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District Court has limited civil jurisdiction. For a contract, quasi-contract or tort claim to be handled by the District Court, it should be for an amount over HK$ 75,000 but not more than HK$ 3 million. If the claim is more than HK$ 3 million, the claim can still be pursued in the District
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District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to deal with claims made under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 480), the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 487), the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 527) and the Race Discrimination Ordinance (Cap. 602). Such claims are
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District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine claims for compensation payable under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282), regardless of the amount. Such claims are governed by the Employees' Compensation (Rules of Court) Rules (Cap. 282B) and Practice Direction 18.2.
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District Court hears all serious cases except murder, manslaughter rape and dangerous drug cases where large quantities of drugs have been seized, and can impose a sentence of up to seven years. Cases are heard in either the
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District Judges are, by virtue of their office, Presiding Officers of the Lands Tribunal. In practice, however, only certain Deputy District Judges are assigned to hear cases in the Lands Tribunal.
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A District Court Judge sits alone without a jury. From its establishment in 1953 there have been no juries in the district court. The
Attorney General at the time the District Court Ordinance was passed,
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In court judgments and decisions, District Judges are referred to as 'His/Her Honour Judge ', 'HH Judge ' or 'HHJ '. Deputy
District Judges are referred to as 'Deputy District Judge ' or 'DDJ '.
1339:, retired judges and practitioners in private practice to sit as Deputy District Judges. A Deputy District Judge may exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a District Judge.
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2663:"Appointment of Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court"
2074:(Speech). The Installation Ceremony of the Zonta Club of Hong Kong. Hong Kong.
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2103:"Hong Kong Judiciary: List of Judges and Judicial Officers"
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1811:District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336), Section 34
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2134:(No. 39, Vol. 22, 28 September 2018)
2044:Hutton, Mercedes (25 October 2019).
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1073:Judge of the Court of First Instance
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642:is the intermediate court system in
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812:The system is modelled after the
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808:Criminal jurisdiction
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1271:Clement Lee
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1180:Simon Leung
931:Tenure End
844:Composition
259:Qūyù Fǎyuàn
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64:Established
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1776:References
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1244:Isaac Tam
1226:Andrew Li
1220:Jack Wong
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662:, namely
644:Hong Kong
596:Solicitor
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