Supreme Court of Hong Kong

For the current court of last resort of Hong Kong, see Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
Supreme Court of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese香港最高法院
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng jeui gōu faat yuhn
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 zeoi3 gou1 faat3 jyun6
The "old Supreme Court Building" facing Statue Square in 1915.
Former French Mission Building, used by the Supreme Court from 1980 to 1983 and later by the Court of Final Appeal from 1997 to 2015.
Entrance of the High Court in Admiralty.

The Supreme Court of Hong Kong was the highest court from 1976 to 1997 in British Hong Kong. It heard cases of first instance and appeals from the District and Magisrates Courts as well as certain tribunals. The Supreme Court was from 1976 made up of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal.

Following the handover on 1 July 1997, the Supreme Court became the High Court of Hong Kong, which is made up of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal.