Hong Kong Judiciary Annual Report 2011

	This Report provides an overview of the major events of the Judiciary during 2011. It also provides statistics on caseload and waiting time for various levels of court, and information about the operation of the Judiciary. I would, in particular, like to draw attention to the following –

	Appointment of Chief Judge of the High Court
	In June the Honourable Mr Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung was appointed the Chief Judge of the High Court. A man of high integrity, Mr Justice Cheung commands the respect of Judges and the legal profession and makes an excellent Chief Judge of the High Court.

	Civil Justice Reform
	The implementation of Civil Justice Reform for the second year continued to be smooth and satisfactory on the whole. A longer time will be required to assess the full impact, benefit and effectiveness of such implementation. The Civil Justice Reform Monitoring Committee will continue to monitor the working of the reformed civil justice system.

	Mediation
	Practice Direction 31 on Mediation has been implemented for two years to assist the courts in encouraging litigants to use mediation. The Mediation Information Office in the High Court Building provided useful assistance to parties in relation to mediation.

	Relocation of Court of Final Appeal
	The Chief Executive has agreed that the Court of Final Appeal be relocated to No. 8 Jackson Road where the Legislative Council was previously accommodated. The Judiciary is pressing ahead with the planning of this important project. As a first step, the Judiciary took over the management of the building in November.

	Additional Courtrooms and Associated Facilities in the High Court Building
	The construction of three additional courtrooms and associated facilities in the High Court building was completed as scheduled in December. These additional facilities will help alleviate the problem of shortage of courtrooms in the High Court and enhance efficiency in the deployment of judicial resources.

	We hope that you will find this Report useful and gain a better understanding of the work of the Judiciary.

	Geoffrey Ma Chief Justice

Highlights of Events in 2011

January

7	Mr Steve Zack, President of American Bar Association, visited the Judiciary
10	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma declared opening of the 2011 Legal Year
19	Mr Huang Liuquan, Director General of the Department of Law, the Hong Kong and Macao Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary
24-27	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma and the Hon Mr Justice Patrick Chan, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, visited Beijing to meet with officials from the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Justice, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Legislative Affairs Commission, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Hong Kong Basic Law Committee, and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
25.1-1.2	The Hon Mr Justice Frank Stock, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, visited Sydney and Melbourne, Australia to study the appeal system and judicial training framework
26-28	Mr Ho Chi-yin, Andy, Deputy Registrar of the High Court, undertook a visit to London, the United Kingdom on the provision of free legal assistance to litigants-in-person

February

1	The Hon Mr Justice Joseph P Fok was appointed Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
10	Mr Ian C McWalters, SC was appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
14-17	A four-member delegation from the Supreme Court of Singapore visited the Judiciary
17	Mr David Chong Gek Sian, Head of Civil Division of the Singapore Attorney General's Chambers, visited the Judiciary
23	A six-member delegation from the All Party Parliamentary China Group of the United Kingdom Parliament visited the Judiciary

March

2-3	A six-member delegation from the Yunnan Province Higher People's Court of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary
3	A 10-member delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary
12-16	The Hon Mr Justice Jonathan R Harris, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the Ninth Multinational Judicial Colloquium on Insolvency and INSOL International Annual Regional Conference in Singapore
17	Mr Tsai Cheng-wen, President of Kuomintang National Policy Foundation, visited the Judiciary
21-23	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma; the Hon Mr Justice Andrew Cheung, the Hon Mr Justice Anselmo F T Reyes and the Hon Mr Justice Mohan T Bharwaney, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the Third Judicial Seminar on Commercial Litigation in Sydney, Australia
25	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma addressed a luncheon organised by the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia in Sydney, Australia

April

11-15	The Hon Mr Justice Frank Stock, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, visited London, the United Kingdom to study the criminal appeal process and setup for judicial education
13	A 36-member delegation of judges attending the Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges at the Law School of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary
14	A 16-member delegation of Mainland judges joining a study tour organised by the Legal Education Trust Fund visited the Judiciary
29	A five-member delegation from the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary

May

3-5	An eight-member delegation from the Henan High People's Court of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary
5-7	The Hon Mr Justice John L Saunders, SBS, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended as a speaker at the International Commercial Law Conference in Sydney, Australia

June

1-10	The Hon Mr Justice Michael J Hartmann, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, and Her Honour Judge Bebe Chu, Principal Family Court Judge, attended the Hague Child Abduction Convention: Sixth meeting of the Special Commission (Part I) in Hague, the Netherlands
8	The Hon Madam Justice Carlye Chu was appointed Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
12-16	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma attended and gave a talk at the 14th Conference of the Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific in Seoul, Korea
20	The Hon Mr Justice Andrew Cheung was appointed Chief Judge of the High Court
24	A 31-member delegation from the Law Reform and International Law Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region visited the Judiciary

July

8	An eight-member delegation from the Tokyo Bar Association visited the Judiciary
13-14	A group of 12 law students from Shantou University of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary
25	The Hon Mr Justice Wally Yeung, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, was appointed Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
29	A six-member delegation from the Jiangxu Higher People's Court of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary

August

1	A 15-member delegation of educators attending the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Programme (Chinese History and Cultural Group) of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, the United States, visited the Judiciary
3-5	Her Honour Judge Bebe Chu, Principal Family Court Judge, attended the Triennial National Family Court Judges Conference 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand
10-12	The Hon Mr Justice Cheung, Chief Judge of the High Court; Mr Lung Kim-wan, Temporary Registrar of the High Court and Mr Lee Hing-nin, Clement, Temporary Registrar of the District Court, visited Singapore to study the latest information technology developments in court operation and attend the International Conference on Electronic Litigation 2011
15	A five-member delegation led by the Hon Alex Chernov, Governor of Victoria, Australia, visited the Judiciary

September

5	The Rt Hon Lady Justice Hallett DBE, Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales; Treasurer Inner Temple; and Chairman of the Judicial College delivered a talk entitled "Judicial Independence: a Personal Perspective" at the High Court
6	Her Honour Judge Sharon D Melloy, District Judge, attended the International Family Law Conference 2011 in London, the United Kingdom
7	A 12-member delegation from the Court of Appeal of Thailand visited the Judiciary
15	Judge Liu Guixiang, Tribunal Director of No. 4 Civil Court, Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary
17-20	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma; the Hon Mr Justice Patrick Chan, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; the Hon Mr Justice Cheung, Chief Judge of the High Court; the Hon Mr Justice Johnson Lam, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court and Her Honour Judge Bebe Chu, Principal Family Court Judge, attended the Inaugural Seminar of Senior Judges of the Four Places (Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) on Mediation in Nanjing
21-24	The Hon Mr Justice R A V Ribeiro, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, attended the Yale Global Constitutionalism Seminar at the Yale Law School, the United States
26-27	A five-member delegation led by the Rt Hon the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, President of The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, visited the Judiciary
26	The Rt Hon the Lord Hope of Craighead, KT, Deputy President of The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, delivered a talk entitled "Writing Judgments" at the High Court

