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title="The Peak (Hong Kong)">The Peak</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Central_People%27s_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Central People's Government">Central People's Government</a><br />nomination by <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">No longer than the Chief Executive's remaining term</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elsie_Leung" title="Elsie Leung">Elsie Leung</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 1997</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/HK$" class="mw-redirect" title="HK$">HK$</a>4.2 million p.a.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.doj.gov.hk/">DOJ</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Secretary for Justice</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese 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Kong)">Pro-democracy camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Localist_camp" title="Localist camp">Localist camp</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Court_of_Final_Appeal" title="Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal">Court of Final Appeal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Court_of_Final_Appeal" title="Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cheung" title="Andrew Cheung">Andrew Cheung</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="High Court of Hong Kong">High Court</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Judge_of_the_High_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong">Chief Judge</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Poon_Shiu-chor" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor">Jeremy Poon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_(Hong_Kong)" title="Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)">Court of Appeal</a> <ul><li>President of the Court of Appeal</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_First_Instance_(Hong_Kong)" title="Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)">Court of First Instance</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/District_Court_(Hong_Kong)" title="District Court (Hong Kong)">District Court</a> </p> <ul><li>Chief District Judge: Justin Ko</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Magistrates%27_Court_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magistrates' Court (Hong Kong)">Magistrates' Court</a> </p> <ul><li>Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak</li></ul> <p>Special courts and tribunals: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Coroner’s_Court" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Coroner’s Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Labour_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Labour Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lands_Tribunal_(Hong_Kong)" title="Lands Tribunal (Hong Kong)">Lands Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Misconduct_Tribunal" title="Market Misconduct Tribunal">Market Misconduct Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Obscene_Articles_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Obscene Articles Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Hong_Kong#The_Small_Claims_Tribunal" title="Judiciary of Hong Kong">Small Claims Tribunal</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #8C0046;text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Hong_Kong" title="Districts of Hong Kong">Districts</a></div><div 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the chief law enforcement officer of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Hong_Kong" title="Government of Hong Kong">Government of Hong Kong</a>. Before the <a href="/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong">transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong</a> in 1997, the position was known as the <a href="/wiki/Attorney-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney-General">Attorney-General</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>. </p><p>The Secretary for Justice, nominated by the <a href="/wiki/Central_People%27s_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Central People's Government">Chinese government</a> on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive of Hong Kong</a>, is an <i>ex officio</i> member of the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Executive Council of Hong Kong">Executive Council of Hong Kong</a>. The Secretary takes office after appointment by the <a href="/wiki/Central_People%27s_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Central People's Government">Government of the People's Republic of China</a>, which is responsible for Hong Kong's <a href="/wiki/Diplomacy" title="Diplomacy">foreign affairs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">defence</a>. The Secretary for Justice also belongs to the Policy Committee, which is chaired by the Chief Secretary, </p><p>The Office of the Secretary for Justice was established by the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law" title="Hong Kong Basic Law">Hong Kong Basic Law</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which guarantees the power of the Department of Justice to control criminal prosecutions free from any interference.