(as at 31 December 2023)
DIRECTORATE | NON-DIRECTORATE | |
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TOTAL |
98+[3] | 1 410 |
1 508+[3] |
[ ] Supernumerary post created under the approval of Finance Committee.
2022 | 2023 | |
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Number of pieces of legal advice given | 14 631 | 14 085 |
Number of contracts, tenders and other legal documents drafted / vetted | 726 | 805 |
2022 | 2023 | |
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Total number of current civil litigation cases | 42 123 | 42 187 |
Number of civil proceedings instituted by government | 1 619 | 1 807 |
Number of civil proceedings instituted against government | 1 981 | 2 208 |
Civil litigation cases with hearing(s) at all levels of court | 2 437 | 2 783 |
(a) Court of Final Appeal | 13 | 11 |
(b) Court of Appeal | 32 | 27 |
(c) Court of First Instance | 287 | 348 |
(d) Other Courts, Tribunals, Council and Boards | 2 105 | 2 397 |
Number of pieces of legal advice given | 2022 | 2023 |
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Overall legal policy affairs matters | 2 670 | 2 843 |
Basic Law matters | 1 539 | 1 028 |
Human rights issues | 594 | 830 |
Constitutional development and election matters | 537 | 550 |
Mainland law and related matters | 625 | 707 |
Total | 5 965 | 5 958 |
2022 | 2023 | |
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Number of international agreements on legal co-operation in criminal matters initialled | 0 | 9 |
Number of pieces of legal advice provided | 34 552 | 40 074 |
Number of new requests dealt with in various categories of mutual legal assistance | 346 | 311 |
Legislative drafting work | 2022 | 2023 |
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Drafts of legislation released1 | 2 610 | 2 232 |
Number of pieces of legal/professional advice given (including written and oral advice) | 3 719 | 3 612 |
Papers prepared2 | 110 | 140 |
Volume of legislation gazetted | 2022 | 2023 |
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Number of Bills gazetted | 25 | 42 |
Number of pages of bilingual text (as gazetted) | 3 224 | 4 644 |
Number of pieces of subsidiary legislation | 239 | 170 |
Number of pages of bilingual text (as gazetted) | 4 816 | 5 750 |
Volume of legislation enacted | 2022 | 2023 |
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Number of Ordinances enacted | 17 | 35 |
Number of pages of bilingual text of Committee Stage Amendments incorporated into Ordinances | 53 | 153 |
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Number of pieces of legal advice given | 14 610 | 15 486 |
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Percentage of criminal cases conducted in Chinese | 2022 | 2023 |
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Application for certificate in the Court of Appeal or the Court of First Instance for appeal to the Court of Final Appeal | 95.0% | 81.8% |
Court of Appeal (criminal appeals) | 41.0% | 53.5% |
Court of First Instance (Magistracy appeals) | 84.8% | 83.6% |
Court of First Instance (criminal trials) | 20.3% | 21.1% |
District Court (criminal trials) | 83.7% | 83.9% |
Magistrates' Courts (criminal trials) | 80.0% | 83.3% |
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* Lawyers instructed in place of Court Prosecutors are briefed to attend to all cases on the basis of the daily cause list before a particular magistrate.