October

17	A 35-member delegation of judges attending the Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges at the Law School of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary
24-26	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma met with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Attorney General of the Department of Justice of the United States in Washington DC, the United States
26-28	The Hon Mr Justice S C Poon, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, and Her Honour Judge Bebe Chu, Principal Family Court Judge, attended the Fourth Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in Manila, the Philippines. The Hon Mr Justice Michael J Hartmann, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, gave a speech at the Conference on 27.10.2011.
27.10-2.11	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma met with the President and other justices of The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and Lord Chief Justice in London, the United Kingdom

November

3	Mr Michael Thomas Q.C. delivered a talk entitled "The Business of Judging - a civil practitioner's view" at the High Court
3	An eight-member delegation from the Guangdong Higher People’s Court of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary
15-17	A 20-member delegation of judges attending the first Doctor of Juridical Science (Chinese Judges) Programme of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary
28	The Hon Henry Denis Litton, GBM, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, delivered a lunch-time talk entitled "If You Want to Shoot, Shoot! Don't Talk" at the High Court

December

7	The Hon Mr Justice K K Pang, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended as a speaker at two seminars on topics of "Judicial System of Hong Kong" and "Criminal Procedure of Hong Kong" in Macao
8	The Rt Hon Lord Justice Rix, Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, delivered a talk entitled "Virtues and Vices of Litigation" at the High Court
8	An eight-member delegation from the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary
9	A 15-member delegation of the Legal and Judicial Training Centre of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China visited the Judiciary
12-17	The Hon Mr Justice S K S Bokhary, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, assisted in the delivery of the Inaugural Induction Workshop for the Judges of the Supreme Court of Kenya in Nanyuki, Kenya
13	The Hon Mr Justice Michael V Lunn was appointed Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court

List of Judges and Judicial Officers

Court of Final Appeal

-	Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA
-	Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal
	The Hon Mr Justice S K S BOKHARY
	The Hon Mr Justice Patrick CHAN
	The Hon Mr Justice R A V RIBEIRO
-	Non-Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal
	Mr Gerald Paul NAZARETH, GBS
	Mr John Barry MORTIMER, GBS
	The Hon Henry Denis LITTON, GBM
	The Hon Mr Justice Robert TANG, SBS
	The Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK
	The Hon Mr Justice Michael J HARTMANN
	The Hon Sir Anthony MASON
	The Rt Hon the Lord HOFFMANN
	The Hon Sir Gerard BRENNAN
	The Rt Hon the Lord MILLETT
	The Rt Hon the Lord WOOLF of Barnes
	The Rt Hon the Lord SCOTT of Foscote
	Mr Michael McHUGH
	The Rt Hon Sir Thomas Munro GAULT
	Mr Murray GLEESON
	The Rt Hon the Lord NEUBERGER of Abbotsbury
	The Rt Hon the Lord WALKER of Gestingthorpe
	The Rt Hon the Lord COLLINS of Mapesbury (w.e.f. 30.6.2011)
	The Rt Hon the Lord CLARKE of Stone-cum-Ebony (w.e.f. 30.6.2011)

High Court

-	Chief Judge of the High Court
	The Hon Mr Justice CHEUNG (w.e.f. 20.6.2011)
-	Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
	The Hon Mr Justice Anthony G ROGERS, V-P #
	The Hon Mr Justice K H WOO, GBS, V-P #
	The Hon Mr Justice Robert TANG, SBS, V-P
	The Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, V-P
	The Hon Mr Justice Wally YEUNG, V-P (w.e.f. 25.7.2011)
	The Hon Mrs Justice Doreen LE PICHON, JA #
	The Hon Mr Justice Peter CHEUNG, JA
	The Hon Madam Justice Maria C YUEN, JA
	The Hon Mr Justice Michael J HARTMANN, JA
	The Hon Madam Justice Susan KWAN, JA
	The Hon Mr Justice Joseph P FOK, JA (w.e.f. 1.2.2011)
	The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, JA (w.e.f. 8.6.2011)
	The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN, JA (w.e.f. 13.12.2011)
-	Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
	The Hon Mr Justice David YAM
	The Hon Mrs Justice Verina S BOKHARY
	The Hon Mr Justice K K PANG
	The Hon Mr Justice William D STONE #
	The Hon Madam Justice Clare-Marie BEESON
	The Hon Mr Justice Azizul R SUFFIAD
	The Hon Mr Justice Arjan H SAKHRANI
	The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHUNG
	The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU (up to 7.6.2011)
	The Hon Mr Justice Louis TONG
	The Hon Mr Justice Michael A McMAHON #
	The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM
	The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHEUNG (up to 19.6.2011)
	The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN (up to 12.12.2011)
	The Hon Mr Justice Aarif T BARMA
	The Hon Mr Justice Anselmo F T REYES
	The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas FUNG
	The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna W L BARNES
	The Hon Mr Justice Alan R WRIGHT
	The Hon Mr Justice S C POON
	The Hon Mr Justice John L SAUNDERS, SBS #
	The Hon Mr Justice Darryl G SAW
	The Hon Mr Justice Anthony TO
	The Hon Mr Justice Peter J LINE
	The Hon Madam Justice Maggie POON
	The Hon Mr Justice Derek PANG
	The Hon Mr Justice Colin R MACKINTOSH #@
	The Hon Mr Justice H C AU
	The Hon Mr Justice Jonathan R HARRIS
	The Hon Mr Justice Mohan T BHARWANEY
	The Hon Mr Justice Joseph P FOK (up to 31.1.2011)
	The Hon Mr Justice Andrew C MACRAE
	The Hon Mr Justice Ian C McWALTERS (w.e.f. 10.2.2011)
-	Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
	Mr Benjamin YU, SBS, SC, JP
	Mr FUNG Pak-tung, Patrick, SC
	Mr Ambrose HO, SC, JP
	Mr JAT Sew-tong, SC
	Mr CHAN Kin-keung, Anthony, SC
	Mr Rimsky YUEN, SC, JP
	Mr SHIEH Wing-tai, Paul, SC
	Mr WONG Yuk-lun, Horace, SC
	Mr CHOW Ka-ming, Anderson, SC
-	Registrar, High Court
	Ms AU YEUNG Kwai-yue, Queeny
-	Deputy Registrars, High Court
	Mr HO Chi-yin, Andy
	Mr LUNG Kim-wan