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position is normally held by a <a href="/wiki/Jurist" title="Jurist">legal professional</a>, and was, before July 2002, a civil service position. The Secretary for Justice, after the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Administration" title="Chief Secretary for Administration">Chief Secretary</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_(Hong_Kong)" title="Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)">Financial Secretary</a>, is one of the three highest <a href="/wiki/Principal_officials_of_Hong_Kong" title="Principal officials of Hong Kong">Principal Officials of the Government</a>. </p><p>The current Secretary for Justice is <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lam" title="Paul Lam">Paul Lam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Silver_Bauhinia_Star" title="Silver Bauhinia Star">SBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senior_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Counsel">SC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_Peace" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice of Peace">JP</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role">Role</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the course of discharging his or her duties as the chief legal advisor to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, the Secretary for Justice is assisted by five law officers, namely: </p> <ul><li>the <a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_of_Hong_Kong" title="Solicitor General of Hong Kong">Solicitor General</a> who heads the Legal Policy Division,</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Director_of_Public_Prosecutions" title="Director of Public Prosecutions">Director of Public Prosecutions</a> who head the <a href="/wiki/Prosecutions_Division_(Hong_Kong)" title="Prosecutions Division (Hong Kong)">Prosecutions Division</a>,</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Law_Officers_of_the_Crown" class="mw-redirect" title="Law Officers of the Crown">Law Officer (Civil Law)</a> who heads the Civil Law Division,</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Law_Officers_of_the_Crown" class="mw-redirect" title="Law Officers of the Crown">Law Officer (International Law)</a> who heads the International Law Division, and</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Counsel">Law Draftsman</a> who heads the Law Drafting Division</li></ul> <p>(The Administration and Development Division is headed by an Administrative Officer.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranking_in_the_Hong_Kong_Government">Ranking in the Hong Kong Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ranking in the Hong Kong Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Secretary for Justice is the third in line, after the Chief Secretary and the Financial Secretary, to act for the Chief Executive when he or she is on leave, outside Hong Kong, or when the position is otherwise temporarily vacant. </p><p>The Secretary for Justice ranks fifth in the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_order_of_precedence" title="Hong Kong order of precedence">Hong Kong order of precedence</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Residence">Residence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Residence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Secretary for Justice has an official residence at 19 Severn Road, The Peak. Opened in 1934 for use by Attorney General Hong Kong. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pre-1997_position">Pre-1997 position</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pre-1997 position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the <a href="/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong">1997 handover to China</a>, the position was known as the <b><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General#Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General">Attorney General</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">律政司</span>), and the department was known as the <a href="/wiki/Legal_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Legal Department">Legal Department</a> (<a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">律政署</span>) and was also known as the <b>Attorney General's Chambers</b> (<a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">律政司署</span>). The office of the Attorney General was never localized during British rule and no Hong Kong Chinese ever held this key post. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_secretaries_and_attorneys_general">List of secretaries and attorneys general</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of secretaries and attorneys general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attorneys_General,_1844–1997"><span id="Attorneys_General.2C_1844.E2.80.931997"></span>Attorneys General, 1844–1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Attorneys General, 1844–1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th width="10px"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th width="80px">Portrait </th> <th width="180px">Name </th> <th width="150px">Took office </th> <th width="150px">Left office </th> <th width="400px">Notes </th> <th width="50px">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ivy_Sterling" title="Paul Ivy Sterling">Paul Ivy Sterling</a> </td> <td>1844 </td> <td>1855 </td> <td>First Attorney General (AG) of Hong Kong. Later appointed <a href="/wiki/Puisne_Judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Puisne Judge">Puisne Judge</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ceylon" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceylon">Ceylon</a> 1855 and acting Chief Justice 1860. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Chisolm_Anstey.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Thomas_Chisolm_Anstey.jpg/80px-Thomas_Chisolm_Anstey.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Thomas_Chisolm_Anstey.jpg/120px-Thomas_Chisolm_Anstey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Thomas_Chisolm_Anstey.jpg/160px-Thomas_Chisolm_Anstey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1870" data-file-height="2538" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Chisholm_Anstey" title="Thomas Chisholm Anstey">Thomas Chisholm Anstey</a> </td> <td>1855 </td> <td>1859 </td> <td>Former member of British Parliament 1847-1852. Practiced at <a href="/wiki/Bombay" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombay">Bombay</a> bar after retirement. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Henry_Adams.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/William_Henry_Adams.jpg/80px-William_Henry_Adams.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/William_Henry_Adams.jpg/120px-William_Henry_Adams.