The following press releases relating to the CFA have been issued since the launch of the website:

Date Press Release
26/3/2025 CJ concludes visit to Australia (with photos)CJ concludes visit to Australia (with photos)
10/1/2025 Term of non-permanent CFA judge extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judge extended
21/10/2024 Terms of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerms of non-permanent CFA judges extended
9/10/2024 CJ to attend 19th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific in MalaysiaCJ to attend 19th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific in Malaysia
2/9/2024 CJ expresses sorrow over passing of former High Court Judge Louis TongCJ expresses sorrow over passing of former High Court Judge Louis Tong
11/6/2024 Statement of Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement of Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
7/6/2024 Statement of Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement of Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
26/5/2024 CJ to visit Shanghai and ZhejiangCJ to visit Shanghai and Zhejiang
23/5/2024 Appointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal
18/4/2024 CJ to attend Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts in QatarCJ to attend Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts in Qatar
25/3/2024 Appointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of Court of Final Appeal
23/2/2024 Term of non-permanent CFA judge extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judge extended
20/11/2023 Judiciary expresses sorrow over passing of Lord Walker NPJJudiciary expresses sorrow over passing of Lord Walker NPJ
19/9/2023 CJ to attend Seventh Seminar of Senior Judges of Cross-Strait and Hong Kong and MacaoCJ to attend Seventh Seminar of Senior Judges of Cross-Strait and Hong Kong and Macao
15/8/2023 Judiciary alerts public to phishing emailJudiciary alerts public to phishing email
24/6/2023 CJ expresses sorrow over passing of Former CJ Sir Yang Ti-liangCJ expresses sorrow over passing of Former CJ Sir Yang Ti-liang
31/5/2023 Judicial appointmentJudicial appointment
19/5/2023 CJ to visit BeijingCJ to visit Beijing
12/5/2023 Terms of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerms of non-permanent CFA judges extended
3/4/2023 Appointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal
19/3/2023 CJ to visit Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay AreaCJ to visit Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
13/1/2023 Appointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal
16/11/2022 Hong Kong hosts 18th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific (with photo)Hong Kong hosts 18th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific (with photo)
7/10/2022 Terms of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerms of non-permanent CFA judges extended
2/6/2022 CJ expresses sorrow over passing of former NPJ Sir Gerard BrennanCJ expresses sorrow over passing of former NPJ Sir Gerard Brennan
6/5/2022 Term of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judges extended
30/3/2022 Statement of Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement of Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
29/12/2021 Term of non-permanent CFA judge extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judge extended
21/9/2021 Terms of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerms of non-permanent CFA judges extended
29/7/2021 Appointment of permanent judge of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal
16/7/2021 Term of non-permanent CFA judge extended Term of non-permanent CFA judge extended
9/7/2021 Security measures at CFA Building Security measures at CFA Building
28/6/2021 Announcement by Judiciary on Black Rainstorm Warning arrangements (3) Announcement by Judiciary on Black Rainstorm Warning arrangements (3)
28/6/2021 Announcement by Judiciary on Black Rainstorm Warning arrangements (2) Announcement by Judiciary on Black Rainstorm Warning arrangements (2)
28/6/2021 Announcement by Judiciary on Black Rainstorm Warning arrangements Announcement by Judiciary on Black Rainstorm Warning arrangements
27/6/2021 Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal and Chief Judge of the High Court to attend celebration activities of 100th anniversary of founding of Communist Party of China in BeijingChief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal and Chief Judge of the High Court to attend celebration activities of 100th anniversary of founding of Communist Party of China in Beijing
29/5/2021 Statement by the Judiciary Statement by the Judiciary
14/5/2021 Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal to visit BeijingChief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal to visit Beijing
12/5/2021 Appointment of permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal Appointment of permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal
25/2/2021 Terms of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerms of non-permanent CFA judges extended
5/2/2021 Public attendance arrangements for forthcoming Court of Final Appeal hearingPublic attendance arrangements for forthcoming Court of Final Appeal hearing
24/12/2020 Recruitment and appointment procedures of Judges and Judicial OfficersRecruitment and appointment procedures of Judges and Judicial Officers
23/12/2020 Appointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal
1/12/2020 Court to enhance social distancing measuresCourt to enhance social distancing measures
28/11/2020 Judiciary clarifies a misquoted media reportJudiciary clarifies a misquoted media report
16/10/2020 Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2021Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2021
5/10/2020 Appointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal
23/9/2020 Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal issues StatementChief Justice of Court of Final Appeal issues Statement
28/7/2020 Court to adopt enhanced social distancing measuresCourt to adopt enhanced social distancing measures
21/7/2020 Court to resume business with reduced capacityCourt to resume business with reduced capacity
19/7/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
14/7/2020 Announcement by the Judiciary Announcement by the Judiciary
2/7/2020 Statement by Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement by Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
25/5/2020 Statement by Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement by Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
22/5/2020 Terms of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerms of non-permanent CFA judges extended
22/5/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
