The Government Secretariat ( Chinese : 政府總部 ) is the collective administrative headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong . It is collectively formed by the offices of the Chief Secretary and of the Financial Secretary as well as thirteen policy bureaux.
80-744: High Court District Court Magistrates' Court Special courts and tribunals: Chief Executive Elections Legislative elections District council elections Consular missions in Hong Kong Hong Kong–China relations Hong Kong–Taiwan relations The Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office (PICO) was a creation in Carrie Lam 's Policy Address in 2017 to revamp the Central Policy Unit. It has commenced operation since 1 April 2018, and ceased operation from 1 July 2022. The Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office is
160-679: A divisional court consisting of a three- or two-member bench. All judges of the Court of First Instance also serve as members of the Competition Tribunal. The President and Deputy President of the Competition Tribunal (currently Mr Justice Harris and Madam Justice Au-Yeung respectively) are appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. The President of
240-447: A "policy research group" after forming his "cabinet", which was still in progress. During a press release, Lee put emphasis on "strengthening" policy research and pledged to take into account different perspectives and views outside the government to facilitate a better understanding of different views in the society. He added that the proposed policy research group would also study issues relating to international affairs. On 1 July 2022,
320-704: A case in a courtroom situated in the District Court building. This is similar to England , where the High Court sometimes sits outside London in County Courts which act as High Court District Registries. In the Jimmy Lai case, the prosecution asked the High Court for an adjournment from 1 December 2022 to 8 December 2022; the High Court added a few more days and adjourned it until 13 December 2022. On 13 December 2022,
400-428: A fixed term of a few years and sit for a few weeks in a year. Recorders may exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a full-time Judge of the Court of First Instance. The recordership scheme was introduced in 1994 to encourage experienced practitioners who are willing to sit as a High Court Judge for a few weeks every year, but are not prepared to commit themselves to a permanent, full-time appointment. It
480-526: A housing allowance at HK$ 163,525 per month. As of 1 April 2020, Recorders and Deputy High Court Judges receive honoraria at a daily rate of HK$ 11,765. The retirement age of full-time High Court Judges is 70. However, the term of office can be extended further up to the age of 75. The Chief Judge of the High Court is the Court Leader of the High Court and the President of the Court of Appeal. The Chief Judge
560-511: A new deputy chief secretary and deputy financial secretary – to join the chief secretary, financial secretary, and secretary for justice. Leung announced his desire to create a Culture Bureau; Housing and Transport would be split into two bureaux and Housing would merge with Lands and planning. The newly created Deputy chief secretary position will be responsible for the Labour and Welfare, Education and cultural affairs bureaux. The Chief Secretary
640-758: A non-civil servant contractual basis to nurture them as young and energetic policy designers for around three years. This vision has laid down the framework for the later establishment of the PICO. Before the establishment of PICO, Carrie Lam has also suggested that when the contract concludes, these young people could either return to their original work and training, or they would have nurtured sufficient interest in politics that they could, for instance, participate in District Council elections . Further, since PICO would formulate different policy research and co-ordination work, PICO would also make different arrangements for engaging
720-571: A policy and innovation unit advising the Chief Executive of Hong Kong and coordinates with other areas of the Government of Hong Kong (namely bureaux and departments) to enhance public participation in policy creation. The Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development was established in 2018 to replace the two former advisory bodies (Commission on Strategic Development and the Economic Development Commission). In light of
800-453: A political party is acceptable). All High Court Judges (regardless of whether they are full-time Judges, Recorders or Deputy Judges on temporary appointment) are addressed in court as "My Lord" or "My Lady". In court judgments and decisions, Vice Presidents of the Court of Appeal are referred to as '[surname] VP' or '[surname] V-P' (or in the plural as '[surname] and [surname] V-PP'). Justices of Appeal are referred to as '[surname] JA' (or in
