High Court of Hong Kong

High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
香港特別行政區高等法院
22°16′42″N 114°09′48″E / 22.27833°N 114.16333°E / 22.27833; 114.16333
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Location	38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island,  Hong Kong, China
Coordinates	22°16′42″N 114°09′48″E / 22.27833°N 114.16333°E / 22.27833; 114.16333
Authorised by	Hong Kong Basic Law and High Court Ordinance
Appeals to	Court of Final Appeal
Website	Judiciary of Hong Kong
Chief Judge of the High Court
Currently	The Honourable Mr Justice Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor, CJHC

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The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region^[1] is a part of the legal system of Hong Kong. It consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance; it deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It is a superior court of record^[2] of unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction.^[3][4] It was named the Supreme Court before 1997. Though previously named the Supreme Court, this Court has long been the local equivalent to the Senior Courts of England and Wales^[5] and has never been vested with the power of final adjudication.