the magistrate commits to a full time posting or returns to private practice List of magistrates EditChief Magistrate Edit Mr SO Wai tak VictorPrincipal magistrates Edit Mr LAW Tak chuen Peter Mr LUI Kin man Simon Note 1 Miss YIM Shun yee Ada Note 2 Mr SO Man lung Don Note 3 Miss CHUI Yee mei Ivy Note 4 Permanent magistrates Edit The current permanent magistrates as at 1 January 2023 are ranked according to seniority Mr MAK Kwok cheung Brian Note 5 Mr CHEANG Kei hong Note 6 Mr WONG Kwok fai Raymond Note 7 Ms CHAN Wai mun Amy Note 8 Miss CHOW Pok fun Josephine Note 9 Mr YIP Sue pui Lawrence Note 10 Mr WAN Siu ming Jason Note 11 Mr LI Chi ho Note 12 Ms WONG Susan Note 13 Ms LAU Yee wan Winnie Note 14 Mr TANG Siu hung Daniel Note 15 Mr CHEUNG Chi wai David Note 16 Mr CHENG Lim chi Andy Note 17 Ms LAM Mei sze Michelle Note 18 Mr CHUM Yau fong David Mr SHUM Kei leong Timon Note 19 Mr KO Wai hung David Note 20 Miss HO Wai yang Note 21 Ms CHEUNG Tin ngan June Note 22 Miss NG Chung yee Debbie Ms HEUNG Shuk han Veronica Note 23 Ms TO Kit ling Doris Note 24 Ms SHUI Kelly Ms CHENG Kam lin Catherine Note 25 Mr CHAN Ping chau Kenneth Mr LEE Siu ho Note 26 Mr CHOW Chi wei Raymund Note 27 Ms CHU Yuen yee Isabella Note 28 Mr CHAN David Note 29 Ms WONG Nga yan Peony Note 30 Mr WONG Sze cheung Colin Note 31 Ms SO Ka yin Rita Note 32 Miss LEE Kar lok Jacqueline Note 33 Mr HO Chun yiu Stanley Note 34 Ms SOONG Wing sum Michelle Note 35 Ms LEUNG Ka kie Note 36 Ms TSUI May har Stephanie Note 37 Ms LEUNG Siu ling Jocelyn Note 38 Mr IP Kai leung Jacky Note 39 Mr PANG Leung ting Ms CHUNG Ming sun May Note 40 Miss CHAN Lo yee Louise Note 41 Mr WONG Ching yu Edward Mr LAM Tsz kan Gary Mr LEUNG Man liang Matthew Note 42 Miss LAU Suk han Mr MOK Tze chung Andrew Miss LEUNG Nga yan Frances Mr LAM Hei wei Arthur Ms CHOW Wai choo Monica Note 43 Ms CHAK Kwok yee Anny Note 44 Mr LAM Chak ming Maurice Note 45 Ms YEUNG Yee na Eleanor Note 46 Miss SIU Chi wan Jo Note 47 Mr LUNG Gwun ting Bryan Note 48 Miss WAT Lai man Minnie Mr YU Chun cheung Peter Mr SZE Cho yiu Jeffrey Note 49 Mr PUN Wang hon Dominic Note 50 Miss LO Hong wai Charmaine Miss HO Wai han Vivian Mr CHAN Chee fai Philip Mr TSANG Chung yiu Miss LEE Wai wan Vivian Mr TSANG Hing tung Mr CHU Man hon Gary Mr LI Ngai RossEligibility and retirement EditSince 2019 the retirement age for magistrates is 65 88 List of chief magistrates since 1997 EditNo Name Tenure start Tenure end Tenure length Reason for tenure end Later most senior judicial role1 Louis Tong Po sun 2 March 1998 2 October 2000 2 years and 215 days Appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance Same retired 2 Patrick Li Hon leung 3 October 2000 1 February 2007 6 years and 122 days Appointed District Court Judge Judge of the Court of First Instance retired 3 Tong Man 2 July 2008 15 September 2013 6 years and 122 days Retired None retired 4 Clement Lee Hing nin 11 March 2014 2 January 2018 3 years and 298 days Appointed District Court Judge Same5 Victor So Wai tak 6 January 2020 Incumbent 3 years and 54 daysGallery of magistrates courts EditExisting magistrates courts Eastern Fanling Kowloon City Kwun Tong Sha Tin Tuen Mun West KowloonFormer magistrates courts Western Magistracy North Kowloon Magistracy Central Magistracy South Kowloon District Court Fanling Magistracy Tsuen Wan Magistrates CourtSee also Edit Hong Kong portal Law portalJudiciary of Hong KongNotes Edit Previously sat as District Court Registrar 8 a Deputy District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Lands Tribunal 9 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 9 June 2023 10 Previously sat as a Coroner 11 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 12 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 13 Sitting as a District Court Master until 30 June 2023 14 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 15 Previously sat as a High Court Master 16 and as a Deputy District Judge 17 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 18 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 30 June 2023 19 Previously sat as a Coroner 20 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court until 10 February 2023 21 