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22°16′48.02″N 114°10′20.48″E / 22.2800056°N 114.1723556°E | |
Established | 1 July 1997 |
Jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
Location | 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Victoria, Hong Kong Island![]() |
Coordinates | 22°16′48.02″N 114°10′20.48″E / 22.2800056°N 114.1723556°E |
Authorized by | Hong Kong Basic Law |
Appeals to | Court of Appeal |
Website | http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/index/index.htm |
Chief District Judge | |
Currently | Justin Ko |
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Traditional Chinese | 區域法院 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 区域法院 | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 地方法院 | ||||||||||||
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This article is part of the series: Courts of Hong Kong |
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The District Court is the intermediate court system in Hong Kong, having limited criminal and civil jurisdictions. The District Court was established in 1953 with the enactment of the District Court Ordinance.[1] It is located in the Wanchai Law Courts, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road. In the past there were six district courts, namely Victoria, Kowloon, Fanling, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Sha Tin, before being amalgamated and moved to the same location in March 1991.[citation needed]