• Prosecutions Division
• Civil Division
• Legal Policy Division
• Law Drafting Division
• International Law Division
• Administration and Development Division

Prosecutions Division

General

• Administration
• Personnel
• Stores, Furniture, Equipment, Printing & Communications
• Finance, Accounts & Statistics
• Accommodation
• Circulars

Appeal cases

Court of First Instance cases

District Court cases

Magistracy cases

Coroner's Court cases

Prosecution Policy

Committees

Civil Division

General

• Administration
• Finance & Account
• Personnel
• Furniture and Equipment
• Circulars & Records
• Legal Related Matters

Civil Litigation Related Subjects

• Case Files
• Advisory Files
• Administration Files

General Legal Advisory Related Subjects

• Accident
• Adoption
• Appeal
• Associations/Clubs/Societies
• Boards/Commissions/Working Parties
• Charities/Funds/Trusts
• Civil Action
• Civil Servants
• Complaints
• Companies
• Conventions/Treaties
• Councils
• Crimes
• Death Enquiries
• Delegation of Powers
• Deportation/Deportation Tribunal
• Disclosure of Documents
• Discipline
• Education/Schools
• Emigration/Immigration/Refugee
• Government Policy and Regulations
• Laws of Hong Kong
• Libels/Slanders/Contempt of Court/Defamation
• Licences/Permits
• Marriage
• Press/Publications
• Privileges
• Property
• Ships and Vessels
• Social Welfare
• Solicitors/Barristers
• Statutory Forms
• Transport
• Tribunals
• Visit

Commercial Advisory Related Subjects

• Agreement/Contracts
• Charities/Funds/Trusts
• SWAP Transaction
• Tender

Planning, Environment, Lands & Housing Advisory Related Subjects

• Agreement/Contracts
• Disciplinary Board & Tribunal matters
• Lands
• Licenses/Permits

Legal Policy Division

Legal Policy

• Advice
• New legislation
• Speeches
• Boards and Committees
• Working Groups
• Correspondence with Government departments and policy branches
• Complaints and enquiries from the public
• Petitions/Transfer of prisoners
• References of cases to Court of Appeal
• General administration

Human Rights

• Advice
• Review of legislation
• UN reports on human rights

Constitutional and Electoral

• Advice

China Law Unit

• Advice
• Database
• Contacts and exchanges
• Training
• China Law Update

Law Reform Commission

• Constitution and operation
• Reports and Consultation papers
• Membership of Commission and Sub committees

Law Drafting Division

Legislative Drafting

• Papers and records relating to drafting of English and Chinese texts of legislation
• Circulars and Records

Bilingual Glossary of Legal Terms Project

• The Bilingual Glossary of Legal Terms kept in the computer database in the Bilingual Laws Information System
• The English-Chinese Glossary of Legal Terms kept on the computer
• The English-Chinese Glossary of Legal Terms published in booklet form (revised periodically)
• Correspondence, drafts and records

International Law Division

General

• General administration
• Finance and Accounts
• Circulars
• Enquiries from and correspondence with the public
• Advice to Government on international law and mutual legal assistance
• Information technology
• Press cuttings

Treaty Subjects

Advice on -

• Multilateral treaties applicable to Hong Kong
• Bilateral treaties applicable to Hong Kong
• Negotiation, application and interpretation of treaties
• International Rights and Obligations

MLA Subjects

• Advice, negotiations and court cases relating to Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance, Cap. 525
• Advice and court cases relating to Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) Ordinance, Cap. 405 and Letters of Request under the Evidence Ordinance, Cap. 8
• Advice and negotiations relating to Transfer of Sentenced Persons Ordinance, Cap. 513
• Negotiations and cases relating to surrender of fugitive offenders

Administration and Development Division

Administration

• Office accommodation
• Publication and printing
• Departmental transport
• Files and records
• Office security and procedures
• General statistics and information
• Conferences and meetings
• Public consultations and communication
• Information technology and computerisation
• Interpretation and translation
• Green manager and conservation of energy
• Secretariat and departmental circulars
• Procedures on code on access to information and personal data access and request
• Civil and Miscellaneous list
• Official visits
• Associations, boards and committees
• Ceremonies, celebrations and office functions
• General correspondence with government departments
• Government Regulations
• Staff welfare and staff relations

Establishment and Personnel

• Personal records of directorate, professional, departmental, general and common grades staff
• Appointments, postings and establishment matters
• Leave and passage
• Salaries and allowances
• Conduct and discipline
• Contract/agreement/non-civil service contract staff employment
• Conditions of service
• Statistics and returns on personnel matters
• Guides to appointment on professional, departmental and common grades
• Authorization of authority
• Departmental Establishment Committee
• Housing and other fringe benefits
• Staff appraisal and staff management matters
• Training and seminars
• Human resource management

Finance, Accounting and Supplies

• Financial and accounting circulars
• Accounting procedures
• Financial management and control
  • Ambit of sub-heads
  • Delegation of financial control
  • Budgetary control and management
  • Programme management structure
• Fees and charges
• Expenditure
  • Allowances
  • Hire of legal services and related professional fees
• Resource allocation exercise
• Procurements and supplies matters
• Stationery and printing stores