880-510: A smooth transition, the government agreed to table Leung's restructuring plan before LegCo before it dissolved for the summer. However, Pan Democrats believed careful scrutiny was necessary, and strongly opposed the plan to rush through the changes; People Power representatives in Legco warned they would table some 900 motions at the Finance Committee meeting on 15 June and over 100 amendments at
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#1732848529788960-500: A total of 470,000 applications, which was 57% higher than its estimation of 300,000 applications. Head of the Office Ho Pui-ling, said that one of the reasons that the number of applications was higher than expected might be that the unemployment situation of the previous month was worse than what the government had anticipated, and that the government's estimation did not extend to employees on furlough. She emphasised that even if
1040-713: Is a superior court of record of unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction . It was named the Supreme Court before 1997 . Though previously named the Supreme Court, this Court has long been the local equivalent to the Senior Courts of England and Wales and has never been vested with the power of final adjudication. A person who has practised for at least 10 years as a barrister , advocate , solicitor or judicial officer in Hong Kong or another common law jurisdiction
1120-614: Is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a serving or retired High Court Judge or Deputy High Court Judge to chair the Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) and the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT). At present, Mr Justice Lunn (former Vice President of the Court of Appeal), Mr Justice Hartmann (former Justice of Appeal), Kenneth Kwok SC (former Recorder of the Court of First Instance) and Judge Tallentire (former Deputy High Court Judge) are Chairmen of
1200-572: Is because policy bureaus are often preoccupied with their statutory, administrative tasks and ad hoc duties. Thus, they might lack the capacity to conduct comprehensive policy research. Outside of the government, PICO had collaborated with over 10 think tanks and universities. In the Legislative Council document explaining the function of PICO, it was specifically mentioned that the policy research carried out by PICO would collaborate with local and external academia and think tanks. However,
1280-552: Is determined by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the independent Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service. As of 1 April 2017, a full-time Judge of the Court of First Instance receives a monthly salary of HK$ 292,650, while a Justice of Appeal receives a monthly salary of HK$ 307,050. The Chief Judge of the High Court receives a monthly salary of HK$ 340,600. Further, full-time Judges are provided with housing in Judiciary Quarters or, alternatively,
1360-455: Is eligible to be appointed as a High Court Judge or Recorder . A person who has practised for at least 5 years as a barrister , advocate , solicitor or judicial officer in Hong Kong or another common law jurisdiction is eligible to be appointed as the Registrar or a Master. Full-time Judges and Recorders , as well as the Registrar and Masters, are appointed by the Chief Executive on
1440-523: Is responsible for the administration of the High Court and is accountable to the Chief Justice , who is head of the Judiciary . The Chief Judge must be a Chinese citizen who is a Hong Kong permanent resident with no right of abode in any foreign country. The Judges who have held the position of Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong to date are: For pre-1997 Chief Justices, see: Chief Justice of
1520-528: Is to oversee the environment, Food and health, Home affairs, Security, Civil service, and Constitutional and mainland affairs. The Financial Secretary is to oversee Housing, planning and lands, Works, Transport and Financial Services and the treasury bureaux. The Deputy financial secretary will be in overall charge of the Commerce, industrial and tourism, as well as the Information and technology bureaux. To allow for
1600-539: The Chief Justice . The Electoral Affairs Commission must appoint a Judge of the Court of Final Appeal or a High Court Judge to act as returning officer for elections for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong . Similarly, it is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a serving or retired High Court judge to be Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance (currently Mr Justice Suffiad). The Chief Executive also appoints three to six Judges of
1680-528: The Department of Justice are subject to a 'sanitisation' period of 6 months upon appointment. During this period, the judge does not deal with any criminal trials or appeals or any civil cases involving the Government to maintain judicial independence and impartiality. Upon appointment as a full-time High Court Judge, one must give an undertaking not to return to practise in future as a barrister or solicitor in Hong Kong. The remuneration of High Court Judges
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#17328485297881760-747: The Innovation and Technology Bureau in 2015. Bureaux under the Chief Secretary for Administration : Bureaux under the Financial Secretary : Pursuant to the 2021 Policy address , Carrie Lam announced a government restructuring proposal in January 2022 to be considered and implemented by the Chief Executive-elect returned by the 2022 Chief Executive election . The proposal was adopted by Chief Executive-elect John Lee Ka-chiu ; requisite funding
1840-529: The Lands Tribunal must be a High Court Judge (currently Madam Justice Lisa Wong) and is appointed by the Chief Executive . High Court judges also serve a number of other public service roles. It is a statutory requirement that the Electoral Affairs Commission be headed by a chairman who is a High Court judge (currently Mr Justice Lok) appointed by the Chief Executive in consultation with
1920-623: The Secretary for Development and Chief Secretary for Administration . She established a small dedicated office in the Development Bureau in 2009-2012 and in the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office in 2012–2017. Due to the positive feedback given to such practice, Carrie Lam included it in PICO. The purpose of the "first-stop and one-stop" consultation is to allow the private sector and non-profit organisations to understand more about
2000-525: The 2022 Employment Support Scheme. The Scheme was launched under the Anti-epidemic Fund to provide wage subsidies to employers for three months (i.e. May, June and July 2022) to retain their current employees or even employ more staff when the business revives as soon as the epidemic situation permits. Self-employed persons who were eligible could also apply for a one-off subsidy. The Scheme received applications from 29 April to 12 May 2022. PICO stated that
2080-523: The CPU was described as one of the most opaque bodies in the government. There had been proposals requesting the government to increase the transparency of CPU. In contrast, Head of the Office, Betty Fung explained in 2017 that PICO would become a more transparent organisation involving various stakeholders. Within the government, PICO would coordinate among policy bureaus and provide policy recommendations for them. This
2160-497: The Central Policy Unit which was speculated to be re-established, were not mentioned in the restructuring proposal. It has thus been observed that regardless of the format of the new policy research department, the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office would cease to exist. Lee said that he was inclined to develop a working group for conducting policy research, and would actively study the specific format for establishing such
2240-597: The Chief Executive and the Secretaries of Departments to help better achieve policy objectives. Many innovative and comprehensive solutions to social problems require cross-bureax and inter-departmental cooperation. Thus, a strong research institution is needed to formulate effective policy responses that address the pressing social challenges and drive such policy innovations beyond the conventional and institutional boundaries. Differing from CPU, PICO attempts to engage with
2320-511: The Chief Executive's Q&A session at the Legislative Council . In the documents submitted to the Legislative Council, the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office was not listed in the organisational chart of the proposed restructured government. This aroused speculation from the public that the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office would be disbanded in the coming government administration. According to some government insiders, since
2400-562: The Commission on Strategic Development and the Economic Development Commission, both of which also used to be chaired by the Chief Executive. One of the functions of the Office is to provide secretariat and research support to the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development. The Office was seen as a replacement for the Central Policy Unit (CPU). CPU was formally established in 1989 to supplement
2480-474: The Court of Appeal, including as a single Judge (for example, when determining applications for leave to appeal in criminal cases). Cases in the Court of First Instance are usually heard by a single Judge, though important cases may be heard by a bench consisting of more than one Judge, although this is very rare. This practice is similar to the English High Court , where important cases may be heard by
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2560-408: The Court of First Instance (currently Mr Justice Fung , Mr Justice Bharwaney and Madam Justice Lisa Wong) on the recommendation of the Chief Justice to serve as panel judges handling interception and surveillance authorisation requests from law enforcement agencies. Further, it is a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint at least 2 serving or retired High Court Judges as members of
