Hong Kong Judiciary Annual Report 2014

	This Report provides an overview of the major events of the Judiciary during 2014. It also provides statistics on caseload and waiting time for various levels of court, and information about the operation of the Judiciary.

	The Court of Final Appeal will be relocated to No. 8 Jackson Road with a view to enhancing its efficient and smooth functioning in this prestigious historic building. Works began in July 2013. We look forward to relocating the Court of Final Appeal to its new premises when works are expected to be completed this year.

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

	Geoffrey Ma Chief Justice

Review of 2014

	Following the tradition, the year began with the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year on 13 January, at which the Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA spoke about how the work undertaken by the courts mirrored society. He said many of the difficult cases dealt with by the courts in 2013 were in public law matters. He emphasized that it was not part of the courts’ role to decide on any aspect other than the legal issues which arose. He said that central to the administration of justice was the quality of judges. He explained how the Judiciary appointed only persons of the highest calibre as judges. The newly set up Hong Kong Judicial Institute would provide a more formalized, hands-on and practical system of judicial education and continuing legal education for judges. He also mentioned that he had raised with the Chief Executive the question of more space for the Judiciary and the need for adequate resources, and that the Government had been receptive to enter into a meaningful dialogue in relation to these topics. He also paid tribute to the Hon Mr Justice Patrick Chan, who had retired from the Court of Final Appeal in October 2013.

	Exchanges with other Jurisdictions
	In 2014, our Judges and Judicial Officers attended various conferences and seminars for exchanges with their counterparts from other jurisdictions. In particular, the Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the Second Rule of Law Symposium in Singapore in May and the International Malaysia Law Conference in Kuala Lumpur in September.

	Appointment of Judges and Judicial Officers
	Many judicial appointments took effect in the year 2014. Most notable were the appointment of the Hon Mr Justice Ian McWALTERS as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court and the appointment of Mr Anderson CHOW, SC as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.

	Caseload and Case Disposal
	In 2014, the overall performance was satisfactory, save for the High Court. The majority of the performance targets at various levels of courts were achieved. A few targets in the High Court were however not met. There are a number of reasons for this. First, there are insufficient judicial posts in the High Court, in particular the Court of Appeal of the High Court, to cater for the operational needs of the High Court. Secondly, the High Court has been experiencing some constraints in the deployment of judicial manpower as a result of elevation of Judges to higher positions and retirement of Judges over the past years. The Judiciary will continue to take the necessary measures to improve the situation, including seeking to create three Justices of Appeal posts and one Judge of the Court of First Instance post and conducting another recruitment exercise for the Judges of the Court of First Instance in October 2014.

	Membership of Boards and Committees
	The Chief Justice appointed Judges and Judicial Officers and invited representatives from the legal profession and relevant government departments to sit on a number of boards and committees to contribute valuable views to issues that are important to the operation of the Judiciary. These boards and committees include the Civil Justice Reform Monitoring Committee, Working Party on Mediation, Civil Court Users’ Committee, Criminal Court Users’ Committee， Family Court Users’ Committee, Competition Tribunal Users’ Committee and the Governing Body of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute.

	Visits and Visitors to the Judiciary
	In 2014, the Judiciary arranged about 230 visits for more than 6800 visitors. Among all, most visitors are local students. We treasure all opportunities to meet with visitors and introduce to them the work of the Judiciary.

	You are cordially invited to visit our Photo Gallery for various memorable moments of the Judiciary in 2014.

Highlights of Events in 2014

January

6	The Hon Mr Justice Louis CHAN was appointed President, Lands Tribunal
13	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA declared opening of the 2014 Legal Year
15	Mr NG Siu-lam, Alex was appointed Member of the Lands Tribunal
20	A twenty-nine-member delegation of judges attending the 8th Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges at the Law School of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary
20	Prof Christian SCHWARZENEGGER, Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Zurich, Switzerland visited the Judiciary
21	Mr WANG Sheng-ming, Vice-chairperson of the Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress, visited the Judiciary

February

12	Mr Stephen LILLIE, Director of the Asia Pacific Region of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, visited the Judiciary
13	An eighteen-member delegation of European Union Heads of Mission visited the Judiciary
18	Mr CHEN Xu, Chief Procurator of the Shanghai People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary
22	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Standard Chartered Hong Kong English Public Speaking Contest 2014

March

11	Mr LUNG Kim-wan was appointed Registrar of the High Court Mr HO Chi-yin, Andy was appointed Senior Deputy Registrar, High Court His Honour Judge Simon KWANG was appointed Registrar of the Court of Final Appeal and Senior Deputy Registrar, High Court Mr Timothy Harry CASEWELL and Mr LO Kit-man, Simon were appointed District Judges Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement was appointed Chief Magistrate
13	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the opening ceremony of the Legal Exhibition De Lege Lata at the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
14	A four-member delegation led by Mr WE Chul-whan, President of Korean Bar Association, visited the Judiciary
15	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the 12th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot
17	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA gave a talk on the topic of “A Respect for Rights and a Respect for the Rights of Others” at the University Assembly of Lingnan University
20	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA delivered an opening address at the International Conference on Mediation organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Department of Justice
20	A four-member delegation led by Mr Justice Surendra Kumar SINHA, Chairman of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission, visited the Judiciary
22	The Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court; Deputy High Court Judge Bebe CHU; Deputy High Court Judge David LOK; Acting Principal Family Court Judge Bruno CHAN; and Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY, District Judge, spoke at the Briefing on Review of Family Procedure Rules at Leighton Hill Community Hall, Happy Valley
26-28	The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, spoke at the 10th Anniversary Conference of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group in Melbourne, Australia
28	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the Hong Kong Baptist University Founders' Day Reception
29	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the Hong Kong Bar Association Debating Competition 2014

April

2	Mr TAM Sze-lok was appointed District Judge
8	Mr Arnold Wong, Director of Shared Information Services for the Department of the Attorney General in Western Australia, visited the Judiciary
19-22	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA delivered a speech at the Fifth Tun Hussein Onn Lecture organised by the Lincoln’s Inn Alumni Association of Malaysia, called on the Chief Justice of Malaysia, gave a talk to the local university students and met with the Malaysian Bar Council in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
24-25	A six-member delegation led by President QI Qi, Zhejiang Higher People's Court of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary
25	A student delegation participating in the Youth Summit - the "i-Relay" Youth Integrity Project organised by the Independent Commission Against Corruption visited the Judiciary
26	Deputy High Court Judge POON served as chief adjudicator in the final round of the University Debate Contest 2014