#	Retired in 2011
@	It is with great sadness that Mr Justice Colin R MACKINTOSH passed away on 7.5.2011

District Court

-	Chief District Judge
	His Honour Judge Patrick LI
-	Principal Family Court Judge
	Her Honour Judge Bebe CHU
-	District Judges
	His Honour Judge Peter K M LONGLEY
	His Honour Judge Brian L de SOUZA
	His Honour Judge Bruno CHAN
	Her Honour Judge H C WONG
	His Honour Judge Stephen CHOW
	His Honour Judge Ian E CARLSON
	Her Honour Judge Esther TOH
	His Honour Judge Stephen J GEISER
	His Honour Judge David LOK
	His Honour Judge Louis CHAN
	Her Honour Judge Marlene NG
	Her Honour Judge Susana M D'ALMADA REMEDIOS
	His Honour Judge Kevin A BROWNE
	His Honour Judge Michael WONG
	His Honour Judge Joseph YAU
	His Honour Judge Andrew CHAN
	His Honour Judge Stanley CHAN
	His Honour Judge C M LEUNG
	Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY
	Her Honour Judge Mimmie CHAN
	His Honour Judge Garry TALLENTIRE
	His Honour Judge Eddie YIP
	Her Honour Judge Katina LEVY
	His Honour Judge C K CHAN
	His Honour Judge Simon KWANG
	His Honour Judge Albert WONG
	His Honour Judge Frankie YIU
	His Honour Judge K W WONG
	His Honour Judge S T POON
	His Honour Judge Justin KO
	His Honour Judge Douglas YAU
	Her Honour Judge Anthea PANG

Lands Tribunal

-	Member, Lands Tribunal
	Mr LO Wai-kwong

Magistrates' Courts and other Tribunals

-	Chief Magistrate
	Mr TONG Man
-	Principal Magistrates
	Mr KWOK Wai-kin
	Mr LIN Kam-hung, Ernest Michael
	Mr MA Hon-cheung, Andrew
	Mr LAM Wai-kuen, Josiah
	Mr CHOW Siu-wo, Anthony
	Mr KWOK Kai-on, Anthony
	Mr TAM Lee-cheung
-	Magistrates
	Ms CHAINRAI Bina
	Ms LOH Lai-kuen #
	Mr LI Wai-chi
	Mr CHEUNG Wai-tat, Ronald
	Mr WAHAB Abu Bakar bin
	Mr LAU Wing-shing, Denis
	Mr CHAN Pik-kiu, Michael
	Mr MIERCZAK Henry Anthony #
	Mr YUEN Wai-ming, Anthony
	Mr DUFTON David John
	Mr CASEWELL Timothy Harry
	Mr LAW Tak-chuen, Peter
	Mr YU Mun-kee, Roy
	Mr SMOUT Stephen
	Ms KOT Sin-yee, Angela
	Mr PANG Chung-ping
	Mr SHAM Siu-man
	Ms WOODCOCK Amanda Jane
	Mrs WU CHAU Yuen-man, Mary
	Mr AU See-hin, Selwyn Hason
	Mr HUI Shiu-keung, Peter
	Ms CHOW Yin-chu, Merinda
	Mr LEE Ka-chai, Lambert
	Mr HUI Ka-ho
	Mr WONG Kin-tong, Jack
	Ms WOO Huey-fang, Bernadette
	Ms LO Kit-yee, Katherine
	Mr WONG Yu-wing, Symon
	Ms CHAN Ling-ling, Tracy
	Mr CHAN Kam-cheong, Rickie
	Mr NG Sing-wai, William #
	Mr TAM Kwok-wah
	Mr CHAN Jong-herng, Johnny
	Mrs TSE CHING Adriana Noelle
	Miss YIM Shun-yee, Ada
	Mr WONG Wai-kuen
	Mr LAI Tat-cheung, Reuden
	Mr OWN George
	Mr MAK Kwok-cheung
	Mr TO Ho-shing
	Miss CHAN Yuk-fan, Grace
	Mr LO Kit-man, Simon
	Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement
	Mr CHEANG Kei-hong
	Mr LAM Kar-yan, Gary
	Mr SO Man-lung, Don
	Mr WONG Kwok-fai, Raymond
	Ms CHAN Wai-mun
	Miss CHOW Pok-fun, Josephine
	Mr PANG Ka-kwong
	Mr WONG Lai-wing
	Mr HO Chin-pang, Dick
	Mr LUI Kin-man, Simon
	Mr YIP Sue-pui, Lawrence
	Mr SO Wai-tak
	Mr CHEUNG Kwan-ming
	Mr WAN Siu-ming, Jason
	Miss CHUI Yee-mei, Ivy
	Mr LI Kwok-wai
-	Special Magistrates
	Mr HO Kang-kei, Daniel #
	Mr TAM Ka-huen
	Mr CHAN Chi-kim
	Mr YU Cheuk-man
	Miss NG Chung-yee, Debbie
	Miss HEUNG Shuk-han, Veronica
	Mr CHU Chung-keung

#	Retired in 2011

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Court of Final Appeal

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL

	Caseload			Disposal*
	2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
Applications for leave to appeal
- Criminal	76	101	76	75 (41)	89 (55)	73 (49)
- Civil	60	47	46	86 (42)	41 (30)	49 (20)
Total	136	148	122	161	130	122
Substantive appeals
- Criminal	11	14	12	10	13	12
- Civil	22	17	21	26	13	23
Total	33	31	33	36	26	35
Miscellaneous proceedings	2	2	0	1	3	0

*	Case disposal refers to applications for leave to appeal/appeals which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, abandoned or discontinued
	The figures in brackets indicate the number of applications dismissed under Rule 7 of the Court of Final Appeal Rules, Cap. 484A

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL

	Average Waiting Time (days)
	Target	2009	2010	2011
Applications for leave to appeal
From notice of hearing to hearing
-Criminal	45	37	42	38
-Civil	35	32	33	30
Substantive appeals
From notice of hearing to hearing
-Criminal	100	78	101	95
-Civil	120	105	97	102

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

High Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE HIGH COURT

		Caseload			Disposal *
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
Court of Appeal
Appellate
-	Criminal
	Appeals from the Court of First Instance	131	128	162	111	142	114
	Appeals from the District Court	346	356	383	314	366	345
	Sub-total	477	484	545	425	508	459
-	Civil
	Appeals from the Court of First Instance	213	222	230	219	192	166
	Appeals from the District Court	37	28	30	26	35	29
	Miscellaneous Appeals	35	34	31	36	48	25
	Sub-total	285	284	291	281	275	220
Review of Sentences
-	Criminal
	Reviews from the Court of First Instance	1	2	2	2	0	3
	Reviews from the District Court	7	11	7	7	7	4
	Reviews from the Magistrates' Courts	1	1	2	1	0	1
	Sub-total	9	14	11	10	7	8
	Total	771	782	847	716	790	687

