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| 律政司 | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1844 (as Legal Department) 1 July 1997 |
| Headquarters | G/F, Main Wing, 6/F, Main and East Wing, Justice Place, 18 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong 5-7/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong |
| Motto | Rule of Law and Justice for All |
| Employees | 1,512[1] |
| Annual budget | $2.454 billion HKD (2025) [1] |
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| Website | www.doj.gov.hk |
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| Cantonese Yale | Leuht jing sī | ||||||||||||
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) is the department responsible for legal policy, the administration of justice, drafting legislation, and providing legal advice to the government in Hong Kong. It is headed by the Secretary for Justice, who reports to the Chief Executive directly. Paul Lam, a barrister, has served as Secretary for Justice since July 2022.[2]
Before 1997, the names of the department and the position was the Legal Department (律政署) and Attorney General (律政司) respectively. The Department of Justice provides legal advice to other departments in the government system, “drafts government bills, makes prosecution decisions, and promotes the rule of law”.[3]
- ^ a b "budget.gov.hk" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Executive Council - Membership of Executive Council - Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam Ting-kwok". www.ceo.gov.hk. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Department of Justice". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.