May

2	A three-member delegation led by Mr Registrar FOO Chee-hock, Supreme Court of Singapore, visited the Judiciary
9	His Honour Judge C K CHAN, District Judge, delivered a seminar entitled "Property Regimes of Family and Marriage in Hong Kong" in Macao
12-13	Deputy High Court Judge Bebe CHU, Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, and Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY, District Judge, participated in an international conference entitled "Cross-Border Family Law Issues and the Well-Being of the Child: Asia-Pacific Perspectives" in Beijing
19-22	The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM and the Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, and Mr HUI Ka-ho, Temporary Deputy Registrar of the High Court, visited Sydney, Australia to meet with judges of the Federal Court of Australia and the Australian Competition Tribunal and legal professionals specialised in competition law and competition-related procedural rules, litigation matters and court practices
20-23	His Honour Judge Jack WONG, District Judge, attended the meeting of the Special Commission on the Apostille, Service, Evidence and Access to Justice Conventions held in Hague, the Netherlands
22-23	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended as a panel member for the topic on "Judicial Perspectives on the Rule of Law and Development" at the "Rule of Law Symposium 2014: The Importance of the Rule of Law in Promoting Development" held in Singapore
26-27	A ten-member delegation led by Vice President LI Shaoping, Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary
29	The Rt Hon the Lord COLLINS of Mapesbury, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, delivered a Question and Answer Session – Lord Collins in Conversation at the High Court
29	A twenty-nine-member delegation of judges attending the 9th Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges at the Law School of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary

June

11	A group of nine law students from the Santa Clara University of the United States of America visited the Judiciary
16	The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN, 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 The Hon Mr Justice Ian C McWALTERS was appointed Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
17	A thirty-six-member delegation led by Professor Andreas KELLERHALS, Director of the Europa Institute and the LLM Program of the University of Zurich, visited the Judiciary
30	The terms of office of the Rt Hon the Lord COLLINS of Mapesbury and the Rt Hon the Lord CLARKE of Stone-cum-Ebony, Non-Permanent Judges from other common law jurisdictions of the Court of Final Appeal, were extended for a period of three years
30	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the First Law Reform Essay Competition Certificate Award Ceremony

July

2	A group of fifty law students from the Asia-American Institute in Transnational Law visited the Judiciary
7-8	A group of thirteen law students from Shantou University of the People’s Republic of China visited the Judiciary
9	A group of eighteen law students from Peking University of the People’s Republic of China visited the Judiciary
10	The Hon Mr Justice William GUMMOW, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, delivered a talk entitled "The Strengths of the Common Law" at the High Court
10-12	The Hon Mr Justice Wally YEUNG, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, gave lectures at the Law School, Nankai University in Tianjin
22	A twenty-seven-member delegation from the Macao Judiciary visited the Judiciary
23	Mrs Sylvie BERMANN, French Ambassador in Beijing, visited the Judiciary

August

1	Mr CHOW Ka-ming, Anderson, SC was appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
1	A nine-member delegation from 2014 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Group of the National Committee on US-China Relations visited the Judiciary
2	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA delivered a keynote speech at the Grand Finals of the Flashpoint Debating Tournament
21-22	A four-member delegation led by Mr HU Yun-teng, Grand Justice of the Second Rank of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China, visited the Judiciary

September

5	Mr Justice BIRSS, Judge of the High Court of the United Kingdom, visited the Judiciary
5	Dr Horacio GRIGERA NAÓN, Director of the Center on International Commercial Arbitration of American University, visited the Judiciary
8	Mr Nicholas LAVENDER QC, Chairman of Bar Council of England and Wales, visited the Judiciary
11	An eight-member delegation from the Thai Central Authority for the Child Abduction Convention visited the Judiciary
11-12	The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU Fan-ling, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, attended the 7th AIJA Appellate Judges' Conference held in Sydney, Australia
17-20	The Hon Mr Justice R A V RIBEIRO, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, attended the Global Constitutionalism Seminar 2014 held at the Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, the United States
24	Mr Kalyan SHRESTHA, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal, visited the Judiciary
24-26	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the International Malaysia Law Conference 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and delivered a keynote address on "The Practice of Law: A Vocation survives amidst Globalisation"
27-28	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA chaired a session on "Advocacy in Challenging Situations" at the International Advocacy Training Council Conference 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

October

3	An eight-member delegation from the Busan American Law Study Association of the Republic of Korea visited the Judiciary
10-11	The Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the 12th Annual University of South Australia Competitionand Consumer Workshop in Adelaide, Australia
14	Mr ZHENG Shanhe, Bureau Chief, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice of the People’s Republic of China, visited the Judiciary
15-17	The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM and the Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, and Master HUI Ka-ho and Master Herbert AU-YEUNG, Temporary Deputy Registrars of the High Court, attended the Competition Law Workshop for Asia-Pacific Judges in Seoul, Korea
17	Lord Hope of CRAIGHEAD, former Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, visited the Judiciary
30	The Hon Mr Justice James SPIGELMAN, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, delivered a talk titled "Institutional Integrity and Public Law" at the High Court

November

5	A 14-member delegation led by Ms HAN Hong, Deputy Director of the Political Department and Judges Management Department of the Supreme People’s Court, visited the Judiciary
11-14	Mr KO Wai-hung, Magistrate, attended the Asia Pacific Coroners Society Conference 2014 in Melbourne, Australia
13	Mr Michel KALLIPETIS QC delivered a talk entitled "Mediation: Recent Judicial Decisions" at the High Court
20	Miss NG Chung-yee, Debbie; Miss HEUNG Shuk-han, Veronica; Mr CHU Chung-keung; Ms TO Kit-ling, Doris; Ms SHUI Kelly; Ms CHENG Kam-lin, Catherine; Mr CHAN Ping-chau, Kenneth; Mr LEE Siu-ho; Mr CHOW Chi-wei, Raymund; Ms CHU Yuen-yee; Mr CHAN David; Ms WONG Nga-yan, Peony; Mr WONG Sze-cheung, Colin; Ms SO Ka-yin, Rita; Miss LEE Kar-lok, Jacqueline and Mr HO Chun-yiu were appointed Magistrates Mr YUE King-tin, Robin; Mr MOK Tze-chung, Andrew; Miss LEUNG Nga-yan, Frances; Mr YU Chun-pong and Mr LAM Hei-wei, Arthur were appointed Special Magistrates
20-22	Deputy High Court Judge Bebe CHU, Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the Working Group meeting under the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference held in The Hague, the Netherlands
24	Mr GAN Zangchun, Deputy Director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, visited the Judiciary
29	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the Law Week 2014 Opening Ceremony

