High Court of Hong Kong
| High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |
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| 香港特別行政區高等法院 | |
| 22°16′42″N 114°09′48″E / 22.27833°N 114.16333°E | |
| Jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
| Location | 38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China |
| Coordinates | 22°16′42″N 114°09′48″E / 22.27833°N 114.16333°E |
| Authorised by | Hong Kong Basic Law and High Court Ordinance |
| Appeals to | Court of Final Appeal |
| Website | Judiciary of Hong Kong |
| Chief Judge of the High Court | |
| Currently | The Honourable Mr Justice Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor, CJHC |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港特別行政區高等法院 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港特别行政区高等法院 | ||||||||||||
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| This article is part of the series: Courts of Hong Kong |
| Law of Hong Kong |
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The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the legal system of Hong Kong. It consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance; it deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It is a superior court of record of unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction. It was named the Supreme Court before 1997. Though previously named the Supreme Court, this Court has long been the local equivalent to the Senior Courts of England and Wales and has never been vested with the power of final adjudication.