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/William_Henry_Adams.jpg/160px-William_Henry_Adams.jpg 2x" data-file-width="492" data-file-height="544" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Adams" title="William Henry Adams">William Adams</a> </td> <td>1859 </td> <td>1860 </td> <td>Did not act as AG and was appointed acting Chief Justice immediately on arrival in Hong Kong and then appointed as <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong">Chief Justice of Hong Kong</a>. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_John_Jackson_Smale.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Sir_John_Jackson_Smale.jpg/80px-Sir_John_Jackson_Smale.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Sir_John_Jackson_Smale.jpg/120px-Sir_John_Jackson_Smale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Sir_John_Jackson_Smale.jpg/160px-Sir_John_Jackson_Smale.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="2192" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Jackson_Smale" title="John Jackson Smale">John Smale</a> </td> <td>1860 </td> <td>1866 </td> <td>Appointed <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong">Chief Justice of Hong Kong</a> 1866 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Julian_Pauncefote_Chopped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Julian_Pauncefote_Chopped.jpg/80px-Julian_Pauncefote_Chopped.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Julian_Pauncefote_Chopped.jpg/120px-Julian_Pauncefote_Chopped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Julian_Pauncefote_Chopped.jpg/160px-Julian_Pauncefote_Chopped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="576" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Julian_Pauncefote" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Pauncefote">Julian Pauncefote</a> </td> <td>1866 </td> <td>1873 </td> <td>Appointed Chief Justice of the <a href="/wiki/Leeward_Islands" title="Leeward Islands">Leeward Islands</a> 1874. Later had a very illustrious career in the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign Office">Foreign Office</a>. Became Lord Pauncefote in 1899. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_John_Bramston.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Sir_John_Bramston.jpg/80px-Sir_John_Bramston.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Sir_John_Bramston.jpg/120px-Sir_John_Bramston.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Sir_John_Bramston.jpg/160px-Sir_John_Bramston.jpg 2x" data-file-width="246" data-file-height="334" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Bramston_(Australian_politician)" title="John Bramston (Australian politician)">John Bramston</a> </td> <td>1873 </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>Appointed Assistant Under Secretary of State in the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Office" title="Colonial Office">Colonial Office</a> 1876. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_George_Philippo_1879-1882.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Sir_George_Philippo_1879-1882.jpg/80px-Sir_George_Philippo_1879-1882.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Sir_George_Philippo_1879-1882.jpg/120px-Sir_George_Philippo_1879-1882.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Sir_George_Philippo_1879-1882.jpg/160px-Sir_George_Philippo_1879-1882.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2097" data-file-height="2719" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/George_Phillippo" title="George Phillippo">George Phillippo</a> </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>1879 </td> <td>First non-<a href="/wiki/British_nationality_law" title="British nationality law">British</a>-born AG, Phillippo was born in <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>. He left to become Chief Justice of <a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> 1879 to 1882 and returned to appointed <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong">Chief Justice of Hong Kong</a> 1882. In 1897 he became British High Consul in <a href="/wiki/Geneva,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Geneva, Switzerland">Geneva, Switzerland</a>. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Loughlin_O%27Malley.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Edward_Loughlin_O%27Malley.png/80px-Edward_Loughlin_O%27Malley.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Edward_Loughlin_O%27Malley.png/120px-Edward_Loughlin_O%27Malley.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Edward_Loughlin_O%27Malley.png/160px-Edward_Loughlin_O%27Malley.png 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="287" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Edward_Loughlin_O%27Malley" title="Edward Loughlin O'Malley">Edward O'Malley</a> </td> <td>1880 </td> <td>1889 </td> <td>Appointed Chief Justice of the <a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements" title="Straits Settlements">Straits Settlements</a> 1889 and Chief Justice of <a href="/wiki/British_Guiana" title="British Guiana">British Guiana</a> 1895. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Meigh_Goodman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/William_Meigh_Goodman.jpg/80px-William_Meigh_Goodman.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/William_Meigh_Goodman.jpg/120px-William_Meigh_Goodman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/William_Meigh_Goodman.jpg/160px-William_Meigh_Goodman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="741" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Meigh_Goodman" class="mw-redirect" title="William Meigh Goodman">W. Meigh Goodman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a>/<a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td>1890 </td> <td>1902 </td> <td>Appointed <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong">Chief Justice of Hong Kong</a> 1902. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_Spencer_Berkeley.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Henry_Spencer_Berkeley.png/80px-Henry_Spencer_Berkeley.