Question follow-through · 10055

Judges: Hong Kong

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.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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