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Hong Kong courts face severe delays, prompting calls for extended hours

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Hong Kong's court system is experiencing significant delays, with average waiting times for hearings exceeding 350 days for both the Court of First Instance and the District Court. These delays far surpass the District Court's target of 100 days. The Law Society has called for urgent action, proposing measures such as extending court hours to include evenings and weekends to address the backlog and uphold the principle of timely justice. AI

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Hong Kong courts face severe delays, prompting calls for extended hours

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Cliff Buddle ·

    Long delays for Hong Kong court cases demand urgent action

    Justice delayed, it is often said, is justice denied. If that is true, many court users in Hong Kong are being failed by the system. Those involved in criminal cases at the Court of First Instance must wait 358 days on average for the hearing, the judiciary revealed last week. Th…

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