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Judiciary work days gazetted

October 21, 2016

The Judiciary (Five-day Week) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2016 (Commencement) Notice was gazetted today to set the effective date of the Judiciary’s final phase of a five-day week to January 3.

 

The Judiciary (Five-day Week) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2016 was passed by the Legislative Council on June 2.

 

Court offices, including court registries and accounts offices, Bailiffs' Offices, the Probate Registry and the Oaths & Declarations Office will open weekdays from 8.45am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5.30pm.

 

The Judiciary will ensure essential public services are not affected.

 

The handling of fresh remand cases at magistracies, and urgent cases and applications made to various levels of court will continue to be handled outside office hours, including Saturdays, as necessary.

 

The Judiciary will also put in place administrative arrangements to facilitate the opening of court offices on Saturdays, as necessary, to cater for bail payments and related applications.

 

The Commencement Notice will be tabled at the Legislative Council on October 26.



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