December

5	A delegation of 80 Philippine Law Deans from the Philippine Association of Law Schools visited the Judiciary
9	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the 2014 Law Society Pro Bono and Community Service Award Ceremony
10	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA attended the Bar Scholarship Presentation Ceremony

List of Judges and Judicial Officers

Court of Final Appeal

-	Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA, GBM
-	Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal
	The Hon Mr Justice R A V RIBEIRO
	The Hon Mr Justice Robert TANG, SBS
	The Hon Mr Justice Joseph P FOK
-	Non-Permanent Judges of the Court of Final Appeal
	The Hon Mr Justice John Barry MORTIMER, GBS
	The Hon Mr Justice Henry Denis LITTON, GBM
	The Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, GBS
	The Hon Mr Justice Michael J HARTMANN, GBS
	The Hon Mr Justice S K S BOKHARY, GBM
	The Hon Mr Justice Patrick CHAN, GBM
	The Hon Sir Anthony MASON, GBM
	The Rt Hon the Lord HOFFMANN, GBS
	The Rt Hon the Lord MILLETT
	The Rt Hon Sir Thomas Munro GAULT
	The Hon Mr Justice 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
	The Rt Hon the Lord CLARKE of Stone-cum-Ebony
	The Rt Hon the Lord PHILLIPS of Worth Matravers
	The Hon Mr Justice James SPIGELMAN
	The Hon Mr Justice William GUMMOW
-	Registrar of the Court of Final Appeal
	Mr KWANG Cheok-weung, Simon (w.e.f. 11.3.2014)

High Court

-	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 Frank STOCK, V-P #
	The Hon Mr Justice Wally YEUNG, V-P
	The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P
	The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN, V-P (w.e.f. 16.6.2014)
	The Hon Mr Justice Peter CHEUNG, JA
	The Hon Madam Justice Maria C YUEN, JA
	The Hon Madam Justice Susan KWAN, JA
	The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, JA
	The Hon Mr Justice Aarif T BARMA, JA
	The Hon Mr Justice Andrew C MACRAE, JA
	The Hon Mr Justice Ian C McWALTERS, JA (w.e.f. 16.6.2014)
-	Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
	The Hon Mrs Justice Verina S BOKHARY
	The Hon Mr Justice Azizul R SUFFIAD, SBS #
	The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHUNG
	The Hon Mr Justice Louis TONG
	The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas FUNG
	The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna W L BARNES
	The Hon Mr Justice S C POON
	The Hon Mr Justice Anthony TO
	The Hon Mr Justice Peter J LINE, SBS #
	The Hon Madam Justice Maggie POON
	The Hon Mr Justice Derek PANG
	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 Ian C McWALTERS (up to 15.6.2014)
	The Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG
	The Hon Mr Justice Patrick LI
	The Hon Madam Justice Esther TOH
	The Hon Mr Justice Louis CHAN
	The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHAN
	The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN
	The Hon Mr Justice Anthony CHAN
	The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM
	The Hon Mr Justice Peter NG
	The Hon Mr Justice Kevin P ZERVOS
	The Hon Madam Justice Anthea PANG
	The Hon Mr Justice Anderson CHOW (w.e.f. 1.8.2014)
-	Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
	Mr FUNG Pak-tung, Patrick, BBS, SC
	Mr HO Ambrose, SBS, SC, JP
	Mr JAT Sew-tong, SBS, SC, JP
	Mr SHIEH Wing-tai, Paul, SC
	Mr CHOW Ka-ming, Anderson, SC (up to 31.7.2014)
	Mr POW Wing-nin, Jason, SC
	Ms WONG Kwok-ying, Lisa, SC
	Mr COLEMAN Russell Adam, SC
	Mr HOUGHTON Anthony Kenneth, SC
-	Registrar, High Court
	Mr LUNG Kim-wan (w.e.f. 11.3.2014)
-	Senior Deputy Registrars, High Court
	Mr HO Chi-yin, Andy (w.e.f. 11.3.2014)
	Mr KWANG Cheok-weung, Simon (w.e.f. 11.3.2014)
-	Deputy Registrars, High Court
	Mr HO Chi-yin, Andy (up to 10.3.2014)
	Mr LUNG Kim-wan (up to 10.3.2014)

#	Retired in 2014

District Court

-	Chief District Judge
	His Honour Judge S T POON
-	Principal Family Court Judge
	Her Honour Judge Bebe CHU
-	District Judges
	His Honour Judge Bruno CHAN
	His Honour Judge Stephen CHOW #
	His Honour Judge David LOK
	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 Stanley CHAN
	His Honour Judge C M LEUNG
	Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY
	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 (up to 10.3.2014)
	His Honour Judge Albert WONG
	His Honour Judge Frankie YIU
	His Honour Judge K W WONG
	His Honour Judge Justin KO
	His Honour Judge Douglas YAU
	His Honour Judge W K KWOK
	His Honour Judge Josiah LAM
	His Honour Judge Anthony KWOK
	His Honour Judge David J DUFTON
	His Honour Judge S M SHAM
	Her Honour Judge Amanda J WOODCOCK
	His Honour Judge K H HUI
	His Honour Judge Jack WONG
	Her Honour Judge Katherine LO
	His Honour Judge Johnny CHAN
	His Honour Judge Gary LAM
	His Honour Judge Andrew LI
	His Honour Judge Herbert AU-YEUNG
	His Honour Judge W T LEE
	His Honour Judge Wilson CHAN
	His Honour Judge Harold LEONG
	His Honour Judge Kent YEE
	His Honour Judge Roy YU
	His Honour Judge C P PANG
	His Honour Judge Timothy H CASEWELL (w.e.f. 11.3.2014)
	His Honour Judge Simon LO (w.e.f. 11.3.2014)
	His Honour Judge S L TAM (w.e.f. 2.4.2014)

#	Retired in 2014

Lands Tribunal

-	Members, Lands Tribunal
	Mr LO Wai-kwong #
	Mr PANG Ho-chuen, Lawrence
	Mr NG Siu-lam, Alex (w.e.f. 15.1.2014)