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Henry_Spencer_Berkeley.png/120px-Henry_Spencer_Berkeley.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Henry_Spencer_Berkeley.png/160px-Henry_Spencer_Berkeley.png 2x" data-file-width="183" data-file-height="244" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Spencer_Berkeley" title="Henry Spencer Berkeley">Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td>1902 </td> <td>1906<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Previously Chief Justice of Fiji 1889-1902. Retired to practice at Hong Kong bar 1906, but acted as AG in 1909. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Rees-Davies.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/William_Rees-Davies.png/80px-William_Rees-Davies.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/William_Rees-Davies.png 1.5x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="144" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Rees-Davies_(judge)" title="William Rees-Davies (judge)">Sir William Rees-Davies</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td>1907 </td> <td>1912 </td> <td>Appointed <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong">Chief Justice of Hong Kong</a> 1912. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Bucknill,_lawyer_and_judge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/John_Bucknill%2C_lawyer_and_judge.jpg/80px-John_Bucknill%2C_lawyer_and_judge.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/John_Bucknill%2C_lawyer_and_judge.jpg/120px-John_Bucknill%2C_lawyer_and_judge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/John_Bucknill%2C_lawyer_and_judge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="126" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Alexander_Strachey_Bucknill" title="John Alexander Strachey Bucknill">John Bucknill</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td>1912 </td> <td>1914 </td> <td>Appointed Chief Justice of the <a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements" title="Straits Settlements">Straits Settlements</a> 1914 and <a href="/wiki/Puisne_Judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Puisne Judge">Puisne Judge</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Patna_High_Court" title="Patna High Court">Patna High Court</a> in <a href="/wiki/Patna" title="Patna">Patna</a>, British India 1920. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Joseph_Kemp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Sir_Joseph_Kemp.jpg/80px-Sir_Joseph_Kemp.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Sir_Joseph_Kemp.jpg/120px-Sir_Joseph_Kemp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Sir_Joseph_Kemp.jpg/160px-Sir_Joseph_Kemp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="170" data-file-height="239" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Horsford_Kemp" title="Joseph Horsford Kemp">Joseph Kemp</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td>1914 </td> <td>1930 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puisne_Judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Puisne Judge">Puisne Judge</a>, Hong Kong, prior to appointment 1913-1914. Next appointed <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong">Chief Justice of Hong Kong</a> 1930. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grenville_Alabaster.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Grenville_Alabaster.png/80px-Grenville_Alabaster.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Grenville_Alabaster.png/120px-Grenville_Alabaster.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Grenville_Alabaster.png/160px-Grenville_Alabaster.png 2x" data-file-width="1335" data-file-height="2076" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/C._Grenville_Alabaster" title="C. Grenville Alabaster">C. Grenville Alabaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td>1930 </td> <td>1941 </td> <td>Interned in <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Internment_Camp" title="Stanley Internment Camp">Stanley Internment Camp</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and retired after the war. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7">British administration suspended during Japanese occupation during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Military Government from August 1945 to March 1946. </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Bowes_Griffin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/John_Bowes_Griffin.png/80px-John_Bowes_Griffin.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/John_Bowes_Griffin.png/120px-John_Bowes_Griffin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/John_Bowes_Griffin.png 2x" data-file-width="141" data-file-height="188" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bowes_Griffin" title="John Bowes Griffin">John Bowes Griffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a> </td> <td>1946 </td> <td>1951 </td> <td>Appointed in December 1946. <a href="/w/index.php?title=G.E._Strickland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="G.E. Strickland (page does not exist)">G.E. Strickland</a>, acted as AG before Bowes Griffin's appointment. Bowes Griffin was next appointed Chief Justice of Uganda 1952. Was acting Chief Justice of Northern Rhodesia 1957, Speaker of the Legislative Council in Uganda 1958-1962 and Speaker of the Ugandan National Assembly 1962-1963. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Ridehalgh" title="Arthur Ridehalgh">Arthur Ridehalgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a>/<a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a> </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>26 November 1961 </td> <td>Last AG to be a <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Counsel" title="King's Counsel">KC</a>. Retired on a pension. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-gaz196111_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz196111-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Heenan" title="Maurice Heenan">Maurice Heenan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a> </td> <td>4 December 1961 </td> <td>2 September 1966 </td> <td>Non-<a href="/wiki/British_nationality_law" title="British nationality law">British</a>-born (born in New Zealand). Crown Counsel prior to appointment. Resigned to join <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> as Deputy Director of the General Legal Division 1966-1973, then as General Counsel for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees in Beirut 1973-1977. Died in the United States. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1962_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1962-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1966_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1966-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denys_Tudor_Emil_Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="Denys Tudor Emil Roberts">Denys Roberts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a> </td> <td>3 September 1966 </td> <td>29 September 1973 </td> <td>Appointed <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_(British_Empire)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Secretary (British Empire)">Colonial/Chief Secretary</a> (1973-1979) and then <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong">Chief Justice of Hong Kong</a>. Retired on a pension. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1966_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1966-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1973_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1973-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_William_Dixon_Hobley" title="John William Dixon Hobley">John Hobley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a> </td> <td>30 September 1973 </td> <td>3 June 1979 </td> <td>Served as Crown Counsel in Hong Kong 1953-1973, briefly as Attorney General of Bermuda 1972-1973 and Solicitor General of Hong Kong 1973. Retired on a pension in 1979. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1973_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1973-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1979_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1979-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Calvert_Griffiths" title="John Calvert Griffiths">John Griffiths</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a> </td> <td>4 June 1979 </td> <td>10 June 1983 </td> <td>Last non-<a href="/wiki/British_nationality_law" title="British nationality law">British</a>-born AG - born in <a href="/wiki/Persia" class="mw-redirect" title="Persia">Persia</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>). Entered private practice at the English and Hong Kong bars after retirement until 2012. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1979_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1979-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1983_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1983-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_David_Thomas" title="Michael David Thomas">Michael Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a> </td> <td>11 June 1983 </td> <td>30 March 1988 </td> <td>Last <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a> to be AG. Entered private practice at Hong Kong and English bars after retirement. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1983_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1983-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1988_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1988-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/80px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/160px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Fell_Mathews" title="Jeremy Fell Mathews">Jeremy Mathews</a> </td> <td>1 April 1988 </td> <td>30 June 1997 </td> <td>First solicitor to be appointed AG. Last AG. Retired at end of British rule in Hong Kong. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-gaz1988_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz1988-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretaries_for_Justice,_1997–present"><span id="Secretaries_for_Justice.2C_1997.E2.80.93present"></span>Secretaries for Justice, 1997–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Secretaries for Justice, 1997–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Political party:</b> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#C0C0C0; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Non-partisan_democracy" title="Non-partisan democracy">Nonpartisan</a></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th width="10px"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th width="80px">Portrait </th> <th width="190px">Name </th> <th width="180px" colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th width="80px">Duration </th> <th width="120px"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a> </th> <th>Term </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#C0C0C0" align="center"><b>1</b> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elsie_Leung.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Elsie_Leung.jpg/80px-Elsie_Leung.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Elsie_Leung.jpg/120px-Elsie_Leung.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Elsie_Leung.jpg/160px-Elsie_Leung.jpg 2x" data-file-width="172" data-file-height="230" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Elsie_Leung_Oi-sie" class="mw-redirect" title="Elsie Leung Oi-sie">Elsie Leung Oi-sie</a><br />梁愛詩 </td> <td rowspan="3">1 July 1997 </td> <td rowspan="3">20 October 2005 </td> <td rowspan="3">8 years and 112 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tung_Chee-hwa" title="Tung Chee-hwa">Tung Chee-hwa</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1997–2005)</span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/First_term_of_Tung_Chee-hwa_as_Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="First term of Tung Chee-hwa as Chief Executive of Hong Kong">1</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Second_term_of_Tung_Chee-hwa_as_Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Second term of Tung Chee-hwa as Chief Executive of Hong Kong">2</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Tsang" title="Donald Tsang">Donald Tsang</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2005–2012)</span> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/First_term_of_Donald_Tsang_as_Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="First term of Donald Tsang as Chief Executive of Hong Kong">2</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0" align="center"><b>2</b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wong_Yan_Lung.