Highlights of Events in 2023
| January | |
| 11 | Mr Kestrel LAM was appointed as a Permanent Magistrate |
| 16 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG officiated at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2023 |
| February | |
| 27 | Miss Vienne LUK was appointed as a Permanent Magistrate |
| March | |
| 15 | Dr SUN Jin, Director-General of the International Organization for Mediation Preparatory Office, visited the Judiciary |
| 20-22 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG led a Judiciary delegation to visit cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, namely Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. Members of the delegation included the Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Chief Judge of the High Court; the Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court; and the Hon Mr Justice Anthony CHAN and the Hon Mr Justice David LOK, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court. The delegation met with Mr YANG Wanming, Vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, and visited court facilities in the three cities, attended forums and had professional exchanges with the Mainland judges and judicial staff on court operation matters and other judicial issues |
| 27-30 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG; the Hon Mr Justice Joseph FOK, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; and the Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, attended the Asia-Pacific Judicial Colloquium 2023 in Wellington, New Zealand. The Hon Mr Justice R A V RIBEIRO, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, also participated in the Colloquium via video-conferencing |
| April | |
| 6 | The Hon Patrick KEANE was appointed as a Non-Permanent Judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal |
| 14 | Mr XIA Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, visited the Judiciary |
| 27 | Mr Fikrat MAMMADOV, Minister of Justice, Republic of Azerbaijan, visited the Judiciary |
| May | |
| 5 | A three-member delegation led by the Hon Dato Seri Paduka Steven CHONG Wan Oon, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam, visited the Judiciary |
| 11-13 | His Honour Judge Justin KO, Chief District Judge; His Honour Judge C K CHAN, Principal Family Court Judge; and His Honour Judge Simon LO, His Honour Judge George OWN, and Her Honour Judge Thelma KWAN, District Judges, visited various courts and government authorities in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and attended a seminar on exchanges of matrimonial and family law matters |
| 18 | A 19-member delegation of Mainland judges attending the Master of Laws Programme of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary |
| 20 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG presided over the Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel |
| 21-24 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG; the Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Chief Judge of the High Court; and the Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, met with Chief Justice ZHANG Jun, the new President of the Supreme People’s Court, and visited courts and government authorities in Beijing |
| 31 | The term of office of the Hon Mr Justice Robert FRENCH, Non-Permanent Judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal, was extended for a period of three years |
| 31/5-4/6 | The Hon Mr Justice Russell COLEMAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the International Academy of Family Lawyers Asia Pacific Chapter Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand |
| June | |
| 1 | His Honour Judge WONG King Wah was appointed as the Registrar of the Court of Final Appeal and a Senior Deputy Registrar, High Court |
| 2 | Members of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services of the Legislative Council visited the Judiciary |
| 15 | A seven-member delegation led by Mr LI Zhanguo, President of the High People's Court of Zhejiang Province, visited the Judiciary |
| 30 | The term of office of the Rt Hon the Lord COLLINS of Mapesbury, Non-Permanent Judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal, was extended for a period of three years |
| July | |
| 8 | The Hon Mr Justice Keith YEUNG and the Hon Madam Justice Yvonne CHENG, Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court; and His Honour Judge Anthony KWOK and Her Honour Judge Amanda WOODCOCK, District Judges, adjudicated the Finals of the Hong Kong Bar Association Debating Competition 2023 |
| August | |
| 4 | A 50-member delegation from the China-AALCO Exchange and Research Program on International Law visited the Judiciary |
| 24-26 | The Hon Mr Justice Kevin ZERVOS, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, delivered a speech at the 12th Annual Legal Era India Conclave 2023 in New Delhi, India |
| 27 | His Honour Judge Clement LEE, District Judge, delivered a keynote speech at the Conference on “Hong Kong Bilingual Legal System: Retrospect and Prospect”, organised by the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong |
