Highlights of Events in 2022
| January | |
| 5 | Ms Yvonne CHENG, SC, was appointed as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court |
| 12 | The term of office of the Rt Hon the Lord HOFFMANN, Non-Permanent Judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal, was extended for a period of three years |
| 21 | The Hon Mr Justice Russell Adam COLEMAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended as an arbitrator at the Final of the 14th Edition of the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court - China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Chinese (Mainland) National Round via video conferencing |
| 24 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG officiated at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2022 in the Court of Final Appeal |
| February | |
| 15 | His Honour Judge CHAN Chan-kok, Principal Family Court Judge, spoke at the Seminar on "New Mechanism for Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement in Matrimonial and Family Cases between the Courts of Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" co-organised by the Supreme People's Court and the Department of Justice |
| 24-25 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG and the Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Chief Judge of the High Court, attended the 7th Judicial Seminar on Commercial Litigation via video conferencing. The Hon Mr Justice Jonathan Russell HARRIS, the Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN, the Hon Mr Justice Anthony CHAN, the Hon Mr Justice Russell Adam COLEMAN and the Hon Madam Justice Linda CHAN, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, spoke at the Seminar via video conferencing |
| March | |
| 15 | Ms WONG Sze-lai, Permanent Magistrate, was appointed as a District Judge |
| April | |
| 14 | The Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, met with a group of 32 Mainland judges attending the Doctor of Juridical Science Programme or the Master of Law Programme of the City University of Hong Kong through video conferencing |
| 14 | Ms CHEUNG Kit-yee, Permanent Magistrate, was appointed as a District Judge |
| 23 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG delivered opening remarks at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Judicial Case Seminar via a pre-recorded video. The Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG, and the Hon Madam Justice Linda CHAN, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, spoke at different discussion sessions of the seminar. The Hon Madam Justice Linda CHAN also participated in a mock trial session via a pre-recorded video |
| May | |
| 1 | Miss Maggie WONG, SC; and Mr Derek CHAN, SC, were appointed as Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court for a term of three years |
| 16 | The 2022 Guide to Judicial Conduct was published |
| 26 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG attended the Forum on Rule of Law in Digital Economy hosted by the Supreme People’s Court via video conferencing. The Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Chief Judge of the High Court, spoke at the Forum via video conferencing |
| June | |
| 1 | Ms Thelma KWAN was appointed as a District Judge |
| 11 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG presided over the 2022 Senior Counsel Admission Ceremony |
| July | |
| 9 | The Hon Mr Justice Kevin Paul ZERVOS and the Hon Madam Justice Anthea PANG, Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court; the Hon Mr Justice Anthony CHAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court; and His Honour Judge Justin KO, Chief District Judge, adjudicated the Finals of the Bar Association Debating Competition 2022 |
| 11 | Mr Jonathan WONG was appointed as a District Judge |
| 20 | The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, attended the opening session of the 3rd China-ASEAN Justice Forum organised by the Supreme People’s Court via video conferencing |
| 29 | The term of office of the Hon Mr Justice William GUMMOW, Non-Permanent Judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal, was extended for a period of three years |
| 29 | Ms Elaine LIU was appointed as a District Judge |
| August | |
| 15 | Ms Charmaine LO and Ms Vivian HO were appointed as Permanent Magistrates |
| 30 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG attended the Inaugural Meeting of Chief Justices and Judges in charge of Technology hosted by the Supreme Court of Singapore via video conferencing. The Hon Mr Justice Tony POON, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, also spoke at the Meeting via video conferencing |
| September | |
| 1 | The term of office of the Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, Non-Permanent Hong Kong Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, was extended for a period of three years |
| 21 | The Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Chief Judge of the High Court, attended the BRICS Justices Forum organised by the Supreme People’s Court via video conferencing |
| October | |
| 14 | Mr Philip CHAN and Mr TSANG Chung-yiu were appointed as Permanent Magistrates |
| 20-21 | The Hon Mr Justice Joseph Paul FOK, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; and the Hon Mr Justice Jonathan Russell HARRIS, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the fourth meeting of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Court in Sydney, Australia. The Hon Mr Justice Anthony CHAN and the Hon Mr Justice Russell Adam COLEMAN, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, also participated in the Meeting online |
| 21 | The term of office of the Hon Mr Justice Patrick CHAN, Non-Permanent Hong Kong Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, was extended for a period of three years |
| November | |
| 1 | The Hon Madam Justice Carlye Chu, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, was appointed as a Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court |
| 9 | The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, spoke at the Hong Kong Mediation Lecture 2022 on Confidentiality and Privilege in Court-Annexed and Court-Based Mediations |
| 11 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG delivered opening remarks at the opening ceremony of the Rule of Law Congress: Rule of Law and Justice for All under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022. The Hon Mr Justice Robert TANG, Non-Permanent Hong Kong Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, also spoke as a panellist at one of the panel sessions |
| 15 | Miss Vivian LEE was appointed as a Permanent Magistrate |
| 16-17 | The Judiciary hosted the 18th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific via video conferencing. It was attended by 24 Chief Justices and eight representatives of Chief Justices from jurisdictions throughout Asia and the Pacific region |
| December | |
| 1 | The Hon Mr Justice Russell Adam COLEMAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, spoke as a panellist at one of the education programmes of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) Annual Meeting 2022 held in Marrakech, Morocco |
| 6 | Mr Dick HO, Principal Magistrate, was appointed as a District Judge |
| 7 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG and the Hon Mr Justice Tony POON, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the 65th Annual General Meeting of the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong |
| 12 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG delivered opening remarks at the Law Society of Hong Kong’s Pro Bono and Community Service Award Presentation Ceremony 2022 |
| 15 | Mr TSANG Hing-tung, Mr Gary CHU and Mr LI Ngai were appointed as Permanent Magistrates |
| 18 | The term of office of the Rt Hon Lord Jonathan SUMPTION, Non-Permanent Judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal, was extended for a period of three years |