*	Case disposal refers to appeals/reviews which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order

		Caseload			Disposal *
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
Court of First Instance
Appellate
-	Criminal
	Appeals from Magistrates' Courts	1 043	980	897	996	994	877
-	Civil
	Appeals from Labour Tribunal	42	26	33	41	21	29
	Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal	53	51	38	50	40	37
	Appeals from Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board	8	17	6	5	14	8
	Miscellaneous Appeals	10	4	2	6	4	5
	Sub-total	113	98	79	102	79	79
	Total	1 156	1 078	976	1 098	1 073	956

First Instance
-	Criminal Jurisdiction
	Criminal Cases	425	444	482	367	419	464
	Confidential Miscellaneous Proceedings	64	96	100	64	96	100
	Application for Discharge	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sub-total	489	540	582	431	515	564
-	Civil Jurisdiction^{^}
	High Court Actions	2 574	1 907	2 237	1 891	1 492	1 475
	Miscellaneous Proceedings	2 701	2 626	2 700	1 761	1 795	1 984
	Bankruptcy & Companies Winding-up+	19 693	10 680	9 464	17 105	11 062	9 421
	Personal Injuries Actions	872	706	941	677	865	691
	Other cases ^#	611	564	545	330	324	265
	Sub-total	26 451	16 483	15 887	21 764	15 538	13 836
	Total	26 940	17 023	16 469	22 195	16 053	14 400

-	Masters Chambers
	Interlocutory hearings^**	35 574	21 701	20 405	34 176	20 881	18 506
	Taxation bills	1 032	669	678	958⁽¹⁾	502⁽¹⁾	561⁽¹⁾
-	Probate
	Applications	14 676	14 350	16 319	14 466⁽²⁾	13 909⁽²⁾	14 525⁽²⁾

*	Case disposal refers to appeals which have been allowed, dismissed, withdrawn, discontinued or abandoned with or without court order; criminal cases where defendants have been convicted or acquitted; and civil cases where claims have been successfully made or dismissed
^	On or before 2009, the definition under civil jurisdiction was based on party disposal, i.e. a case was treated as disposed of once one party in a case had been disposed of. Since 2010, the definition has been refined to the effect that a case is considered as disposed of only when all the parties involved have been disposed of
+	Cases include bankruptcy proceedings, companies winding-up proceedings, applications for Interim Order (Bankruptcy) and applications to set aside Statutory Demands
#	Other cases include constitutional and administrative law proceedings, admiralty actions, adoptions, bill of sale registrations, book debt registrations, commercial actions, construction and arbitration cases, matrimonial causes, applications under the Mental Health Ordinance, probate actions and stop notices
**	The caseload figure represents the number of interlocutory applications listed with hearings, and the disposal figure represents the number of the interlocutory applications heard in the reporting period
	Note (1) : Case disposal refers to taxation bills processed
	Note (2) : Case disposal refers to grants issued/grants resealed/estates administration completed by the Official Administrator in summary manner

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE HIGH COURT

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		Target	2009	2010	2011
Court of Appeal
-	Criminal - from setting down of a case to hearing	50	50	50	53
-	Civil - from application to fix date to hearing	90	94	89	117
Court of First Instance
-	Criminal Fixture List - from filing of indictment to hearing	120	137	166	169
-	Criminal Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing	90	85	81	79
-	Civil Fixture List - from application to fix date to hearing	180	179	215	231
-	Civil Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing	90	55	60	83
-	Appeals from Magistrates' Courts - from lodging of Notice of Appeal to hearing	90	95	95	86

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

District Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
-	Criminal Jurisdiction
	Criminal Cases	1 449	1 404	1 396	1 305	1 375	1 436
-	Civil Jurisdiction^{^}
	Civil	5 515	4 570	4 994	4 468	3 427	3 715
	Tax Claim	7 603	6 506	5 169	6 590	6 011	4 773
	Distress for Rent	6 320	4 933	4 424	6 322	5 016	4 513
	Employee's Compensation	1 523	1 606	2 011	1 159	1 324	1 563
	Other civil cases ⁺	6 368	5 645	5 796	3 970	4 534	4 388
	Sub-total	27 329	23 260	22 394	22 509	20 312	18 952
-	Family Jurisdiction
	Matrimonial Causes	16 374	17 359	18 374	14 629	15 266	15 933
	Joint Applications	2 889	3 490	4 169	2 373	2 901	3 664
	Miscellaneous Proceedings	262	270	317	217	169	244
	Adoption Applications	91	99	129	98	98	92
	Sub-total	19 616	21 218	22 989	17 317⁽¹⁾	18 434⁽¹⁾	19 933⁽¹⁾
	Total (Civil)	46 945	44 478	45 383	39 826	38 746	38 885
	Total	48 394	45 882	46 779	41 131	40 121	40 321

-	Masters Chambers
	Interlocutory hearings^**	10 905	7 828	7 631	10 572	7 637	6 786
-	Taxation bills
	Divorce	2 880	2 747	2 189	2 544	2 554	2 077
	Others	764	502	458	685	425	315
	Sub-total	3 644	3 249	2 647	3 229⁽²⁾	2 979⁽²⁾	2 392⁽²⁾
	Total	14 549	11 077	10 278	13 801	10 616	9 178

*	Case disposal refers to those where defendants have been convicted or acquitted and those where claims have been successfully made or dismissed
^	On or before 2009, the definition under civil jurisdiction was based on party disposal, i.e. a case was treated as disposed of once one party in a case had been disposed of. Since 2010, the definition has been refined to the effect that a case is considered as disposed of only when all the parties involved have been disposed of
+	Other civil cases include Miscellaneous Proceedings, Stamp Duty (Ordinance) Appeals, Equal Opportunities Actions, Personal Injuries Cases, Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Appeals, Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Appeals and Estate Agents Appeals
**	The caseload figure represents the number of interlocutory applications listed with hearings, and the disposal figure represents the number of the interlocutory applications heard in the reporting period
	Note (1) : Case disposal refers to Decree Absolute granted and Adoption orders made
	Note (2) : Case disposal refers to taxation bills processed

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE DISTRICT COURT

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		Target	2009	2010	2011
Criminal - from first appearance of defendants in District Court to hearing		100	116	128	86
Civil - from date of listing to hearing		120	104	80	72
Dissolution of marriage - from setting down of a case to hearing
-	Special Procedure List	35	32	32	33
-	Defended List (one day hearing)	110	118	128	107
-	Financial applications - from filing of summons to hearing	110-140	85	88	90

