High Court of Hong Kong
| High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 香港特別行政區高等法院 |
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| Location | 38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
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| Coordinates | 22°16′41.38″N 114°9′47.23″E / 22.2781611°N 114.1631194°ECoordinates: 22°16′41.38″N 114°9′47.23″E / 22.2781611°N 114.1631194°E |
| Authorized by | Hong Kong Basic Law and High Court Ordinance |
| Decisions are appealed to | Court of Final Appeal |
| Website | Judiciary of Hong Kong |
| Chief Judge of the High Court | |
| Currently | Andrew Cheung |
The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Chinese: 香港特別行政區高等法院), 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 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.
The judges who have held the position of Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong to date are:
For pre-1997 Chief Justices, see: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong
The current judges of the High Court (as at 1 June 2016) are:
Chief Judge of the High Court
Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
The High Court Building is located at 38 Queensway, Admiralty. The 20-storey building was built in 1985 as the home of the then Supreme Court of Hong Kong, which was renamed in 1997. It was named the Supreme Court Building, and the road leading to its main entrance is still named Supreme Court Road. The High Court Building was designed by Architect K. M. Tseng.
The structure is a white clad tower and has a water fountain outside its front door.
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