Hong Kong Ordinances

HIGH COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 5

Constitution of Court of Appeal

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 25 of 1998 s. 2

(1) The Court of Appeal shall consist of-

   (a)  the Chief Judge of the High Court; and

   (b)  such Justices of Appeal as the Governor may appoint.

(1A) The Chief Judge of the High Court may appoint one or more of the Justices
of Appeal as vice-presidents of the Court of Appeal. (Added 52 of 1987 s. 5)

(2) A judge of the Court of First Instance may, on the request of the Chief
Justice, sit as an additional judge of the Court of Appeal, in which case he
shall have all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a judge of the Court
of Appeal.

(3) The Chief Judge of the High Court shall be the president of the Court of
Appeal and, in his absence for any cause, the presidency shall be determined
in accordance with the order of precedence prescribed in section 7. (Amended
79 of 1995 s. 50; 25 of 1998 s. 2)