2640-656: The Government Secretariat has undergone periodic changes. Governor Sir Murray MacLehose commissioned McKinsey & Company to conduct a study on the structure of the Hong Kong Government . Sir MacLehose subsequently restructured the Government Secretariat pursuant to recommendations in the McKinsey Report in 1973. Branches of the Government Secretariat under the Colonial Secretary : Branches of
2720-454: The Government Secretariat under the Financial Secretary : New branches of the Government Secretariat were established in the 1980s. Branches of the Government Secretariat under the Chief Secretary : Branches of the Government Secretariat under the Financial Secretary : In the 1 September 1989 reorganisation, the Recreation and Culture Branch (RCB) was created, taking on some duties from
2800-563: The High Court further delayed the trial until September 2023, until after the NPCSC ruled in the matter. Government Secretariat (Hong Kong) The offices are officially known as " Government Secretariat: Offices of the Chief Secretary for Administration and the Financial Secretary ", and the bureaux are officially known as " [Portfolio] Bureau, Government Secretariat " or " Government Secretariat: [Portfolio] Bureau ". The structure of
2880-444: The High Court of Brunei Darussalam (Mr Justice Findlay and Mr Justice Lugar-Mawson). Another retired Hong Kong Judge, Edward Woolley, who previously sat as a Deputy High Court Judge and High Court Master, also sits as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam. Recorders of the court of first instance of the high court are practitioners in private practice (in practice, Senior Counsel ) who are appointed for
2960-603: The Hong Kong Court of Appeal, he also sat as a non-resident Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam between 2010 and 2011. As of 2019, three retired Hong Kong High Court Judges sit as Judges of the Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam (Mr Justice Burrell, who is the President of the Brunei Court of Appeal, and Mr Justice Seagroatt and Mr Justice Lunn , who are Justices of Appeal); two retired Hong Kong High Court Judges sit as Judicial Commissioners of
3040-599: The Long-term Prison Sentences Review Board. At present, Mr Justice Pang Kin-kee and Mr Justice Wilson Chan are President and Deputy President respectively of the Long-term Prison Sentences Review Board. It is also a statutory requirement that the Chief Executive appoint a retired High Court Judge, District Judge or magistrate as Chairman of the Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions (currently Mr Justice Pang Kin-kee ). In addition, it
3120-691: The MMT and SFAT. The Chief Executive may appoint a High Court judge to lead a public inquiry. For example, Mr Justice Andrew Chan was appointed in 2015 as Chairman of the Inquiry into incidents of excess lead found in drinking water , and Mr Justice Lunn, JA was appointed in 2012 as Chairman of the Inquiry into the collision of vessels near Lamma Island . A number of serving and retired Hong Kong High Court Judges also sit as Supreme Court Judges in Brunei . For example, while Mr Justice Rogers served as Vice President of
3200-533: The Municipal Services Branch, such as for culture and recreation, sports, antiquities and country parks management, and others from the Administrative Services and Information Branch, including broadcasting, entertainment and censorship policy. Both branches then ceased to exist. The RCB operated as a Broadcasting, Entertainment and Administration wing, which covered RTHK and TELA , and
3280-441: The Office as non-civil service contract staff. In her Policy Address, Lam also announced the establishment of the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development, which would replace the Economic Development Commission and Commission on Strategic Development. The Policy Innovation and Coordination Office would provide secretarial support for the council and conduct evidence-based policy research in light of
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3360-516: The PICO remained to be part of the civil servant structure. In 2020, Scholars Terence Lin from Beijing Institute of Hong Kong and Macau Scholars and Kay Lam from Hong Kong Policy Research Institute also pointed out that the reformation into PICO failed to address the original defects of the Central Policy Unit. A core innovation of PICO is coordination of policy research and implementation among government departments. However, reports have commented on its limited coordination ability. Evidence shows that
3440-586: The PPR Funding Scheme and the SPPR Funding Scheme each year. Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung also stated that PICO helped bureaux to "remove red tape" by reviewing existing legislation and conducting policy research on cross-bureaux issues in order to formulate solutions or legislative amendment proposals. PICO was responsible, along with the Labour and Welfare Bureau , for implementing
