| Deputy High Court Judge POON was appointed in 2017 to take responsibility for strategic plans and implementation of judicial training programmes. The Judiciary further appointed three directors and three counsel to the Executive Body ("EB") of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute ("JI") in the latter part of 2018. With this increase in personnel, the JI has embarked on its next phase of development. The EB has been identifying specific training needs for each court level, personalising training for magistrates, promoting the concept of judicial wellness, as well as providing solid research support to Judges and Judicial Officers. |
 Local Judicial Training Activities Organised by the Hong Kong Judicial Institute
| Date | Activity |
| 13.1.2018 | Visit to Tuen Mun Children and Juvenile Home |
| 15.1, 23.1 & 31.1.2018 | Briefing Sessions on e-Legislation System |
| January - May 2018 | Putonghua courses |
| January – December 2018 | Monthly lunch meetings on upcoming changes brought about by increase in jurisdiction and transitional matters for District Judges |
| 26.1.2018 | Briefing on Magistrates’ Appraisal by Deputy High Court Judge Tony POON |
| 20.3.2018 | Talk entitled “Back to Basics? Recent Developments in the UK Supreme Court” by The Rt Hon Lord Robert REED, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal |
| 21.3.2018 | Visit to Shing Tak Centre and Caritas Pelletier Hall |
| 28.3, 24.4, 15.6, 14.8, 23.11, 10.12 & 13.12.2018 | Induction briefings for Deputy Magistrates / Adjudicators |
| 29.3.2018 | Talk on cyber security and technology crime and use of social media by Deputy High Court Judge Tony POON and Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau, Hong Kong Police Force |
| 9.4.2018 | Seminar on competition law by Professor Alison JONES, Professor of the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London |
| 12.4.2018 | Talk entitled “Dispute Resolution in the 21st century” by Sir David FOSKETT, Judge of the High Court of England and Wales |
| 21.4.2018 | Visit to Mother’s Choice |
| 15.5.2018 | Talk entitled “The Hong Kong Apology Ordinance (Cap. 631): the Most Extensive Apology-Protection Legislation in the World” by Professor Robyn CARROLL, Professor of the Law School at the University of Western Australia |
| 7.6.2018 | Presentation entitled “The Economics, Reality and Practice of Derivatives, the Documentation of Derivatives, and Context and Relevant Background” by P.R.I.M.E. Finance experts |
| 28.6.2018 | Talk on Use of Chinese in courts by Professor CHAN Man Sing |
| 19.7.2018 | Talk entitled “Comparative Developments in Contractual Good Faith” by Professor Bryan HORRIGAN, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Monash University |
| 30.8.2018 | Talk entitled “The PI Case Manager and A Multiplier Story” for District Judges by the Hon Mr Justice BHARWANEY, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
| September 2018 – January 2019 | Use of Chinese workshops |
| 20.9.2018 | Sharing Session on cost management with Sir Rupert JACKSON, retired Justice of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales |
| 21.9.2018 | Case Management workshop for Magistrates |
| 10.10.2018 | Seminar on protection of intellectual property rights for delegated judges from Hong Kong and the Mainland |
| 10.10.2018 | Talk entitled “Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Mainland China: Reform and Development” by Justice TAO Kaiyuan, Vice President of the Supreme People’s Court, Grand Justice of the second rank |
| October 2018 – January 2019 | Putonghua courses |
| 21.12.2018 | Sentencing Workshop for Magistrates |
Other Local Judicial Training Activities Attended by Judges and Judicial Officers
| Date | Activity |
| 22.2.2018 | Talk entitled “Defending the Indefensible? Safeguarding Liberty in Controversies Involving Not Very Nice People”, organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
| 8.3.2018 | Talk entitled “Combination of Adversary and Inquisitorial Legal Systems - The Practice of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia”, organised by the Asian Academy of International Law |
| 18 – 20.4.2018 | Global Conference entitled “The HCCH 125 – Ways Forward: Challenges and Opportunities in an Increasingly Connected World”, organised by the Hague Conference on Private International Law |
| 3.5.2018 | Talk entitled “Human Rights and Refugee Law in the UK: A Developing Relationship”, organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
| 8.5.2018 | Talk entitled “The Past 21 Years of Common Law in Hong Kong: From Strength to Strength” by the Hon Chief Justice MA, organised by the Hong Kong Chapter, Law Council of Australia |
| 25.6.2018 | Opening address of ICON-S 5th Annual Conference by the Hon Chief Justice MA and Talk entitled “Balancing National Security and Public Order with Human Rights: A Judicial Perspective” by The Rt Hon the Lord NEUBERGER of Abbotsbury, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, organised by the University of Hong Kong |
| 20.9.2018 | Talk on Efficient Case Management of Litigation and Arbitration, organised by IMF Bentham |
| 8.10.2018 | A Panel Discussion on Hong Kong’s Unified Screening Mechanism, organised by the University of Hong Kong |
| 6.11 & 16.11.2018 | Lectures entitled “Is Common Sense the First Rule in Statutory Interpretation?” and “The Effect in Law of a Signature on a Legal Document”, organised by the University of Hong Kong |
| 7.11.2018 | Seminar entitled “Hong Kong: Children's Right to Asylum”, organised by the University of Hong Kong |
| 20.11.2018 | Lecture entitled “The Administration of International Criminal Justice: Challenges and Prospects”, organised by the Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 10.12.2018 | Proportionality in Asia Conference, organised by the University of Hong Kong |
| 10.12 & 13.12.2018 | Training Programme on Identification of Victims of Human Trafficking, organised by the New Medico-Legal Society of Hong Kong and Liberty Asia |
Judicial Training Activities Organised with/by Other Jurisdictions/Organisations
| Date | Activity |
| 11 – 13.7.2018 | Public Law Conference in Melbourne, Australia, co-organised by the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge |
| 21 – 25.9.2018 | Judicial Insolvency Network meeting and the International Insolvency Institute’s 18th Annual Conference in New York, the United States |
| 23 – 25.10.2018 | Judicial Leadership Program: Heads of Jurisdiction in Melbourne, Australia, organised by the National Judicial College of Australia |
| 1 – 2.11.2018 | 9th AIJA Appellate Judges’ Conference in Brisbane, Australia, organised by the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration |
| 13 – 16.11.2018 | 2018 Asia Pacific Coroners’ Society Conference in Canberra, Australia |
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