6/5/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
22/4/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
15/4/2020 Statement by Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement by Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
8/4/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
28/3/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
25/3/2020 Statement by Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement by Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
24/3/2020 Appointment of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
22/3/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
20/3/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
6/3/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
27/2/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
21/2/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
13/2/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
8/2/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
1/2/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
28/1/2020 Announcement by JudiciaryAnnouncement by Judiciary
13/12/2019 Appointments of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal and the Chief Judge of the High CourtAppointments of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal and the Chief Judge of the High Court
6/12/2019 Judicial Officers (Extension of Retirement Age) (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 comes into effectJudicial Officers (Extension of Retirement Age) (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 comes into effect
12/11/2019 CFA registry opens as usual todayCFA registry opens as usual today
11/11/2019 CFA registry closedCFA registry closed
31/10/2019 Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma to retire at age 65 in January 2021Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma to retire at age 65 in January 2021
8/9/2019 CJ to attend "Fifth Seminar of Senior Judges of Cross-Strait and Hong Kong and Macao"CJ to attend "Fifth Seminar of Senior Judges of Cross-Strait and Hong Kong and Macao"
16/8/2019 Terms of non-permanent Hong Kong CFA judges extendedTerms of non-permanent Hong Kong CFA judges extended
19/7/2019 Term of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judges extended
22/5/2019 Appointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal
16/1/2019 Statement by Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement by Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
19/12/2018 Term of non-permanent CFA judge extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judge extended
10/10/2018 Appointments of permanent judge and non-permanent Hong Kong judge of Court of Final AppealAppointments of permanent judge and non-permanent Hong Kong judge of Court of Final Appeal
21/9/2018 Term of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judges extended
20/7/2018 Term of non-permanent CFA judge extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judge extended
21/3/2018 Appointment of permanent judge of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal
21/3/2018 Appointment of non-permanent Hong Kong judge of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent Hong Kong judge of the Court of Final Appeal
21/3/2018 Appointment of non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions of the Court of Final Appeal
21/2/2018 Term of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judges extended
13/9/2017 Hong Kong to hold Fourth Seminar of Senior Judges of Cross-Strait and Hong Kong and MacaoHong Kong to hold Fourth Seminar of Senior Judges of Cross-Strait and Hong Kong and Macao
16/6/2017 Term of non-permanent CFA judges extended Term of non-permanent CFA judges extended
12/5/2017 CJ officiates at opening ceremony of West Kowloon Law Courts Building (with photos)CJ officiates at opening ceremony of West Kowloon Law Courts Building (with photos)
18/1/2017 Appointment of non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions of the Court of Final AppealAppointment of non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions of the Court of Final Appeal
28/12/2016 Final phase of five-day week for JudiciaryFinal phase of five-day week for Judiciary
14/12/2016 Statement by Chief Justice of Court of Final AppealStatement by Chief Justice of Court of Final Appeal
13/12/2016 Judiciary’s response to enquiriesJudiciary’s response to enquiries
7/12/2016 Chief Justice's statement on Government's decision on enhancing remuneration packages for Judges and Judicial Officers Chief Justice's statement on Government's decision on enhancing remuneration packages for Judges and Judicial Officers
21/10/2016 Judiciary (Five-day Week) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance (Commencement) Notice gazettedJudiciary (Five-day Week) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance (Commencement) Notice gazetted
7/9/2016 CJ to attend judicial summit in ChongqingCJ to attend judicial summit in Chongqing
19/8/2016 Term of Non-Permanent Hong Kong CFA Judges ExtendedTerm of Non-Permanent Hong Kong CFA Judges Extended
25/7/2016 Statement by the JudiciaryStatement by the Judiciary
11/7/2016 Term of Non-Permanent CFA Judges ExtendedTerm of Non-Permanent CFA Judges Extended
26/6/2016 CJ to visit the MainlandCJ to visit the Mainland
4/3/2016 Statement by Chief JusticeStatement by Chief Justice
5/1/2016 Term of Non-Permanent CFA Judge extendedTerm of Non-Permanent CFA Judge extended
25/10/2015 Judiciary's response to media enquiriesJudiciary's response to media enquiries
18/9/2015 Term of non-permanent CFA judges extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judges extended
16/9/2015 Transcript of remarks by Chief JusticeTranscript of remarks by Chief Justice
20/8/2015 Updating of Court of Final Appeal websiteUpdating of Court of Final Appeal website
20/8/2015 Court of Final Appeal at 8 Jackson Road to commence operations on September 7Court of Final Appeal at 8 Jackson Road to commence operations on September 7
20/8/2015 The Judiciary launches its logo (with photo)The Judiciary launches its logo (with photo)
14/7/2015 Term of non-permanent CFA judge extendedTerm of non-permanent CFA judge extended
3/7/2015 Legislative Amendments relating to Suitors' Funds Rules of the Courts gazettedLegislative Amendments relating to Suitors' Funds Rules of the Courts gazetted
26/5/2015 Statement by the JudiciaryStatement by the Judiciary
26/5/2015 Announcement by Judiciary on rainstorm warning arrangements (2)Announcement by Judiciary on rainstorm warning arrangements (2)
26/5/2015 Announcement by Judiciary on rainstorm warning arrangements (1)Announcement by Judiciary on rainstorm warning arrangements (1)
11/3/2015 Launch of the Court of Final Appeal WebsiteLaunch of the Court of Final Appeal Website