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| 律政司 | |
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| Formed | 1 July 1997 |
| Headquarters | G/F, Main Wing, 6/F, Main and East Wing, Justice Place, 18 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong 5-7/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong |
| Employees | 1,084[1] |
| Annual budget | 949.2m HKD[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Website | www.doj.gov.hk |
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| Chinese | 律政司 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Leuht jing sī | ||||||||||||
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Politics and government of Hong Kong |
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The Department of Justice (DoJ), is the department responsible for the laws of Hong Kong headed by the Secretary for Justice. Before 1997, the names of the department and the position was the Legal Department (律政署) and Attorney General (律政司) respectively. The Department of Justice provides legal advice to other departments in the government system, “drafts government bills, makes prosecution decisions, and promotes the rule of law”.[2]
- ^ a b "budget.gov.hk" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ "Department of Justice". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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