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The Former Central Government Offices (also the Government Headquarters), now called Justice Place, is an office building complex that formerly housed most of the major offices of the Hong Kong Government. The complex is located in Central, Hong Kong, occupying the lower level of Government Hill.
Term of office Concurrent judicial role Reason for tenure end Appointed by Silk 1: Mr. Edward Timothy Starbuck Woolley 1997 1999 None / full-time registrar Retired Tung Chee-hwa — Mr. Christopher Chan Cheuk, BBS (acting) 1999 2000 District Judge: Appointed Registrar of the High Court Tung Chee-hwa — Ms. Betty Kwan Ka-ching, BBS (acting ...
The Public Records Office, Hong Kong was established on 24 July 1972 [5] under the Home Affairs and Information Branch of the Colonial Secretariat, [6] following discussions within the government on devising a system to preserve and dispose of government records. [7]
Hong Kong Liaison Office; Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing; Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement; Hong Kong–Taiwan relations. Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office; Hong Kong–Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council
The Hong Kong Government established a Registrar General in 1845, four years after the British acquired Hong Kong in 1841. The post was renamed the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs in 1913, and then Home Affairs in 1949. [17]
It replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London as the highest appellate court of Hong Kong, The Court comprises five judges — the Chief Justice, three permanent judges and one non-permanent judge from Hong Kong or another common law jurisdiction. There is a panel of eight non-permanent Hong Kong judges and nine non ...
In response, the Hong Kong Journalists Association said that the move would make it more difficult for journalists to protect their sources. [ 7 ] Also in April 2021, after the sentencing of Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy figures drew criticism from overseas politicians, the DoJ released a statement saying that though the government attaches ...
The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [1] 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.