Magistrates' court

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Magistrates' courts (Hong Kong)
Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Location	Hong Kong
Authorized by	Hong Kong Basic Law
Decisions are appealed to	District Court or Court of Appeal
Website	http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/index/index.htm
Chief Magistrate
Currently	Mr TONG Man

The location of various courts in Hong Kong

Magistrates' courts in Hong Kong are presided over by 'Permanent' and 'Special' Magistrates. Permanent Magistrates are professionally qualified. They come from barristers or solicitors. Special Magistrates need not be professionally qualified but can be appointed from persons with experience of the courts; they may have been court clerks, court interpreters or lay prosecutors.

Permanent Magistrates have criminal jurisdiction over a wide range of indictable and summary offenses meriting up to 2 years of imprisonment and a fine of HK$100,000; a sentence of up to 3 years can be imposed in certain circumstances. Special Magistrates deal with minor offenses and cannot impose a prison sentence and are limited to impose a maximum fine of HK$50,000 only. There are certain professional qualifications required to become a Special Magistrate.^[1]

Existing Magistrates' Courts

Eastern	Fanling	Kowloon City	Kwun Tong
Sha Tin	Tsuen Wan	Tuen Mun

Closed Magistrates' Courts

Western

North Kowloon Magistracy

Former Central Magistracy

Old South Kowloon District Court

See also

• Judiciary of Hong Kong
• Magistrates' Court

References

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