Department of Justice - Year 2010 Archive

- Year 2010

Speeches by the Secretary for Justice

Speeches by Law Officers

Articles by the Secretary for Justice

Articles by Law Officers

LegCo Speeches/Submissions

Press Releases

Other Papers

Speeches by Secretary for Justice

Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the 11th Hong Kong Forum Luncheon organised by the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide at the HKCEC (Thursday, 2 December 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at a business luncheon co-organised by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore (Thursday, 25 November 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (Thursday, 18 November 2010).

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Keynote speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Dispute Resolution Services: Amicable Dispute Resolution (ADR) Workshop (Friday, 12 November 2010)

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Speech (English translation) by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the meeting of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services in the Legislative Council on 2010-11 policy initiatives of the Department of Justice (Friday, 22 October 2010).

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Speech (English translation) by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, in moving the Second Reading of the Legislation Publication Bill in the Legislative Council meeting (Wednesday, 20 October 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the Conjoint Diploma Conferment Ceremony at the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong (Saturday, 25 September 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the farewell sitting for the Hon Chief Justice Andrew Kwok-nang Li at the Court of Final Appeal (Friday, 16 July 2010).

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Translation of the speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Legal Services Forum - "Hong Kong Legal Services - Global Vision" in Shanghai (Tuesday, 6 July 2010）.

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC at the Legislative Council to move the Second Reading of the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2010 (Wednesday, 30 June 2010).

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Speech of the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC at the Legislative Council to move the Second Reading of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property (Amendment) Bill 2010 (Wednesday, 30 June 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, on the new District Council Functional Constituency Election Method at the press conference on the constitutional reform package (Monday, 21 June 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the Formal Call of Senior Counsel (Saturday, 8 May 2010).

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Concluding address by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the Conference on Civil Justice Reform (Friday, 16 April 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the Mediation Roundtable Conference "Changing the Mindset" (English only) (Monday, 29 March 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the 35th Annual Dinner of The Institution of Engineers (English only) (Tuesday, 16 March 2010).

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Opening Address by the Secretary of Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at Youth Summit of "I Generation" Youth Integrity Programme (English only) (Saturday, 13 March 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the 8th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot (English only) (Saturday, 6 March 2010).

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Speech by Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, in resuming the third reading debate on the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 20 January 2010).

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Speech by Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, in moving the committee stage amendments to the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 20 January 2010).

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Speech by Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, in resuming the second reading debate of the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 20 January 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2010 (Monday, 11 January 2010).

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Speeches by Law Officers

Statement made by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr I Grenville Cross, SC, at the time of issuing the The Statement on the Treatment of Victims and Witnesses (2009) (Tuesday, 1 September 2009).

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Statement made by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr I Grenville Cross, SC, at the time of issuing the Yearly Review of the Prosecutions Division 2008 (Thursday, 23 April 2009).

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Articles by the Secretary for Justice

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Articles by Law Officers

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LegCo Speeches/Submissions

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Reply by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, to a question by Dr Hon Margaret Ng on the prosecution policy in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 14 July 2010).

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Written reply by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, to a question by the Hon Miriam Lau Kin-yee on recovery agents in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 27 January 2010).

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Speech by Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, in resuming the third reading debate on the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 20 January 2010).

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Speech by Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, in resuming the second reading debate of the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 20 January 2010).

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Press Releases

SJ visits Beijing (Monday, 20 December 2010)

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LRC issues report on "The Common Law Presumption that a Boy Under 14 is Incapable of Sexual Intercourse" (Monday, 13 December 2010)

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SJ says rule of law is cornerstone of Hong Kong's success (Thursday, 2 December 2010)

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HK an ideal place for arbitration: SJ in Kuala Lumpur (Thursday, 25 November 2010)

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Government committed to developing arbitration in Hong Kong (Thursday, 18 November 2010)

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (Thursday, 18 November 2010)

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SJ: Task force set up to develop mediation (Friday, 12 November 2010)

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SJ visits Guangzhou today (Thursday, 4 November 2010)

