Tag: Judiciary

Judiciary expresses sorrow over passing of Lord Walker NPJ ********************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:        The Judiciary today (November 20) expressed deep sadness over the passing of the Right Honourable the Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Non-Permanent Judge (NPJ) of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA).      Lord Walker was appointed an NPJ of the CFA of Hong Kong in 2009. Since then, he had sat on the CFA on many occasions and written important judgments which have greatly enriched Hong Kong’s jurisprudence. For his contributions to and support for the rule of ... Read more

Announcement by Judiciary on arrangements under extreme conditions (2) ********************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary: Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:      Having regard to the Government’s announcement that the “extreme conditions” will end at midnight, the Judiciary has announced that all hearings of the courts and tribunals which were affected will be resumed on the next working day (September 11). Those hearings scheduled for tomorrow (September 9) will be held as scheduled.      Those who were due to ... Read more

Judiciary alerts public to phishing email ***************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:      The Judiciary today (October 28) called on the public to stay vigilant to a phishing email sent from the email account “HONG KONG JUDICIARY “. The email falsely claims that it was issued by the order of the Hong Kong Judiciary, and is suspected of containing a malicious link. The Judiciary has reported the case to the Police.      Members of the public are reminded to stay alert to suspicious emails and refrain from opening them. Anyone who has ... Read more

Judiciary alerts public to phishing email ***************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:      The Judiciary today (May 4) called on the public to stay vigilant to a phishing email sent from the email account “香港司法機構judiciaryofhongkong01@gmail.com”. The email falsely claims that it was sent by the Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Judiciary has reported the case to the Police.      Members of the public are reminded to stay alert to suspicious emails and refrain from opening them. Anyone who has provided personal information to the email sender is advised to contact ... Read more

Judiciary enhances security in court buildings ********************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:      The Judiciary today (November 24) expressed grave concerns about the recent repeated incidents involving intimidations against Judges and Judicial Officers (JJOs). The cases have been reported to the Police.        The Judiciary reiterated that attempts to exert improper pressure on JJOs represent a direct challenge to the rule of law and the principle of judicial independence. They must be severely condemned.        As stated in express terms in the Basic Law, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) ... Read more