• Prosecutions Division
• Civil Division
• Constitutional and Policy Affairs 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

• Legal Advice
• Legislative Proposals
• Government Documents which Require Clearance

Commercial Advisory Related Subjects

• Advice
• Contracts

Constitutional and Policy Affairs 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 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 Hong Kong e-Legislation
• The English-Chinese Glossary of Legal Terms kept on the computer
• Correspondence, drafts and records

International Law Division

General

• General administration
• Finance and Accounts
• Circulars
• Enquiries from and correspondence with the public

Treaty & Law Subjects

• public international law
• private international law
• agreements entered into by or applicable to Hong Kong

MLA Subjects

• Agreements and cases relating to Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
• Agreements and cases relating to Surrender of Fugitive Offenders
• Cases relating to Drug Trafficking (Recovery of Proceeds) and court to court Letters of Request
• Cases relating to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
• Agreements relating to Transfer of Sentenced Persons

Administration and Development Division

Administration

• Office accommodation
• Publications and departmental circulars
• Departmental transport
• Records management
• Office security
• Conferences and meetings
• Information technology and computerisation
• Interpretation and translation
• Green management
• Official visits
• Associations, boards and committees
• Staff welfare and staff relations

Personnel and Establishment

• Appointments and establishment matters
• Leave and passage
• Salaries and allowances
• Conduct and discipline
• Housing and other fringe benefits
• 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