#	Retired in 2014

Magistrates' Courts and other Tribunals

-	Chief Magistrate
	Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement (w.e.f. 11.3.2014)
-	Principal Magistrates
	Mr LIN Kam-hung, Ernest Michael
	Mr MA Hon-cheung, Andrew
	Mr CHOW Siu-wo, Anthony
	Mr TAM Lee-cheung
	Ms CHAINRAI Bina
	Mr CASEWELL Timothy Harry (up to 10.3.2014)
	Mr LAW Tak-chuen, Peter
	Ms WOO Huey-fang, Bernadette
	Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement (up to 10.3.2014)
	Mr LUI Kin-man, Simon
-	Magistrates
	Mr LI Wai-chi
	Mr CHEUNG Wai-tat, Ronald
	Mr WAHAB Abu Bakar bin
	Mr CHAN Pik-kiu, Michael #
	Mr YUEN Wai-ming, Anthony
	Ms KOT Sin-yee, Angela
	Mrs WU CHAU Yuen-man, Mary
	Mr AU See-hin, Selwyn Hason #
	Ms CHOW Yin-chu, Merinda
	Mr LEE Ka-chai, Lambert
	Mr WONG Yu-wing, Symon
	Ms CHAN Ling-ling, Tracy
	Mr CHAN Kam-cheong, Rickie
	Mr TAM Kwok-wah #
	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 (up to 10.3.2014)
	Mr CHEANG Kei-hong
	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 YIP Sue-pui, Lawrence
	Mr SO Wai-tak
	Dr CHEUNG Kwan-ming
	Mr WAN Siu-ming, Jason
	Miss CHUI Yee-mei, Ivy
	Mr LI Kwok-wai
	Mr LI Chi-ho
	Ms WONG Susan
	Ms LAU Yee-wan, Winnie
	Mr TANG Siu-hung, Daniel
	Mr CHEUNG Chi-wai, David
	Mr CHENG Lim-chi
	Ms LAM Mei-sze, Michelle
	Mr CHUM Yau-fong, David
	Mr SHUM Kei-leong, Timon
	Mr KO Wai-hung
	Miss HO Wai-yang
	Ms CHEUNG Kit-yee
	Ms CHEUNG Tin-ngan, June
	Ms WONG Sze-lai
	Miss NG Chung-yee, Debbie (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Miss HEUNG Shuk-han, Veronica (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr CHU Chung-keung (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Ms TO Kit-ling, Doris (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Ms SHUI Kelly (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Ms CHENG Kam-lin, Catherine (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr CHAN Ping-chau, Kenneth (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr LEE Siu-ho (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr CHOW Chi-wei, Raymund (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Ms CHU Yuen-yee (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr CHAN David (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Ms WONG Nga-yan, Peony (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr WONG Sze-cheung, Colin (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Ms SO Ka-yin, Rita (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Miss LEE Kar-lok, Jacqueline (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr HO Chun-yiu (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
-	Special Magistrates
	Mr TAM Ka-huen
	Mr CHAN Chi-kim
	Miss NG Chung-yee, Debbie (up to 19.11.2014)
	Miss HEUNG Shuk-han, Veronica (up to 19.11.2014)
	Mr CHU Chung-keung (up to 19.11.2014)
	Mr SO Kai-cheung
	Miss HO Lai-ming
	Miss LAU Suk-han
	Ms LEUNG Ka-kie
	Mr YUE King-tin, Robin (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr MOK Tze-chung, Andrew (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Miss LEUNG Nga-yan, Frances (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr YU Chun-pong (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)
	Mr LAM Hei-wei, Arthur (w.e.f. 20.11.2014)

#	Retired in 2014

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*
	2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
Applications for leave to appeal
- Criminal	67	63	76	57 (35)	77 (46)	69 (35)
- Civil	46	50	65	47 (13)	50 (21)	46 (19)
Total	113	113	141	104	127	115
Substantive appeals
- Criminal	14	8	11	13	13	11
- Civil	27	23	12	15	33	23
Total	41	31	23	28	46	34
Miscellaneous proceedings	0	3	1	0	2	2

*	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)
	2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
Applications for leave to appeal
From notice of hearing to hearing
-Criminal	45	40	40	41
-Civil	35	29	33	32
Substantive appeals
From notice of hearing to hearing
-Criminal	100	93	97	92
-Civil	120	105	111	107

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

High Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE HIGH COURT

		Caseload			Disposal *
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
Court of Appeal
Appellate
-	Criminal
	Appeals from the Court of First Instance	162	158	185	185	168	185
	Appeals from the District Court	357	291	261	397	365	255
	Sub-total	519	449	446	582	533	440
-	Civil
	Appeals from the Court of First Instance	239	233	219	201	195	220
	Appeals from the District Court	19	21	18	17	29	14
	Miscellaneous Appeals	25	27	25	35	18	27
	Sub-total	283	281	262	253	242	261
Review of Sentences
-	Criminal
	Reviews from the Court of First Instance	1	2	2	2	2	2
	Reviews from the District Court	4	2	4	10	6	6
	Reviews from the Magistrates' Courts	2	0	0	2	2	0
	Sub-total	7	4	6	14	10	8
	Total	809	734	714	849	785	709

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

		Caseload			Disposal *
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
Court of First Instance
Appellate
-	Criminal
	Appeals from Magistrates' Courts	862	809	771	983	840	765
-	Civil
	Appeals from Labour Tribunal	29	23	29	24	22	22
	Appeals from Small Claims Tribunal	70	53	66	58	53	66
	Appeals from Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board	6	2	7	7	3	3
	Miscellaneous Appeals	0	1	0	2	0	0
	Sub-total	105	79	102	91	78	91
	Total	967	888	873	1 074	918	856

First Instance
-	Criminal Jurisdiction
	Criminal Cases	486	571	545	446	503	503
	Confidential Miscellaneous Proceedings	158	326	346	158	326	346
	Application for Discharge	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sub-total	644	897	891	604	829	849
-	Civil Jurisdiction
	High Court Actions	2 415	2 602	2 641	1 495	1 595	1 658
	Miscellaneous Proceedings	2 905	3 479	3 362	2 140	2 495	2 424
	Bankruptcy & Companies Winding-up+	10 132	10 712	11 267	9 610	10 761	11 058
	Personal Injuries Actions	1 006	1 108	1 405	770	911	1 037
	Other cases ^#	649	593	590	282	226	288
	Sub-total	17 107	18 494	19 265	14 297	15 988	16 465
	Total	17 751	19 391	20 156	14 901	16 817	17 314