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Magistrates' Courts

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

		Caseload			Disposal *
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
-	Charge Cases	42 367	37 896	35 243	42 488	38 270	34 843
-	Hawker Cases	12 537	10 911	10 192	12 539	10 915	10 197
-	Departmental & Private Summonses	183 928	189 696	185 102	186 377	184 208	184 862
-	Driving-Offence Points Summonses	4 893	2 609	1 968	5 851	3 496	2 155
-	Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)	1 033	905	612	1 154	924	719
-	Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences)	578	451	319	624	475	343
-	Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)^@	7	89	76	1	77	78
-	Miscellaneous Proceedings	12 657	11 932	10 718	13 594	11 965	10 877
-	Departmental Notice	761	653	824	776	662	846
-	Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)	64 959	59 387	58 281	66 955	60 355	58 995
-	Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences)	3 606	3 003	2 622	3 567	3 066	2 753
-	Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)^@	113	1 019	1 009	47	965	1 041
	Total	327 439	318 551	306 966	333 973	315 378	307 709

*	Case disposal refers to cases where defendants have been convicted or acquitted after trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out
^@	New case types pursuant to the Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance, Cap. 600 came into effect on 1.9.2009

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		Target	2009	2010	2011
Summonses - from plea to date of trial		50	63	50	54
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial
-	For defendants in custody	30-45	43	37	38
-	For defendants on bail	45-60	55	51	51

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Lands Tribunal

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE LANDS TRIBUNAL

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
-	Appeal cases	274	335	239	63	110	66
-	Compensation cases	17	12	15	27	20	11
-	Building management cases	394	340	407	459	315	333
-	Tenancy cases	4 347	4 592	4 457	3 497	3 623	3 635
-	Lands compulsory sale applications	8	21	48	9	11	29
-	Miscellaneous proceedings applications	6	10	4	6	10	4
	Total	5 046	5 310	5 170	4 061	4 089	4 078

*	Case disposal includes appeals which have been allowed or dismissed and trials or hearings which have been concluded

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE LANDS TRIBUNAL

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		Target	2009	2010	2011
From setting down of a case to hearing
-	Appeal cases	100	47	37	32
-	Compensation cases	100	64	42	46
-	Building management cases	100	33	30	35
-	Tenancy cases	60	23	27	26

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Labour Tribunal

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
-	Cases	7 758	4 670	4 190	5 859	4 678	4 002
-	Reviews	107	79	63	112	79	62
-	Restore claims	115	70	67	109	77	61
-	Set-aside awards	144	113	84	135	121	87
	Total	8 124	4 932	4 404	6 215	4 955	4 212

*	Case disposal refers to claims which have been concluded, including cases awarded, dismissed, settled, withdrawn and transferred

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		Target	2009	2010	2011
-	From appointment to filing of a case	30	28	22	21
-	From filing of a case to first hearing	30	25	24	25

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Small Claims Tribunal

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
-	Claims	59 797	57 837	50 962	54 816	50 702	51 097
-	Reviews	272	202	219	259	189	186
	Total	60 069	58 039	51 181	55 075	50 891	51 283

*	Case disposal refers to claims which have been made successfully or dismissed

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNAL

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		Target	2009	2010	2011
-	From filing of a case to first hearing	60	40	35	38

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Obscene Articles Tribunal

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
-	Articles for determination	12 746	37 677	27 159	13 894	36 191	28 645
-	Articles for classification	761	671	737	762	671	733
-	Articles for review	0	2	6	0	2	6
-	Articles for reconsideration	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Total	13 507	38 350	27 903	14 656	36 864	29 385

*	Case disposal refers to those articles which have been determined or classified; those in respect of which determination or classification is not required with consent of both parties; and those in respect of which determination or classification has been reviewed or reconsidered

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		Target	2009	2010	2011
-	From referral by a magistrate to determination	21	18	20	21
-	From receipt of application to classification	5	2	3	3
-	From receipt of application to review	35	-^#	26	23
-	From receipt of application to reconsideration	35	- *	- *	24


	^#		As there is no application for review filed, the waiting time is inapplicable
	*		As there is no application for reconsideration filed, the waiting time is inapplicable

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Coroner's Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE CORONER'S COURT

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
-	Death inquests with jury	159	148	144	167	131	149
-	Death inquests without jury	23	42	33	26	41	33
	Total	182	190	177	193	172	182

*	Case disposal refers to death inquests concluded

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE CORONER'S COURT

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		Target	2009	2010	2011
-	From date of listing to hearing	42	37	39	40

Membership List of
the Civil Justice Reform Monitoring Committee

-	Chairman	Chief Judge, High Court
-	Members	The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Anselmo F T REYES Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas FUNG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		Registrar, High Court
		Chief District Judge
		Registrar, District Court
		Mr Wesley WONG Department of Justice (up to 17.11.2011)
		Mr Herbert LI Department of Justice (w.e.f. 18.11.2011)
		Mr Thomas KWONG Legal Aid Department
		Mr Kumar Ramanathan, SC Hong Kong Bar Association
		Mr LAI Ting-hong, Alex Law Society of Hong Kong
		Mr CHAN Bing-woon, SBS, JP Hong Kong Mediation Council
		Miss Emma LAU Judiciary Administrator
-	In Attendance	Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)
-	Secretary	Ms Clara TANG Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Development)

Membership List of the Working Party on Mediation

-	Chairman	The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
-	Members	The Hon Mr Justice Anselmo F T REYES Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas FUNG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice H C AU Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		Ms AU YEUNG Kwai-yue, Queeny Registrar, High Court
		His Honour Judge S T POON Acting Chief District Judge
		Her Honour Judge Bebe CHU Principal Family Court Judge
		Mr Simon LEE Department of Justice
		Mr Thomas Edward KWONG Legal Aid Department
		Mr Rimsky YUEN, SC
		Mr Victor DAWES
		Mr Norris YANG
		Mrs Cecilia WONG
		Mr CHAN Bing-woon, SBS, JP
		Mr Gary SOO
		Ms Sylvia SIU
		Mr John BUDGE
-	In Attendance	Ms Annie TANG Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development) (up to 6.11.2011)
		Mr Esmond LEE Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development) (w.e.f. 7.11.2011)
		Ms April LAM Senior Mediation Affairs Officer
-	Secretary	Ms Joyce LEUNG Senior Judiciary Executive (Development)2

Membership List of the Court Users' Committees

Civil Court Users' Committee

-	Chairman	The Hon Mr Justice Robert TANG, SBS, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
-	Members	The Hon Madam Justice Maria C YUEN, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
		The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		Mr LUNG Kim-wan Temporary Registrar, High Court
		His Honour Judge S T POON Acting Chief District Judge
		Mr Paul SHIEH, SC
		Mr Thomas SO
		Mr Bernard HUI
		Miss Joyce CHAN Department of Justice
		Mr Thomas Edward KWONG Legal Aid Department
		Mr Alan FONG Official Receiver's Office
-	In Attendance	Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)
		Mr Roger LAW Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judge)2
-	Secretary	Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations)

