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Hong Kong think tank proposes judge training to cut court delays

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A Hong Kong think tank, the PoD Research Institute, has proposed creating a dedicated training pathway for judges to address significant delays in the city's court system. Founder Ronny Tong highlighted that a judicial vacancy rate of 24.2% in 2025 contributes to average waiting times of 337 days for District Court trials and 368 days for Court of First Instance criminal hearings. Tong warned that these prolonged delays could undermine the rule of law and human rights protections, particularly for defendants denied bail. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Cheng ·

    Create judge training pathway to tackle Hong Kong courtroom delays: think tank

    Hong Kong should establish a full-time training pathway for top law graduates to become judges, helping to expand the local judicial talent pool and ease courtroom delays, a think tank founded by Executive Council member Ronny Tong Ka-wah has proposed. POD Research Institute foun…

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