-	Masters Chambers
	Interlocutory hearings^**	22 137	23 194	25 591	19 706	21 556	22 880
	Taxation bills	581	603	697	462⁽¹⁾	444⁽¹⁾	544⁽¹⁾
-	Probate
	Applications	16 308	16 967	17 931	16 935⁽²⁾	16 664⁽²⁾	17 498⁽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
+	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)
		2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
Court of Appeal
-	Criminal - from setting down of a case to hearing	50	52	50	51
-	Civil - from application to fix date to hearing	90	131	138	117
Court of First Instance
-	Criminal Fixture List - from filing of indictment to hearing	120	180	211	227
-	Criminal Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing	90	72	83	86
-	Civil Fixture List - from application to fix date to hearing	180	244	261	193
-	Civil Running List - from setting down of a case to hearing ^△	-	50	85	-
-	Civil Running List - from not-to-be-warned date to hearing ^△	30	-	-	19
-	Appeals from Magistrates' Courts - from lodging of Notice of Appeal to hearing	90	92	105	104

^△

Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, the target for Civil Running List of the Court of First Instance of the High Court is revised from the previous description, i.e. “from setting down of a case to hearing” to that of “from not-to-be-warned date to hearing”, which is considered as a more appropriate way in measuring the waiting time for Civil Running List. The target is set at 30 days effective from 1 January 2014.

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

District Court

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
-	Criminal Jurisdiction
	Criminal Cases	1 207	1 190	1 079	1 272	1 214	1 033
-	Civil Jurisdiction
	Civil	4 517	5 154	5 090	3 591	3 779	4 088
	Tax Claim	4 143	3 035	2 640	3 692	2 990	2 359
	Distress for Rent	3 857	3 913	3 745	3 945	4 024	3 720
	Employee's Compensation	2 289	2 339	2 744	1 918	2 168	2 415
	Other civil cases ⁺	6 041	6 195	6 420	4 969	5 156	5 401
	Sub-total	20 847	20 636	20 639	18 115	18 117	17 983
-	Family Jurisdiction
	Matrimonial Causes	19 164	18 651	17 219	17 272	18 323	15 913
	Joint Applications	4 091	4 309	4 761	3 853	3 948	4 106
	Miscellaneous Proceedings	298	319	337	270	315	328
	Adoption Applications	121	113	99	122	94	98
	Sub-total	23 674	23 392	22 416	21 517⁽¹⁾	22 680⁽¹⁾	20 445⁽¹⁾
	Total (Civil)	44 521	44 028	43 055	39 632	40 797	38 428
	Total	45 728	45 218	44 134	40 904	42 011	39 461

-	Masters Chambers
	Interlocutory hearings^**	7 530	7 462	7 911	6 432	5 879	7 162
-	Taxation bills
	Divorce	1 994	1 844	1 503	1 898	1 722	1 443
	Others	426	418	395	331	254	207
	Sub-total	2 420	2 262	1 898	2 229⁽²⁾	1 976⁽²⁾	1 650⁽²⁾
	Total	9 950	9 724	9 809	8 661	7 855	8 812

*	Case disposal refers to those where defendants have been convicted or acquitted and those where claims have been successfully made or dismissed
+	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)
		2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
Criminal - from first appearance of defendants in District Court to hearing		100	62	60	63
Civil - from date of listing to hearing ^△		-	96	91	-
Civil Fixture List - from date of listing to hearing ^△		120	-	-	99
Civil Running List - from not-to-be-warned date to hearing ^△		30	-	-	10
Dissolution of marriage - from setting down of a case to hearing
-	Special Procedure List	35	33	33	32
-	Defended List (one day hearing) ^#	-	98	108	-
-	Defended List (all hearings) ^#	110	-	-	97
-	Financial applications - from filing of summons to hearing ^{^}	-	83	86	-
-	Financial applications - from setting down of a case to hearing ^{^}	110-140	-	-	84

^△	Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, separate targets are set for Civil Fixture List and Civil Running List for the District Court with effect from 1 January 2014. The target for Civil Fixture List remains to be measuring “from date of listing to hearing”. It is set at 120 days effective from 1 January 2014. The target for Civil Running List measures “from not-to-be-warned date to hearing”. It is set at 30 days effective from 1 January 2014.
^#	Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, all Defended List hearings (instead of just one-day hearing) in the Family Court are covered under the target effective from 1 January 2014. The target remains unchanged.
^{^}	Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, the target for financial applications in the Family Court is re-worded as “from setting down of a case to hearing” effective from 1 January 2014. The target remains unchanged.

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Magistrates' Courts

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

		Caseload			Disposal *
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
-	Charge Cases	34 360	34 250	34 419	34 322	34 521	34 278
-	Hawker Cases	9 396	9 534	7 988	9 386	9 523	8 002
-	Departmental & Private Summonses	192 566	184 221	190 671	189 123	188 949	188 164
-	Driving-Offence Points Summonses	1 966	2 197	2 359	2 033	2 340	2 343
-	Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)	742	856	757	701	832	762
-	Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences)	244	164	139	248	175	145
-	Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)	49	35	38	58	35	37
-	Fixed Penalty Summonses (Vehicle Idling)	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	Fixed Penalty Summonses (Mandatory Window Inspection)^{^}	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	Miscellaneous Proceedings	11 138	11 166	11 266	11 793	11 231	11 338
-	Departmental Notice	789	764	706	796	770	691
-	Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)	68 028	73 178	71 733	68 845	73 821	72 569
-	Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences)	2 643	2 291	1 990	2 609	2 286	2 037
-	Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)	997	1 045	898	1 016	1 024	903
-	Fixed Penalty Notice (Vehicle Idling)	0	1	0	0	1	0
-	Fixed Penalty Notice (Mandatory Window Inspection)^{^}	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	322 918	319 702	322 964	320 930	325 508	321 269

*	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 Section 30(C) of the Building Ordinance, Cap. 123 came into effect on 30.6.2012

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
Summonses - from plea to date of trial		50	54	66	67
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial ^△
-	For defendants in custody	-	41	41	-
-	For defendants on bail	-	51	49	-
Charge cases except for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial ^△
-	For defendants in custody	30-45	-	-	36
-	For defendants on bail	45-60	-	-	44
Charge cases for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial ^△
-	For defendants in custody	30-45	-	-	45
-	For defendants on bail	45-60	-	-	45

^△

Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, separate targets are set for charge cases for the Juvenile Court in the Magistrates’ Courts with effect from 1 January 2014. The targets adopted for charge cases for the Magistrates’ Courts are applied to the charge cases for the Juvenile Court effective from 1 January 2014.