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 12 May 2023 22 Previously sat as Principal Adjudicator Acting of the Small Claims Tribunal 23 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 24 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 25 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court 26 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 3 February 2023 27 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 4 March 2023 28 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 30 June 2023 29 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 30 Sitting as Principal Presiding Officer Acting of the Labour Tribunal Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court 31 Sitting as a Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer 32 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 33 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 34 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court until 13 May 2023 35 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Lands Tribunal 36 and as a District Court Master 37 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 9 June 2023 38 Previously sat as a District Court Master 39 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 40 Sitting as a High Court Master until 20 March 2023 41 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court 42 Previously sat as a District Court Master 43 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Lands Tribunal until 5 May 2023 44 Previously sat as a High Court Master 45 and as a District Court Master 46 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court 47 and as a Coroner 48 Sitting as a District Court Master until 17 March 2023 49 Previously sat as a Small Claims Tribunal Adjudicator 50 Sitting as a High Court Master until 16 July 2023 51 Previously sat as Principal Presiding Officer of the Labour Tribunal 52 and as a Deputy District Judge 53 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 54 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 55 Sitting as a High Court Master until 15 May 2023 56 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court 57 and as a District Court Master 58 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge in the Family Court until 17 March 2023 59 Previously sat as a District Court Master 60 Sitting as a Coroner 61 Previously sat as a High Court Master 62 and a Deputy District Judge 63 Sitting as District Court Registrar until 12 May 2023 64 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge and Presiding Officer of the Lands Tribunal 65 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 31 March 2023 66 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 30 June 2023 67 Previously sat as a Coroner 68 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 2 June 2023 69 Previously sat as a District Court Master 70 Previously sat as a Deputy District Judge 71 Sitting as a High Court Master until 27 September 2023 72 Sitting as a Deputy District Judge until 30 June 2023 73 Previously sat as a District Court Master 74 Sitting as a High Court Master until 28 February 2023 75 Previously sat as a District Court Master 76 Sitting as a Coroner 77 Sitting as a Small Claims Tribunal Adjudicator 78 Sitting as a District Court Master until 22 April 2023 79 Sitting as a District Court Master until 2 June 2023 80 Previously sat as a Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer 81 Sitting as a Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer 82 Sitting as a District Court Master until 9 June 2023 83 Previously sat as a Small Claims Tribunal Adjudicator 84 Sitting as a Small Claims Tribunal Adjudicator 85 Sitting as a District Court Master until 28 April 2023 86 Previously sat as a Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer 87 References Edit Hong Kong Judiciary Annual Report 2004 PDF Hong Kong Judiciary Retrieved 17 June 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link High Court Ordinance Cap 4 sections 37AB 37AC 37A and 37B District Court Ordinance Cap 336 sections 7 14AB 14A and 14B Lands Tribunal Ordinance Cap 17 section 4 2 陳祺豐 v 林鄭月娥女士 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