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Wong_Yan_Lung.jpg/80px-Wong_Yan_Lung.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Wong_Yan_Lung.jpg/120px-Wong_Yan_Lung.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Wong_Yan_Lung.jpg/160px-Wong_Yan_Lung.jpg 2x" data-file-width="857" data-file-height="1249" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wong_Yan-lung" title="Wong Yan-lung">Wong Yan-lung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senior_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Counsel">SC</a><br />黃仁龍 </td> <td rowspan="2">20 October 2005 </td> <td rowspan="2">30 June 2012 </td> <td rowspan="2">6 years and 255 days </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Second_term_of_Donald_Tsang_as_Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Second term of Donald Tsang as Chief Executive of Hong Kong">3</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0" align="center"><b>3</b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rimsky_Yuen_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Rimsky_Yuen_2016.jpg/80px-Rimsky_Yuen_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Rimsky_Yuen_2016.jpg/120px-Rimsky_Yuen_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Rimsky_Yuen_2016.jpg/160px-Rimsky_Yuen_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1089" data-file-height="1449" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rimsky_Yuen_Kwok-keung" class="mw-redirect" title="Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung">Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senior_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Counsel">SC</a><br />袁國強 </td> <td rowspan="2">1 July 2012 </td> <td rowspan="2">5 January 2018 </td> <td rowspan="2">5 years and 189 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leung_Chun-ying" title="Leung Chun-ying">Leung Chun-ying</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2012–2017)</span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/First_term_of_CY_Leung_as_Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="First term of CY Leung as Chief Executive of Hong Kong">4</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Carrie_Lam" title="Carrie Lam">Carrie Lam</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2017–2022)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Carrie_Lam_as_Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrie Lam as Chief Executive of Hong Kong">5</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#C0C0C0" align="center"><b>4</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E6%B8%AF%E5%BA%9C%E5%9F%B7%E6%84%8F%E6%8E%A8%E9%80%B2%E3%80%8A%E9%80%83%E7%8A%AF%E6%A2%9D%E4%BE%8B%E3%80%8B%E4%BF%AE%E6%B3%95%E6%B0%91%E9%99%A3%E8%AC%B9%E6%85%8E%E5%8B%95%E5%93%A1%E6%B0%91%E7%9C%BE%E6%8A%97%E7%88%AD3_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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href="/wiki/Lee_government" title="Lee government">6</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Deputy_Secretaries_for_Justice,_2022–present"><span id="Deputy_Secretaries_for_Justice.2C_2022.E2.80.93present"></span>Deputy Secretaries for Justice, 2022–present</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Deputy Secretaries for Justice, 2022–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Political party:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#C0C0C0; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Non-partisan_democracy" title="Non-partisan democracy">Nonpartisan</a></span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th width="10px"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th width="80px">Portrait </th> <th width="190px">Name </th> <th width="180px" colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th width="80px">Duration </th> <th width="120px"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive</a> </th> <th>Term </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#C0C0C0" align="center"><b>1</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Horace_Cheung.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Horace_Cheung.jpg/80px-Horace_Cheung.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Horace_Cheung.jpg/120px-Horace_Cheung.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Horace_Cheung.jpg/160px-Horace_Cheung.jpg 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="576" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horace_Cheung" title="Horace Cheung">Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan</a><br />張國鈞 </td> <td>1 July 2022 </td> <td>Incumbent </td> <td>2 years and 149 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Lee_(government_official)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Lee (government official)">John Lee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2022–present)</span> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Lee_government" title="Lee government">6</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attorney_general" title="Attorney general">Attorney general</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justice_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice minister">Justice minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Justice (France)">Minister of Justice (France)</a>, who performs similar functions to his or her <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> counterpart</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_for_Justice&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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