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Lands Tribunal

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE LANDS TRIBUNAL

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
-	Appeal cases	281	228	188	103	205	351
-	Compensation cases	14	6	6	15	11	10
-	Building management cases	367	346	371	292	337	282
-	Tenancy cases	4 429	4 437	4 136	3 461	3 584	3 346
-	Lands compulsory sale applications	60	17	25	33	45	22
-	Miscellaneous proceedings applications	5	1	7	5	0	5
	Total	5 156	5 035	4 733	3 909	4 182	4 016

*	Case disposal refers to 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)
		2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
From setting down of a case to hearing ^△
-	Appeal cases	90	20	27	25
-	Compensation cases	90	41	53	37
-	Building management cases	90	25	39	30
-	Tenancy cases	50	21	29	22

^△	Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, the targets for the Lands Tribunal are revised downward effective from 1 January 2014 (i.e. from 100 days to 90 days for appeal cases, compensation cases and building management cases; from 60 days to 50 days for tenancy cases).

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Labour Tribunal

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
-	Claims	4 744	4 154	4 039	4 245	4 000	4 710
-	Reviews	64	48	54	66	47	49
-	Restore claims	54	37	37	60	34	34
-	Set-aside awards	80	74	67	80	71	63
	Total	4 942	4 313	4 197	4 451	4 152	4 856

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

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
-	From appointment to filing of a case	30	25	21	27
-	From filing of a case to first hearing	30	25	25	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*
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
-	Claims	48 201	48 982	50 083	49 094	49 584	48 968
-	Reviews	227	267	268	211	231	251
	Total	48 428	49 249	50 351	49 305	49 815	49 219

*	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)
		2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
-	From filing of a case to first hearing	60	39	37	36

Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Obscene Articles Tribunal

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL

		Caseload			Disposal*
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
-	Articles for determination	60 313	41 820	11 907	59 146	16 841	38 053
-	Articles for classification	306	309	236	311	307	242
-	Articles for review	1	1	2	0	2	2
-	Articles for reconsideration	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Total	60 620	42 131	12 145	59 457	17 150	38 298

*	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)
		2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
-	From referral by a magistrate to determination	21	21	16	12
-	From receipt of application to classification	5	2	2	3
-	From receipt of application to review	35	24	21	34
-	From receipt of application to reconsideration	35	-^{^}	30	-^{^}


	^{^}		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*
		2012	2013	2014	2012	2013	2014
-	Death inquests with jury	147	120	141	138	140	139
-	Death inquests without jury	31	36	5	26	36	9
	Total	178	156	146	164	176	148

*	Case disposal refers to death inquests concluded

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE CORONER'S COURT

		Average Waiting Time (days)
		2014 Target	2012 (Actual)	2013 (Actual)	2014 (Actual)
-	From date of listing to hearing	42	42	41	40

Membership List of
the Civil Justice Reform Monitoring Committee

-	Chairman	Chief Judge, High Court
-	Members	The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice H C AU Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Mohan T BHARWANEY Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		Registrar, High Court
		Chief District Judge
		Registrar, District Court
		Mr Herbert LI Department of Justice
		Mr Thomas Edward KWONG Legal Aid Department
		Mr Kumar RAMANATHAN, SC Hong Kong Bar Association
		Mr Brian GILCHRIST Law Society of Hong Kong
		Mr CHAN Bing-woon, SBS, JP
		Miss Emma LAU Judiciary Administrator
-	In Attendance	Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)
-	Secretary	Ms Wendy CHEUNG Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Development)

Membership List of the Working Party on Mediation

-	Chairman	The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
-	Members	The Hon Mr Justice Barnabas FUNG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice S C POON 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
		Deputy High Court Judge Bebe CHU
		Deputy High Court Judge S T POON
		Registrar, High Court
		Mr Simon LEE Department of Justice
		Mr Chris CHONG Legal Aid Department
		Ms Lisa WONG, SC Hong Kong Bar Association
		Mrs Cecilia WONG Law Society of Hong Kong
		Mr CHAN Bing-woon, SBS, JP
		Mr John BUDGE, SBS, JP
-	In Attendance	Mr Esmond LEE Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development)
		Ms April LAM Senior Mediation Affairs Officer
-	Secretary	Ms April LEUNG Senior Judiciary Executive (Development)2

Membership List of the Court Users' Committees

Civil Court Users' Committee

-	Chairman	The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
-	Members	The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice S C POON Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		Mr LUNG Kim-wan Registrar, High Court
		His Honour Judge Justin KO Acting Chief District Judge
		Miss Joyce CHAN Department of Justice
		Ms Sherman CHEUNG Legal Aid Department
		Mr Alan FONG Official Receiver's Office (up to 26.3.2014)
		Ms Fiona LEE Official Receiver's Office (w.e.f. 27.3.2014)
		Mr Paul SHIEH, SC
		Mr Thomas SO
		Mr Peter CHUA
-	In Attendance	Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)
		Mr Kenneth LIU Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judge)2
-	Secretary	Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations)

Criminal Court Users' Committee

-	Chairman	The Hon Mr Justice Louis TONG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
-	Members	The Hon Mr Justice Andrew C MACRAE, JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court (up to 22.2.2014)
		The Hon Mrs Justice Judianna W L BARNES Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHAN Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Madam Justice Anthea PANG Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (w.e.f. 23.2.2014)
		Mr LUNG Kim-wan Registrar, High Court
		His Honour Judge Justin KO Acting Chief District Judge
		Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement Chief Magistrate
		Mr William TAM Department of Justice
		Mr CHAN Wing-cho, Allan Legal Aid Department (up to 28.9.2014)
		Ms Juliana O Y CHAN Legal Aid Department (w.e.f. 29.9.2014)
		Ms Grace WONG The Duty Lawyer Service
		Mr SO Wing-keung, Raymond, IMS Independent Commission Against Corruption (up to 22.6.2014 )
		Mr TONG Wing-tak, Eric Independent Commission Against Corruption (w.e.f. 23.6.2014)
		Mr Matthew P J HEMMINGS Hong Kong Police Force
		Mr LAM Kwok-leung Correctional Services Department
		Mr WONG Man-kit, SC
		Mr Stephen HUNG (up to 22.2.2014)
		Mr Kenneth NG (w.e.f. 23.2.2014)
		Mr HO Yat-wan, Alec
-	In Attendance	Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)
		Ms Peggy CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judge)3
-	Secretary	Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations)