3520-489: The Policy Innovation and Coordination Office reported directly to the Chief Executive, the Lam administration would not put forward any proposals regarding the Office at that moment and its future would be decided by the next Chief Executive, such that if he sees fit, he may rename it as the "Development and Policy Reform Group". Starry Lee , the chairperson of DAB , which is the largest political party in Hong Kong, likewise pushed for
3600-488: The Recreation and Culture wing, with responsibilities including sport. Branches of the Government Secretariat under the Chief Secretary : Branches of the Government Secretariat under the Financial Secretary : Branches of the Government Secretariat under the Chief Secretary for Administration : Bureaux under the Financial Secretary : The Government Secretariat was reorganised in Tung Chee-hwa's second term upon
3680-566: The Scheme received an overwhelming response on the first day of application, in which they received applications from more than 42,000 employers and 27,000 self-employed persons. Head of Office Doris Ho Pui-ling, said that the response to the application was in line with expectations. On the closing of the application, PICO said that they have received a total of 176,000 applications from employers, involving 1.66 million employees, and another 119,000 applications from self-employed persons. They stated that
3760-465: The Supreme Court of Hong Kong Full-time High Court judges are given the prefix 'the Honourable' and referred to as 'Mr/Madam/Mrs Justice [surname]'. The Chief Judge of the High Court may be referred to in writing by adding the post-nominal 'CJHC'. Vice Presidents of the Court of Appeal may be referred to in writing by adding the post-nominal 'VP'. Justices of Appeal may be referred to in writing by adding
3840-456: The council's suggestions. On 23 February 2018, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approved the funding, i.e. the addition of four permanent posts in the civil service, for the establishment of the Office. On 1 April 2018, the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office was officially established. In January 2022, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced her proposed government restructuring plan during her attendance at
3920-482: The different stakeholders concerned and the general public. For instance, the PICO could arrange engagements of different forms, such as small group meetings with experts, focus groups, workshops and public meetings. The PICO is also responsible for drafting the proposal for the reorganisation of government for the 6th-term government. On 17 May, the Executive Council endorsed the proposal for reorganisation. After
4000-426: The establishment of a "Development and Policy Reform Group". She was of the view that the formation of such a Unit would enable long-term planning and tighten cooperation with its Mainland counterpart, viz, the " National Development and Reform Commission ". After announcing his intention to run for the Chief Executive election, John Lee Ka-chiu suggested that he would deliberate with the incumbent administration over
4080-623: The establishment of the new advisory council, PICO would provide the council with secretariat services and research support to facilitate objective and systemic discussions based on evidence. PICO manages the current two policy research funding schemes in Hong Kong, namely the Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme and the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme. The "first-stop" and "one-stop" consultation services have been provided by
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#17328485297884160-535: The expansion of PICO's target audience also means that it is no longer one of the most important sources of policy analysis of the CE. In previous years, CPU has been regarded as the inner " Executive Council " of the CE. PICO inherits the majority of CPU's function. However, it is worth noting that one thing has changed significantly. PICO no longer exercises the duty of "detecting and assessing community concerns and public opinions", one of CPU's core functions. When Lau Siu Kai
4240-428: The government bureaus did not rely on PICO for policy coordination. Duplicated policy research jobs are set in PICO and the respective policy bureaus. For example, PICO has included "Education and Youth Development" and "Innovation and Technology/ Artificial Intelligence/ Re-Industrialization" as their major and strategic themes. However, Home Affairs Bureau and Innovation and Technology Bureau which are responsible for
4320-481: The government published the package of proposals to reorganise the government structure, neither PICO nor the former CPU was seen in the reorganisation structure. It is uncertain whether the PICO's functions would change in the new government, as well as whether PICO would remain in the new government. Yet, as the Chief Executive-Elect John Lee suggested, policy research and innovation are essential to
