Written questions

Judges: Hong Kong

2026-06-14 · Ministry of Justice · 10055 · Official question

Mr Richard Holden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will urge the withdrawal of all remaining UK judges from Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal.

Answer

No serving UK judges sit on the Hong Kong Court of Appeal. Two judges who previously sat in the UK are non-permanent judges of the Court. The Court publishes a list of non-permanent judges at: https://www.hkcfa.hk/en/about/who/judges/npjs/index.html.Retir...