Family Court Users' Committee

-	Chairman	His Honour Judge Bruno CHAN Acting Principal Family Court Judge
-	Members	His Honour Judge Justin KO Acting Chief District Judge
		Her Honour Judge Sharon D MELLOY Family Court Judge
		His Honour Judge C K CHAN Family Court Judge
		Ms Doris LUI Legal Aid Department
		Mr FUNG Man-chung Social Welfare Department
		Ms Jacqueline LEONG, SC
		Ms Corinne REMEDIOS
		Mr Jonathan MOK
		Mr Dennis HO
		Ms Jain BROWN
-	In Attendance	Mr NG Sek-hon Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Operations)
		Ms Jackie LUI Chief Judicial Clerk (Family Court)
-	Secretary	Ms Betty CHAN Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations)

Competition Tribunal Users' Committee

-	Chairman	The Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM President of the Competition Tribunal
-	Members	The Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU YEUNG Deputy President of the Competition Tribunal
		Mr. HUI Ka-ho Temporary Deputy Registrar, High Court
		Mr Francis KWAN Department of Justice
		Mr Philip MONAGHAN Competition Commission
		Mr Benson CHENG Office of Communications Authority
		Mr P.Y. LO
		Mr NG Sing-yip, Kenneth
-	Secretary	Miss Priscilla WONG Senior Judicial Clerk I(Competition Tribunal) (Acting)

Membership List of the Governing Body of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute

-	Chairman	The Hon Chief Justice Geoffrey MA, GBM Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
-	Members	The Hon Mr Justice R A V RIBEIRO Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
		The Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, GBS Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
		The Hon Mr Justice CHEUNG Chief Judge of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Michael V LUNN, V-P Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
		The Hon Mr Justice Andrew CHAN Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
		His Honour Judge S T POON Chief District Judge
		Mr LEE Hing-nin, Clement Chief Magistrate
		Miss Emma LAU Judiciary Administrator

Judiciary Administration

Miss Emma LAU , Judiciary Administrator

Operations Division

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

(a)	Information Technology Office (Technical)	Ms Catherine LEE	Chief Systems Manager (Information Technology) [up to 6.4.2014]
		Mr Kenneth YEUNG	Acting Chief Systems Manager (Information Technology) [w.e.f. 7.4.2014]
(b)	Information Technology Office (Operational)	Mr Anthony CHAN	Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality and Information Technology) [up to 2.11.2014]^{Note 1}
		Mr Wilson CHIU	Acting Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality and Information Technology) [w.e.f. 3.11.2014]^{Note 1}
(c)	Operations Division	Ms Betty CHAN	Chief Judiciary Executive (Operations)
(d)	Support to Judges Section	Ms Gloria POON	Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)1 [up to 30.7.2014]
		Ms Gloria POON	Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)1 [w.e.f. 31.7.2014]
		Mr Kenneth LIU	Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)2 [up to 30.7.2014]
		Mr Kenneth LIU	Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)2 [w.e.f. 31.7.2014]
		Ms Peggy CHAN	Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)3 [up to 30.7.2014]
		Ms Peggy CHAN	Chief Judiciary Executive (Support to Judges)3 [w.e.f. 31.7.2014]
(e)	Clerk of Court's Office	Mrs Pamela PANG	Clerk of Court
(f)	Court of Final Appeal Registry	Mr Jackson CHAN	Senior Judicial Clerk I (Court of Final Appeal) [up to 5.10.2014]
		Ms Wendy CHUI	Acting Senior Judicial Clerk I (Court of Final Appeal) [w.e.f. 6.10.2014]
(g)	High Court Registry	Ms Catherine LI	Chief Judicial Clerk (High Court Registry)
(h)	District Court	Mr Barry LEE	Chief Judicial Clerk (Registry, District Court)
		Mrs Flora CHUNG	Chief Judicial Clerk (Courts, District Court)
(i)	Family Court Registry	Ms Jackie LUI	Chief Judicial Clerk (Family Court)
(j)	Lands Tribunal Registry	Ms Evelyn CHEUNG	Chief Judicial Clerk (Lands Tribunal)
(k)	Magistrates' Courts General Office	Ms Elsa CHAN	Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Magistracies)
(l)	Probate Registry	Mr M K LAM	Chief Probate Officer [up to 15.9.2014]
		Ms Memory WONG	Acting Chief Probate Officer [w.e.f. 16.9.2014]
(m)	Labour Tribunal Registry	Mr W M WONG	Acting Registrar (Labour Tribunal)
(n)	Small Claims Tribunal Registry	Ms Rosana LAW	Acting Chief Judicial Clerk ( Small Claims Tribunal ) [up to 15.9.2014]
		Mr Calvin YAU	Acting Chief Judicial Clerk ( Small Claims Tribunal ) [w.e.f. 16.9.2014]
(o)	Court Language Section	Ms Celina WONG	Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language)1
		Ms Patience IP	Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language)2 [up to 3.2.2014]
		Ms Millia TANG	Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language)2 [w.e.f. 4.2.2014]
		Ms Patience IP	Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language)3 [from 4.2.2014 to 25.3.2014]
		Ms Patience IP	Chief Judiciary Executive (Court Language)3 [w.e.f. 26.3.2014]
(p)	Bailiff Section	Mr Sunny KWAN	Chief Bailiff (Administration and Admiralty)
		Mr T M CHOI	Chief Bailiff (Operations)
(q)	Mediation Information Office	Ms April LAM	Senior Mediation Affairs Officer
(r)	Family Mediation Coordinator's Office	Mrs Heidy KWONG	Mediation Coordinator (Family)
(s)	Building Management Mediation Coordinator's Office	Ms S F CHAN	Mediation Coordinator (Building Management)
(t)	Information Technology Office (Technical)	Mr Kenneth YEUNG	Senior Systems Manager (1) [up to 6.4.2014]
		Ms Mimi WONG	Acting Senior Systems Manager (1) [w.e.f. 7.4.2014]
		Ms Candy CHAN	Senior Systems Manager (2) [w.e.f. 2.1.2014]
		Mr Kelly LAU	Senior Systems Manager (3) [w.e.f. 6.1.2014]
		Mr Jeffrey FUNG	Senior Systems Manager (4)
(u)	Information Technology Office (Operational)	Mr James WONG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)1
		Ms Hedy WU	Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)2
		Ms Grace LAW	Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)3
		Mr Stanford KONG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)4 [up to 29.6.2014]
		Mrs Joanne WONG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)13 [from 30.6.2014 to 5.10.2014]^{Note 2}
		Mr M K LAM	Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)4 [w.e.f. 6.10.2014]

Development Division

Mr Esmond LEE, Deputy Judiciary Administrator (Development)