| September | |
| 7 | An eight-member delegation led by Professor Dr Arief HIDAYAT, Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia, visited the Judiciary |
| 11-14 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG; the Hon Madam Justice Bebe CHU, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court; and Mr Simon KWANG, Registrar of the High Court, delivered speeches at “The HCCH Asia Pacific Week 2023 – Access to Justice and Sustainable Development: The Impact of the HCCH in an Inter-Connected World” organised by the Hague Conference on Private International Law |
| 11/9-15/12 | Three Mainland judges visited the Judiciary for exchanges with a focus on civil and commercial areas |
| 15 | An eight-member delegation led by Mr IP Son Sang, Prosecutor-General of the Public Prosecutions Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region, visited the Judiciary |
| 20 | The Hon Chief Justice Andrew CHEUNG; the Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Chief Judge of the High Court; the Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court; the Hon Mr Justice Godfrey LAM, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court; and the Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the Seventh Seminar of Senior Judges of Cross-Strait and Hong Kong and Macao held in Macao |
| 21 | Her Honour Judge Elaine LIU, District Judge, delivered a speech at the Seminar on Family Mediation Practice 2023 organised by Hong Kong Family Welfare Society |
| 25 | A group of 26 Mainland judges attending the 16th Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges of the City University of Hong Kong visited the Judiciary |
| 28 | Ms Minnie WONG was appointed as a Permanent Magistrate |
| October | |
| 17 | The Hon Madam Justice Mimmie CHAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, delivered a speech at the seminar on "Mainland-HK Arrangement on Interim Measures Four Years on: Retrospect and Prospect" via a pre-recorded video |
| 29/10-5/11 | A 17-member delegation of Judges and Judicial Officers led by the Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Chief Judge of the High Court, visited Beijing for an exchange visit programme. The delegation engaged in exchanges with Mainland Judges and attended discussion forums and thematic talks on various topics. The delegation also visited court premises and facilities relating to technology and culture, etc. |
| 31 | The Hon Mr Justice Tony POON, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, delivered a speech at the Second Summit for the digitalization in the Judiciary hosted by the Judiciary of North Macedonia via a pre-recorded video |
| 31 | A four-member delegation led by Sir Gibuma Gibbs SALIKA, the Hon Chief Justice of the National and Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea, visited the Judiciary |
| November | |
| 6 | Professor TIAN He, Head of the Center for National Index of Rule of Law of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, visited the Judiciary |
| 6 | The Hon Mr Justice Jonathan HARRIS, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, delivered a speech at the Fifth UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) Asia Pacific Judicial Summit - Judicial Conference |
| 7 | The Hon Mr Justice Johnson LAM, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, delivered a speech at the Fifth UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Judicial Summit - Judicial Roundtable |
| 10 | The Hon Mr Justice Jeremy POON, Chief Judge of the High Court, delivered a keynote speech at the Hong Kong Legal Week 2023: The Rule of Law for the Future |
| 15-16 | The Hon Mr Justice David LOK, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, attended the 2023 World Intellectual Property Organization Intellectual Property Judges Forum in Geneva, Switzerland |
| 16 | A four-member delegation led by the Rt Hon the Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, President of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre, visited the Judiciary |
| 19 | The Hon Madam Justice Linda CHAN, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, delivered a speech at the Greater Bay Area Bankruptcy Law Forum via a pre-recorded video |
| 27 | A seven-member delegation led by Mr ZHANG Haibo, President of the High People's Court of Guangdong Province, visited the Judiciary |
| December | |
| 6 | 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 66th Annual General Meeting of the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong |
| 7 | Officials from the Human Resources and Social Security Department of Guangdong Province, the Labour Affairs Bureau of Macao and the Labour Department of Hong Kong visited the Labour Tribunal |
| 9 | The Hon Mr Justice David LOK, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, delivered a speech at the International Seminar on Judicial Protection Involving Intellectual Property Rights via a pre-recorded video |
| 13 | 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 2023 |