Criminal Court Users' Committee

-	Chairman	The Hon Mr Justice K K PANG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (up to 22.2.2011)
		The Hon Mr Justice Louis TONG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (w.e.f. 23.2.2011)
-	Members	The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
		The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna W L BARNES Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (w.e.f. 23.2.2011)
		The Hon Mr Justice Andrew C MACRAE Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (w.e.f. 23.2.2011)
		Mr LUNG Kim-wan Temporary Registrar, High Court
		His Honour Judge S T POON Acting Chief District Judge
		Mr TONG Man Chief Magistrate
		Mr WONG Man-kit, SC
		Mr Stephen HUNG
		Mr Daniel LAI, BBS, JP
		Mr Kevin ZERVOS, SC Department of Justice (up to 22.2.2011)
		Mr LEE Wan-tang, Alex Department of Justice (w.e.f. 23.2.2011)
		Mr Thomas Edward KWONG Legal Aid Department (up to 22.2.2011)
		Mr CHAN Wing-cho, Allan Legal Aid Department (w.e.f. 23.2.2011)
		Ms Grace WONG The Duty Lawyer Service
		Ms Rebecca LI Independent Commission Against Corruption (up to 22.2.2011)
		Mr SO Ping-hung, Daniel, IMS Independent Commission Against Corruption (w.e.f. 23.2.2011)
		Mr CHENG Se-lim Hong Kong Police Force (up to 22.2.2011)
		Mr Steven A CARRUTHERS Hong Kong Police Force (w.e.f. 23.2.2011)
		Mr LAM Kwok-leung Correctional Services Department (w.e.f. 13.10.2011)
-	In Attendance	Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)
		Ms Frieda LEUNG Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)1
-	Secretary	Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations)

Family Court Users' Committee

-	Chairman	Her Honour Judge Bebe CHU Principal Family Court Judge
-	Members	His Honour Judge S T POON Acting Chief District Judge
		His Honour Judge Bruno CHAN Family Court Judge
		Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY Family Court Judge
		His Honour Judge C K CHAN Family Court Judge
		Ms Jacqueline LEONG, SC
		Ms Corinne REMEDIOS
		Ms KONG Yuen-Hoong
		Mr Dennis HO
		Mr Robin EGERTON
		Mrs Christina HADIWIBAWA Legal Aid Department (up to 3.4.2011)
		Ms Doris LUI Legal Aid Department (w.e.f. 4.4.2011)
		Mrs Anna MAK Social Welfare Department (up to 14.6.2011)
		Ms Caran WONG Social Welfare Department (w.e.f. 15.6.2011)
-	In Attendance	Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)
		Mr Kenneth LIU Chief Judicial Clerk (Family Court)
-	Secretary	Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations)

Membership List of the Judicial Studies Board

-	Chairman	The Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
-	Members	The Hon Madam Justice Susan KWAN, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Azizul R SUFFIAD Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Louis TONG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna W L BARNES Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Alan R WRIGHT Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		Mr LUNG Kim-wan Temporary Registrar, High Court
		His Honour Judge S T POON Acting Chief District Judge
		Mr TONG Man Chief Magistrate
		Miss Emma LAU Judiciary Administrator
		Mr David LEUNG Department of Justice
		Ms Audrey CAMPBELL-MOFFAT Hong Kong Bar Association
		Mr Alex LAI The Law Society of Hong Kong
		Mr Eric CHEUNG The University of Hong Kong
		Professor Anton COORAY City University of Hong Kong
		Professor Stephen HALL The Chinese University of Hong Kong
-	Secretary	Ms Charling LI Chief Judiciary Executive (Judges and Judicial Officers)

Judiciary Administration

Miss Emma LAU , Judiciary Administrator

Operations Division

Mr NG Sek-hon, Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)

(a)	Information Systems Strategy Study Support Team	Ms Catherine LEE	Chief Systems Manager (Information Systems Strategy Study)
(b)	Operations Division	Ms Betty CHAN	Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations)
(c)	Support to Judges Section	Ms Frieda LEUNG	Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)1
		Mr Roger LAW	Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)2
(d)	Clerk of Court's Office	Mrs Pamela PANG	Clerk of Court
(e)	Court of Final Appeal Registry	Mr Jackson CHAN	Senior Judicial Clerk I (Court of Final Appeal)
(f)	High Court Registry	Mr M K LAM	Acting Chief Judicial Clerk (High Court Registry)
(g)	District Court	Mr Barry LEE	Acting Chief Judicial Clerk (Registry, District Court)
		Mrs Flora CHUNG	Chief Judicial Clerk (Courts, District Court)
(h)	Family Court Registry	Mr Kenneth LIU	Chief Judicial Clerk (Family Court)
(i)	Lands Tribunal Registry	Ms Evelyn CHEUNG	Chief Judicial Clerk (Lands Tribunal)
(j)	Magistrates' Courts General Office	Mr James WONG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Magistracies)
(k)	Probate Registry	Ms Rebecca LO	Acting Chief Probate Officer
(l)	Labour Tribunal Registry	Mr W M WONG	Acting Registrar (Labour Tribunal)
(m)	Small Claims Tribunal Registry	Ms Peggy CHAN	Acting Chief Judicial Clerk ( Small Claims Tribunal )
(n)	Court Language Section	Ms Celina WONG	Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language)
		Ms Yvonne CHAU	Chief Court Interpreter [up to 2.10.2011]
		Ms Celina WONG	Acting Chief Court Interpreter [from 3.10.2011 to 21.12.2011]
		Ms Patience IP	Acting Chief Court Interpreter [w.e.f. 22.12.2011]
(o)	Bailiff Section	Mr Sunny KWAN	Chief Bailiff (Administration and Admiralty)
		Mr T M CHOI	Chief Bailiff (Operations)
(p)	Mediation Information Office	Ms April LAM	Senior Mediation Affairs Officer
(q)	Family Mediation Coordinator's Office	Mrs P F MAK	Mediation Coordinator (Family)
(r)	Building Management Mediation Coordinator's Office	Ms S F CHAN	Mediation Coordinator (Building Management)
(s)	Information Systems Strategy Study Support Team	Ms Gloria POON	Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Systems Strategy Study) [up to 9.1.2011]
		Ms Gloria POON	Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Systems Strategy Study)1 [w.e.f. 10.1.2011]
		Ms Catherine LI	Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Systems Strategy Study)2 [w.e.f. 10.1.2011]

Development Division

Ms Annie TANG, Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development) [up to 6.11.2011]
Mr Esmond LEE, Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development) [w.e.f. 7.11.2011]

(a)	Development Office	Ms Clara TANG	Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Development)
(b)	Press & Public Relations Office	Ms Florence WONG	Acting Principal Information Officer