(a)	Development Office	Ms Wendy CHEUNG	Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Development)
(b)	Press & Public Relations Office	Ms Florence WONG	Principal Information Officer

Quality Division

Mr Anthony CHAN, Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality and Information Technology) [up to 2.11.2014]
Mr Wilson CHIU, Acting Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality and Information Technology) [w.e.f. 3.11.2014]

(a)	Complaints Office	Ms Crystal LEE	Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Complaints)
(b)	Court Reporters Office	Ms Maggie CHENG	Senior Court Reporter (Development)
(c)	Legal Reference and Library Section	Ms Miranda FUNG	Senior Judiciary Executive (Legal Reference and Library)
(d)	Management Information Section	Ms Eva LEE	Acting Senior Judiciary Executive (Management Information)
(e)	Management Review Section	Mr William CHUNG	Chief Judiciary Executive (Management Review)

Corporate Services Division

Mrs Angela LO, Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services) [up to 5.1.2014]
Mr Tony LEUNG, Acting Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services) [from 6.1.2014 to 20.11.2014]
Mrs Connie NGAN, Acting Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Corporate Services) [w.e.f. 18.12.2014]

(a)	Accommodation Section	Mr Roger NG	Chief Judiciary Executive (Accommodation)
(b)	Finance Section	Ms Cindy LEE	Chief Judiciary Executive (Finance) [up to 31.7.2014]
		Ms Cindy LEE	Acting Chief Treasury Accountant [w.e.f. 1.8.2014]
(c)	Judges and Judicial Officers Section	Ms Doreen KWAN	Chief Judiciary Executive (Judges and Judicial Officers)
(d)	Support Staff Section	Ms Ivy TANG	Acting Chief Judiciary Executive (Support Staff)
(e)	West Kowloon Law Courts Building Integrated Team	Mr Sonny CHING	Senior Architect


Note 1:	Assistant Judiciary Administrator (Quality and Information Technology) reports to the Judiciary Administrator direct in respect of areas of his portfolio other than those related to Information Technology Office (Operational).
Note 2:	Temporarily sharing the duties of Senior Judiciary Executive (Information Technology Office)4 from 30.6.2014 to 5.10.2014.

Judicial Training

Local Judicial Training Activities Organised/Coordinated by the Judiciary

Date	Activity
17.1.2014	Magistrates' Workshop on "How to deal with Self-Represented Litigants"
17.2.2014	The new Companies Ordinance: an Important Briefing
12 - 14.3.2014	Seminar on Competition Law by Dr. Ioannis LIANOS, a Reader of the University College London
15 & 22.3.2014	Workshop on Use of Chinese in Court by the Hon Mr Justice Wally YEUNG, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
20.3.2014	Talk by Professor Timothy ENDICOTT, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Professor of Legal Philosophy, University of Oxford, the United Kingdom, jointly organised with the Hong Kong Bar Association
14.4.2014	UCL-HKU Conference on Judicial Review in a Changing Society, co-hosted by the University of Hong Kong and the University College London
22.5 - 26.7.2014	Judgment Writing Workshops by Professor Anselmo REYES, Professor of Legal Practice of the University of Hong Kong
29.5.2014	Lord Collins in Conversation - A Session of Questions and Answers by The Rt Hon the Lord COLLINS of Mapesbury, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
4 - 6.6.2014	Seminar on Competition Law by Prof. Dr. Andreas KELLERHALS, Director of the Europe Institute and Director of the L.L.M. Programme in International Business Law at the University of Zurich, Switzerland
20 - 21.6.2014	Course on Vulnerable Witnesses, organised by the Hong Kong Advocacy Training Council
5.7.2014	Civil Justice Reform Training – Joint General Seminar: "CJR Update", co-organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Hong Kong Academy of Law (of the Law Society of Hong Kong)
10.7.2014	Talk entitled "The Strengths of the Common Law" by the Hon Mr Justice William GUMMOW, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
6.9.2014	Visit to the Headquarters of the Independent Commission Against Corruption
30.10.2014	Talk entitled “Institutional Integrity and Public Law” by the Hon Mr Justice James SPIGELMAN, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
6.11.2014	Sharing session on domestic violence for Family Court Judges, organised by the Social Welfare Department
13.11.2014	Talk entitled "Mediation: Recent Judicial Decisions" by Mr Michel KALLIPETIS QC
8, 10 - 12.12.2014	Judgment Writing Workshops by Professor Anselmo REYES, Professor of Legal Practice of the University of Hong Kong

Judicial Training Activities Organised with/by Foreign Jurisdictions

Date	Activity
10 - 11.10.2014	12th Annual University of South Australia Competition and Consumer Workshop in Adelaide, Australia, organised by the University of South Australia
15 - 17.10.2014	Competition Law Workshop for Asia-Pacific Judges in Seoul, Korea, organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development/Korea Policy Centre
11 - 14.11.2014	Asia Pacific Coroners Society Conference 2014 in Melbourne, Australia, organised by the Asia Pacific Coroners Society

Number of Visits and Visitors to the Judiciary

	2013	2014
Local
No. of visits	224	179
No. of visitors	6 984	5 590
The Mainland
No. of visits	42	32
No. of visitors	1 234	876
Overseas
No. of visits	18	22
No. of visitors	269	361
Total
No. of visits	284	233
No. of visitors	8 487	6 827

	Number of Visitors
Category of Visitors	2013	2014
Judges and legal profession	430	293
Government officials	695	465
Students and others	7 362	6 069
Total	8 487	6 827

Expenditure and Revenue of the Judiciary in 2013-2014

Recurrent Expenditure

		2013-2014 ($' 000)
-	Personal Emoluments	908,136
-	Departmental Expenses	279,634
-	Other Charges	7,068
	Total	1,194,838

Revenue*

		2013-2014 ($' 000)
-	Fees & Charges	181,190
-	Fines	252,925
-	Forfeitures & Others	782,292
	Total	1,216,407

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

Complaints against Judges and Judicial Officers

	Nature of Complaints	2014
(1)	Complaints against judicial decisions	80
(2)	Complaints against judicial conduct	40
(3)	Complaints against both the judicial decisions and the judicial conduct	39
	Total	159

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 2014 is 508,533.

Complaints against the Judiciary Administration

	Nature of Complaints	2014*
-	Complaints about procedures	44
-	Complaints about facilities	13
-	Complaints about the judicial support services	56
-	Complaints against staff of the Judiciary Administration	47
	Total	160

*	Oral complaints included