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SJ visits Shenzhen and Guangzhou (Wednesday, 3 November 2010)

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Yearly Review shows increase of prosecution workload in 2009 (Friday, 29 October 2010)

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Co-operation Arrangement on Legal Services for Commercial Matters and Arbitration signed between Hong Kong and the Mainland (Monday, 25 October 2010)

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Transcript of the remarks by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at a media session on the Legislative Council's motion to repeal the Country Parks (Designation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Order 2010 (Monday, 11 October 2010)

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Legislation Publication Bill to be gazetted on October 8 (Wednesday, 6 October 2010)

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Secretary for Justice visits Sha Tin (Friday, 3 September 2010)

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Department of Justice's response to joint statement by Bar Association and Law Society (Wednesday, 11 August 2010)

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Department of Justice responds to media enquiries on the case involving Ms Amina Mariam Bokhary (Friday, 6 August 2010)

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New document design of legislation to be implemented (Thursday, 29 July 2010)

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the farewell sitting for the Hon Chief Justice Andrew Kwok-nang Li at the Court of Final Appeal (Friday, 16 July 2010)

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Transcript of a media session by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, after the farewell sitting for the Hon Chief Justice, Andrew Kwok-nang Li, at the Court of Final Appeal (Friday, 16 July 2010)

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Reply by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, to a question by Dr Hon Margaret Ng on the prosecution policy in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 14 July 2010)

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Recruitment exercise for Government Counsel starts in October (Wednesday, 14 July 2010)

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Appointment of Solicitor General (Wednesday, 7 July 2010)

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Hong Kong's legal profession provides high-end services (Tuesday, 6 July 2010）

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The transcript of remarks (English portion) by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at a media session after attending the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Legal Services Forum in Shanghai (Monday, 6 July 2010）

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Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, to officiate at Legal Services Forum in Shanghai (Monday, 5 July 2010）

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Report on criteria for service as jurors released (Monday, 21 June 2010)

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The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2010 introducing the limited liability partnership for solicitors firms will be gazetted. (Thursday, 17 June 2010）

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The Matrimonial Proceedings and Property (Amendment) Bill 2010, which empowers the Hong Kong courts to deal with ancillary relief matters in recognition of an overseas divorce decree, will be gazetted.(Thursday, 17 June 2010）

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HKSAR to stage its largest legal services forum on the Mainland for Shanghai Expo ( Thursday, 3 June 2010)

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Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, appealed for public support for the proposals in the 2012 constitutional reform ( Monday, 31 May 2010)

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the Formal Call of Senior Counsel (Saturday, 8 May 2010）

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Department Of Justice to promote Hong Kong's legal services (Monday, 19 April 2010)

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Concluding address by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the Conference on Civil Justice Reform (Friday, 16 April 2010)

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the Mediation Roundtable Conference "Changing the Mindset" (English only) (Monday, 29 March 2010)

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Opening Address by the Secretary of Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at Youth Summit of "I Generation" Youth Integrity Programme (English only) (Saturday, 13 March 2010)

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LRC launches consultation on double jeopardy (Thursday, 11 March 2010)

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Government launches consultation on mediation development (Monday, 8 February 2010)

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LRC releases interim proposals on sexual offences records checks for child related work (Tuesday, 2 February 2010).

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Secretary for Justice visits Kwun Tong (Friday, 29 January 2010).

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Written reply by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, to a question by the Hon Miriam Lau Kin-yee on recovery agents in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 27 January 2010).

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Speech by Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, in resuming the third reading debate on the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 20 January 2010).

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Speech by Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, in resuming the second reading debate of the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Council (Wednesday, 20 January 2010).

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Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2010 (Monday, 11 January 2010).

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Other Papers

Replies to supplementary questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2010-11 (Wednesday, 14 April 2010)

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Controlling Officer's Environmental Report (COER) 2009 (Monday, 12 April 2010)

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Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2010-11 (Wednesday, 24 March 2010)

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Jan 21, 2011