Quality Division

Mr Stanley TO, Acting Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality)

(a)	Complaints Office	Ms Joanna CHUNG	Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Complaints) [up to 21.8.2011]
		Mr Jerry IU	Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Complaints) [w.e.f. 22.8.2011]
(b)	Court Reporters Office	Ms Maggie CHENG	Senior Court Reporter (Development)
(c)	Information Technology Management Section	Mr Patrick CHAN	Chief Judiciary Executive (Information Technology)
(d)	Legal Reference and Library Section	Ms Miranda FUNG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Legal Reference and Library)
(e)	Management Information Section	Ms Memory WONG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Management Information)
(f)	Management Review Section	Ms Cora CHENG	Chief Judiciary Executive (Management Review)

Corporate Services Division

Mrs Angela LO, Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services)

(a)	Accommodation Section	Mrs Lowell CHO	Chief Judiciary Executive (Accommodation)
(b)	Finance Section	Ms Melody WONG	Chief Judiciary Executive (Finance)
(c)	Judges and Judicial Officers Section	Ms Charling LI	Chief Judiciary Executive (Judges and Judicial Officers)
(d)	Support Staff Section	Ms Winky WONG	Chief Judiciary Executive (Support Staff) [up to 14.12.2011]
		Ms Mabel CHENG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Human Resources)^Note
		Ms Susanne KWAN	Senior Judiciary Executive (Support Staff)^Note
		Ms Jovy WONG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Administration)^Note
(e)	West Kowloon Law Courts Building Integrated Team	Mr Sonny CHING	Senior Architect


Note:	Temporaily sharing the duties of Chief Judiciary Executive (Support Staff) w.e.f. 15.12.2011.

