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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 ...
Hong Kong Island: Central and Western: City Hall Public Library 大會堂公共圖書館 2-6/F. & 8-11/F., City Hall High Block, Central, Hong Kong Shek Tong Tsui Public Library 石塘咀公共圖書館 3-4 /F., Shek Tong Tsui Municipal Services Building, 470 Queen's Road West, Hong Kong Smithfield Public Library 士美非路公共圖書館
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 ...
A review of the extent to which the courts in Hong Kong could consider the commercial purpose of the parties when interpreting a commercial contract was occasioned by the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal's consideration of the lower courts' rulings in Sinoearn International Ltd v Hyundai-CCECC Joint Venture (A Firm), with a ruling published in ...
The Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL; Chinese: 香港公共圖書館) is a system of 70 static and 12 mobile public libraries in Hong Kong. [1] Offering a total collection of 14.35 million items, the system is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department .
The Library's collections amount to one fifth of the Hong Kong Public Libraries System; 2.3 million items out of the total 12.1 million items. The library's 11th floor houses the HKPL head office. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The arch-shaped doorway atop the front facade of the Hong Kong Central Library symbolises the Gate to Knowledge, while the triangle ...
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.
The Supreme Court of Hong Kong existed from 1844 (before the establishment of the court (1841-1844), legal proceedings would likely have been undertaken by the British military courts and commanding officers) when British civilian control of Hong Kong commenced until 1997 when Hong Kong was returned to China.