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China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / /
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USD / /
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Diplomatic Relations / /
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Privy Council / Bar Code / Court of Final Appeal / District Court / High Court / Court of First Instance / /
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retail industry / procedure consent applications / arbitration law / foreign law firms / mediation communications / law system / law jurisdictions / customary law / law jurisdiction / civil law / public international law / legal services / mediation services / local law firms / legal aid services / interlocutory applications / statutory law / law divisions / criminal law / personal insurance products / smartphone applications / /
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Hong Kong Mediation Centre / Law Society / Hong Kong Bar Association / Law Drafting Division / Privy Council / Mental Health Review Tribunal / Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau / Legal System International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission / Executive Council / Legal Aid Department / Obscene Articles Tribunal / International Chamber of Commerce / Duty Lawyer Service / HKSAR Government / Review Committee / Equal Opportunities Commission / Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service / Lands Tribunal / Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal / International Law Division / Law Reform Commission Secretariat / Legal Policy Division / Prosecutions Division / Civil Division / International Court of Arbitration / High Court / Court of First Instance / Intellectual Property Department / District Court / Operations Review Committee / Labour Tribunal / UN Human Rights Council / Law Society of Hong Kong / Coroner’s Court / Home Affairs Bureau / Administration’s Office / Principal Family Court / Department of Justice / Fight Crime Committee / Congress / United Nations / United Nations Commission on International Trade Law / Small Claims Tribunal / Justice’s Steering Committee on Mediation / Court of Appeal / Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre / Independent Commission Against Corruption / Judicial Committee / Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission / Law Reform Commission / /
Person
Geoffrey Ma / Wing / /
Position
Chief District Judge / Solicitor General / Chief Executive / Director of Intellectual Property The office / Privacy Commissioner / Secretary / Official Trustee and Judicial Trustee / head / Official Solicitor / Official / solicitor / Chief Judge / The Privacy Commissioner / Director of Legal Aid / Executive / representative / non-permanent judge / Deputy Chairman / Chief Justice / Director of Intellectual Property / counsel / Judiciary Administrator / Secretary for Justice delegates certain powers and responsibilities / Law Officer / The Official Solicitor The Director / non-permanent Hong Kong judge / Chief Magistrate / the team / Governor / emergency arbitrator / Secretary for Justice or the Chief Justice / Law Draftsman / Registrar / Director of Public Prosecutions / Chief Secretary / Representative and Ambassador / legal adviser and a member / judge / member / /
Chapter 2 The Legal System ‘The common law system has served Hong Kong well in the past and will continue to do so in the future. The common law and its operation are ultimately