Training Activities Organised /
Co-ordinated by the Judicial Studies Board

Date	Activity
15 & 22.1.2011	* Workshop on "The Rotterdam Rules – Practice Workshops", organised by the University of Hong Kong
19.1.2011	* Talk on "Collaborative Law: A Further Example of ADR", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
22.1.2011	Visit to the Government Laboratory on hair drug testing, organised by the Judicial Studies Board
24.1.2011	* Seminar on "Privacy Regulations in the Internet of Things", organised by the University of Hong Kong
25.1.2011	* Talk on "New Zealand Constitutional Norms", organised by the University of Hong Kong
26.1.2011	* Seminar on "Treachery and Ignorance: Understanding Article 1(1) of the Chinese Constitution", organised by the University of Hong Kong
27.1.2011	* Talk on "The Practice of International Arbitration in the Asia Pacific Region", organised by the University of Hong Kong
16.2.2011	* Seminar on "Principals 'Tortious Liability for Agents' Negligent Statements – Is 'Authority' Necessary?", organised by the University of Hong Kong
17.2.2011	* Seminar on "Fiduciaries, Third Parties & Constructive Trusts", organised by the University of Hong Kong
19.2.2011	* Conference on "Reform of Legal Education in Asia and the UK", organised by the University of Hong Kong
22.2.2011	* Seminar on "New Voices on Hong Kong Political Reform", organised by the University of Hong Kong
24.2.2011	* Seminar on "Judging in Family Law - Am I More than (Just) a 'Trial' Judge?", organised by the University of Hong Kong
11.3.2011	* Talk by David Perry Q.C., England & Wales on "The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
12 - 16.3.2011	Ninth Multinational Judicial Colloquium and INSOL International Annual Regional Conference in Singapore, co-organised by the INSOL International, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the World Bank
12.3.2011 - 16.7.2011	Judgment Writing Seminars, organised by the Judicial Studies Board
15.3.2011	* Seminar on "David and Goliath: Children's Unequal Battle for Refugee Protection", organised by the University of Hong Kong
17.3.2011	* Seminar on "Sovereign Immunities and the Congo Case: International and Constitutional Law Considerations and their Implications for Hong Kong as a World Financial Center", organised by the University of Hong Kong
18.3.2011	* Talk by Lord Pannick Q.C., England & Wales on "The Law of Privacy", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
23.3.2011	* Talk on "Andy Lau, Crocodile Dundee and Eddie Irvine: Understanding the Semiotics of Passing Off", organised by the University of Hong Kong
23.3.2011	* Talk on "To Achieve Justice in the Mainland China - Trick or Treat", organised by the University of Hong Kong
31.3.2011	* Talk by Edward Fitzgerald Q.C., England & Wales on "The Death Penalty, Privy Council, and the Reviewability of Executive Clemency", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
2.4.2011	* Seminar on "The Situations of the Rule of Law in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong", organised by the University of Hong Kong
8 - 9 & 11 - 13.4.2011	* CEDR Mediator Skills Training Course, organised by Hong Kong Bar Association
12.4.2011	* Seminar on "Tax Treaty Benefits for the Income of Collective Investment Vehicles", organised by the University of Hong Kong
14.4.2011	* Conference on "Effective Application of Dispute Resolution in the Financial Services Industry and Preparing for the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre", organised by the University of Hong Kong
15.4.2011	* Seminar on "New Directions in Comparative Legal Education", organised by the University of Hong Kong
18.4.2011	* Seminar on "Judicial Review and the Environment: Is Judicial Scrutiny Sufficiently Intense?", organised by the University of Hong Kong
26.4.2011	* Seminar on "Property Law and the City", organised by the University of Hong Kong
28.4.2011	* Seminar on "U.S. Tax Enforcement and Offshore Assets: Recent Developments and Legal Options", organised by the University of Hong Kong
3.5.2011	* Seminar on "Reflections on Transnational Justice and the Intersection of Public and Private International Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong
4.5.2011	* Seminar on "Is There Really a 'System' of International Investment Arbitration?", organised by the University of Hong Kong
7.5.2011	* 2011 Hong Kong Women's NGO Forum on "Working with The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)", jointly organised by WSRC, ESRT on Diversity Studies, CCPL of University of Hong Kong and HKFWC
13.5.2011	* Seminar on "A New Look at Some Existing Concerns about Competition Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong
16.5.2011	* Seminar on "Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Rule of Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong
20.5.2011	* Talk by Timothy Brenton Q.C., England & Wales on "The True Juridical Basis of an Award of Damages in Contract on the 'Wasted Expenditure' Basis and its Practical Implications", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
23.5.2011	* Seminar on "Rights Protection for Mentally Disabled Defendants in the Criminal Process of Mainland China: International Standards and Procedural Safeguards", organised by the University of Hong Kong
28.5.2011	* Civil Justice Reform Training Joint General Seminar: "CJR Update: Personal Injuries Practice", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
1 - 10.6.2011	Hague Child Abduction Convention: Sixth meeting of the Special Commission (Part I) in Hague, the Netherlands, organised by Hague Permanent Bureau
7.6.2011	* Talk by Richard Gordon Q.C., England & Wales on "Two Dogmas of Proportionality", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
8.6.2011	* Talk by Nicholas Green Q.C., England & Wales on "Reforms in the U.K.: Quality Assurance of Advocates", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
21.6.2011	* Seminar on "China's Religion and Rule of Law Today", organised by the University of Hong Kong
22 - 23.6.2011	* Asia e-Discovery & Data Retention Conference 2011, Hong Kong, organised by Innoxcell Limited
4.7.2011	* Talk by Ian Winter Q.C., England & Wales on "Dishonesty and price fixing: are antitrust cartel agreements a crime in Hong Kong?", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
3 - 5.8.2011	Triennial National Family Court Judges Conference 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand, organised by Family Court of New Zealand
11 - 12.8.2011	International Conference on Electronic Litigation 2011 in Singapore, organised by Singapore Supreme Court
23.8.2011	* Talk by Mr John Katz, Q.C., New Zealand, on "Anton Piller and Search Orders", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
1.9.2011	* Seminar on "Hong Kong's Developing Double Tax Agreement (DTA) Regime: A Case Study of the HKSAR-New Zealand DTA", organised by the University of Hong Kong
5.9.2011	Talk entitled "Judicial Independence: a Personal Perspective" by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Hallett DBE, Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales; Treasurer Inner Temple; and Chairman of the Judicial College, organised by the Judicial Studies Board
6.9.2011	* Seminar on "Imagining Biblical Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong
6.9.2011	International Family Law Conference 2011 in London, organised by Jordan Publishing Limited
12.9.2011	* Seminar entitled "Robot as a Legal Individual", organised by the University of Hong Kong
23.9.2011	* Talk by Lord Lester, Q.C., England & Wales, on "Defamation & Privacy Law Reform", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
26.9.2011	Talk entitled "Writing Judgments" by The Rt Hon the Lord Hope of Craighead, KT, Deputy President of The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, organised by the Judicial Studies Board
7.10.2011	* Seminar entitled "The Responsibility to Protect and Libya in 2011: A New Principle of International Law?", organised by the University of Hong Kong
10.10.2011	* Common Law Lecture by the Hon Mr Justice Gleeson NPJ - "The Objectivity of Contractual Interpretation", organised by the University of Hong Kong
14.10.2011	* Talk by Monica Carss-Frisk, Q.C., England & Wales, entitled "Recent Developments in Public Law and Human Rights", organised by Hong Kong Bar Association
20.10.2011	* Seminar entitled "The Relevance of Psychology to Legal Regulation: Understanding Behavioral Assumptions in Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong
24.10.2011	* Seminar entitled "Disability is Political: Implications of China's Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities", organised by the University of Hong Kong
25.10.2011	* Seminar entitled "Competition Law and the Regulation of Buyer Power", organised by the University of Hong Kong
26 - 28.10.2011	* The International Conference on Access to Non-Judicial Justice, organised by City University of Hong Kong
26 - 28.10.2011	Fourth Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in Manila, co-organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and the University of the Philippines Law Center
31.10.2011	* Talk by Martin Pointer Q.C., England & Wales, entitled "With all my worldly goods I thee endow (unless they grow like Topsy)", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
3.11.2011	Talk entitled "The Business of Judging - a civil practitioner's view" by Michael Thomas Q.C., organised by the Judicial Studies Board
4 - 5 & 7 - 9.11.2011	* CEDR Mediator Skills Training Course, organised by Hong Kong Bar Association
7.11.2011	* Seminar entitled "The 2010 UK Bribery Act: By how much will the Act affect Hong Kong business profitability?", organised by the University of Hong Kong
8.11.2011	* Seminar entitled "Constitutional Dialogue Between the New Zealand Courts and Parliament - Has our "Rule of Law" story changed forever, or is this just growing pains?", organised by the University of Hong Kong
9.11.2011	* Seminar entitled "Transfer Pricing: Implications of the Recent SNF Judgment", organised by the University of Hong Kong
14.11.2011	* Seminar entitled "The Role of the Supreme Court of Canada as a Court of Final Appeal on Constitutional Issues", organised by the University of Hong Kong
18.11.2011	* Seminar entitled "Revisiting the Free Market of Religion", organised by the University of Hong Kong
28.11.2011	Lunch-time Talk entitled "If You Want to Shoot, Shoot! Don't Talk" by the Hon Mr Justice Henry Litton, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, organised by the Judicial Studies Board
5.12.2011	* Seminar entitled "Who owns parliamentary privilege? The UK Parliamentary Expenses Scandal and the role of the Courts and Parliament in Defining Parliamentary Privilege", organised by the University of Hong Kong
5.12.2011	* Seminar entitled "Collateral Knowledge: Legal Reasoning in the Global Financial Markets", organised by the University of Hong Kong
8.12.2011	Talk entitled "Virtues and Vices of Litigation" by The Rt Hon Lord Justice Rix, Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, organised by the Judicial Studies Board

* Organised by Local Outside Organisations

Number of Visits and Visitors to the Judiciary

	2010	2011
Local
No. of visits	222	214
No. of visitors	6 901	6 548
The Mainland
No. of visits	44	59
No. of visitors	964	1 489
Overseas
No. of visits	23	18
No. of visitors	275	199
Total
No. of visits	289	291
No. of visitors	8 140	8 236

	Number of Visitors
Category of Visitors	2010	2011
Judges and legal profession	306	304
Government officials	737	997
Students and others	7 097	6 935
Total	8 140	8 236

Expenditure and Revenue of the Judiciary in 2010-2011

Recurrent Expenditure

		2010-2011 ($' 000)
-	Personal Emoluments	756,591
-	Departmental Expenses	234,351
-	Other Charges	7,225
	Total	998,167

Revenue*

		2010-2011 ($' 000)
-	Fees & Charges	163,657
-	Fines	236,955
-	Forfeitures & Others	172,282
	Total	572,894

*	Revenue collected by the Judiciary forms part of the Government's General Revenue

Complaints against Judges and Judicial Officers

	Nature of Complaints	2011
(1)	Complaints against judicial decisions	59
(2)	Complaints against judicial conduct	21
(3)	Complaints against both the judicial decisions and the judicial conduct	32
	Total	112

Note
(a)	Item (2) includes complaints concerning the handling of complaints by court leaders.
(b)	The total number of cases disposed of by Judges and Judicial Officers in 2011 is 481,615.

Complaints against the Judiciary Administration

	Nature of Complaints	2011*
-	Complaints about procedures	20
-	Complaints about facilities	10
-	Complaints about the judicial support services	30
-	Complaints against staff of the Judiciary Administration	74
	Total	134

*	Oral complaints included