Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen today opened Prosecution Week 2015, to enhance community awareness of the rule of law and the civil rights and duties of citizens.
Held by the Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice, the theme for the event this year is "Uphold Justice with Professionalism & Independence".
Mr Yuen said Hong Kong is undergoing significant changes, and so is its legal landscape and the environment within which public prosecutors must perform their duties.
"These changes bring about huge challenges to our law enforcement agencies as well as our public prosecutors, if not the entire Department of Justice. For instance, the advance of technology has brought about challenges to our substantive criminal law as well as generated complex and difficult issues in the context of criminal evidence and criminal procedure. The upsurge of cross-border or multi-jurisdictional criminal activities, on the other hand, calls for better co-operation amongst different jurisdictions.
"Another challenge is how to engage the general public, so as to provide them with the appropriate explanations within the limit permitted by the law and which would best serve public interests."
