1/F - 9/F, 20/F, 23/F & 47/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices,
66 Queensway, Hong Kong
Enquiries: 2867 2198
Fax: 2877 2353
E-mail: dojinfo@doj.gov.hk

Description

The Divisions

Information source: Departmental Report - "Department of Justice 2008"

The lawyers in the department work within one of five distinct legal "divisions". These divisions are Civil, International Law, Law Drafting, Legal Policy, and Prosecutions. The legal divisions are provided with general support by the Administration and Development Division, which is headed by the Director of Administration and Development.

Each of the legal divisions is headed by a "Law Officer" who, as well as directing the work of their respective divisions, assists the Secretary for Justice in the overall management of the department. The Law Officers are the Law Officer (Civil Law) (who heads the Civil Division), the Law Officer (International Law) (heading the International Law Division), the Law Draftsman (who heads the Law Drafting Division), the Solicitor General (heading the Legal Policy Division) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (heading the Prosecutions Division).

While each of the legal divisions has distinct areas of responsibility, many issues arise where input from more than one division or specialist unit within a division may be necessary. In such cases, lawyers from each of the relevant units will work together to ensure that the client department or bureau is provided with comprehensive legal advice which fully meets the client's needs.