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Court of Appeal | |
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高等法院上訴庭 | |
Established | 20 February 1976[1] |
Jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
Location | 38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong |
Composition method | Appointment by the Chief Executive on recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission |
Authorised by | Hong Kong Basic Law High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4) |
Appeals to | Court of Final Appeal |
Appeals from | Court of First Instance District Court Lands Tribunal |
Number of positions | 13 |
Website | http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/index/index.htm |
President of the Court of Appeal | |
Currently | The Honourable Mr Justice Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor, CJHC |
Since | 18 December 2019 |
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Traditional Chinese | 上訴法庭 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 上诉法庭 | ||||||||||||
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The Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong (commonly cited as "CA" or "HKCA") is the second most senior court in the Hong Kong legal system. It deals with appeals on all civil and criminal cases from the Court of First Instance and the District Court. It is one of two courts that make up the High Court of Hong Kong (which was formerly known as the Supreme Court of Hong Kong). Sometimes criminal appeals from Magistrates' Courts with general public importance are also dealt with in the Court of Appeal, either by referral by a single judge from the Court of First Instance, or upon granting of leave on application for review by the Secretary for Justice.
This court also hears appeals from the Lands Tribunal and various tribunals and statutory bodies.