High Court (Hong Kong)

For the pre-1997 Supreme Court, see: Supreme Court of Hong Kong for the pre-1997 High Court of Hong Kong, see Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)

High Court of Hong Kong 香港高等法院
Country	Hong Kong
Location	38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island
Authorized by	Hong Kong Basic Law
Decisions are appealed to	Court of Final Appeal
Website	Judiciary of Hong Kong
Chief Judge of the High Court
Currently	Andrew Cheung

Entrance of the High Court in Admiralty

High Court Building façade viewed from Queensway in Admiralty

The High Court (Chinese: 高等法院) of Hong Kong 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 was named the Supreme Court before 1997.

High Court Building

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.

Chief Judges of the High Court to Date

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

Name	Tenure
Patrick Chan	1997-2000
Arthur Leong Siu-chung	2001-2003
Geoffrey Ma	2003-2010
Andrew Cheung	2010-

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

List of current judges

The current judges of the High Court are:

Chief Judge of the High Court

• The Hon Mr Justice CHEUNG

Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court

• The Hon Mr Justice STOCK, VP
• The Hon Mr Justice YEUNG, VP
• The Hon Mr Justice CHEUNG, JA
• The Hon Madam Justice YUEN, JA
• The Hon Madam Justice KWAN, JA
• The Hon Mr Justice FOK, JA
• The Hon Madam Justice CHU, JA
• The Hon Mr Justice LUNN, JA
• The Hon Mr Justice LAM, JA

Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court

• The Hon Mrs Justice BOKHARY
• The Hon Madam Justice BEESON
• The Hon Mr Justice SUFFIAD
• The Hon Mr Justice CHUNG
• The Hon Mr Justice TONG
• The Hon Mr Justice BARMA
• The Hon Mr Justice FUNG
• The Hon Mrs Justice BARNES
• The Hon Mr Justice POON
• The Hon Mr Justice SAW
• The Hon Mr Justice TO
• The Hon Mr Justice LINE
• The Hon Madam Justice POON
• The Hon Mr Justice Derek PANG
• The Hon Mr Justice AU
• The Hon Mr Justice HARRIS
• The Hon Mr Justice BHARWANEY
• The Hon Mr Justice MACRAE
• The Hon Mr Justice McWALTERS
• The Hon Madam Justice AU-YEUNG
• The Hon Mr Justice LI
• The Hon Madam Justice TOH
• The Hon Mr Justice Louis CHAN
• The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHAN
• The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN

See also

• Judiciary of Hong Kong
• Legal system of Hong Kong
• Supreme Court of Hong Kong
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

External links

• Hong Kong Judiciary website, High Court page