4400-456: The government, and if the PICO will no longer exist in the new government, another revamp will be made through the establishment of another new organ in the government structure. The structure of the Office is as follows, The head of the Office is responsible to the Chief Executive . The Chief Executive's Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development was formed alongside the Office in 2018. It replaced two former advisory bodies –
4480-529: The implementation of the Principal Officials Accountability System on 1 July 2002: A reorganisation of the secretariat was announced by Donald Tsang after his re-election as Chief Executive in 2007. The number of policy bureaux was increased from 11 to 12 as a consequence of this re-organisation; minor adjustments were also made to the responsibilities of the principal officials . Then-Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying established
4560-499: The important function of assessing public sentiment and political work Central Policy Unit originally held. High Court of Hong Kong The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the legal system of Hong Kong . It consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance ; it deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It
4640-487: The lack of political sense to PICO's replacement of CPU as PICO no longer acts as the "war room" of the government through collecting and analysing public opinion. It also fails to provide strategic opinions to the Chief Executive. Similarly, Scholars Terence Lin from Beijing Institute of Hong Kong and Macau Scholars and Kay Lam from Hong Kong Policy Research Institute also pointed out the reformation of Central Policy Unit into Policy Innovation and Coordination Office diminished
4720-592: The number of applications was higher than their original estimates. Coordinating with the Home Affairs Department, PICO was also tasked with the implementation of the Temporary Unemployment Relief Scheme. The Scheme was launched under the Anti-epidemic Fund to provide a one-off subsidy of $ 10,000 to those who lost their jobs due to the fifth wave of the pandemic. Upon the closing of application on 13 April 2022, PICO said that they received
4800-439: The plural as '[surname] and [surname] JJA'). Full-time Judges of the Court of First Instance are referred to as '[surname] J' (or in the plural as '[surname] and [surname] JJ'). Recorders are referred to as 'Mr/Madam/Mrs Recorder [surname]' (with the post-nominal 'SC' if they are Senior Counsel ). Deputy High Court Judges are referred to either as 'Deputy Judge [surname]', 'Deputy High Court Judge [surname]' or 'DHCJ [surname]' (with
4880-406: The policy bureau closely in the whole policy research process, this includes selections of research topics, study scopes, collection of information and formulation of policy options. PICO would also coordinate cross-bureaux policies' implementation plans and monitor progress. Government consultancy to facilitate innovative development projects is a practice developed from Carrie Lam 's experience as
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#17328485297884960-446: The position of Deputy High Court Judge was known as Commissioner . A Deputy High Court Judge may exercise all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a full-time Judge of the Court of First Instance. Judicial review cases are not listed before part-time Judges. In order to ensure judicial independence and impartiality, part-time Judges are not permitted to participate actively in political activities (although membership of
5040-423: The post-nominal "JA". In 1995, Mrs Justice Doreen Le Pichon was the first woman to be appointed as a High Court judge. She subsequently became the first woman to be appointed as a Justice of Appeal in 2000. In 2019, Madam Justice Susan Kwan was the first woman to be appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal. The current full-time judges of the High Court (as at 9 August 2024) are (ranked according to
5120-438: The post-nominal 'SC' if they are Senior Counsel ). Deputy High Court Judges were previously called Commissioners and were referred to as 'Mr/Madam/Mrs Commissioner [surname]' (with the post-nominal 'Q.C.' if they were Queen's Counsel ) in judgments before 1983. The High Court Building is located at 38 Queensway , Admiralty . The 20-storey building was built in 1985 as the home of the then Supreme Court of Hong Kong , which
5200-522: The priority of their respective appointments; Senior Counsels indicated by an asterisk *): Chief Judge of the High Court Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court A Justice of Appeal may sit as an additional Judge of the Court of First Instance. A Judge of the Court of First Instance may also hear cases in
5280-412: The proposed structure of PICO as leaning towards civil servants because most positions would be filled by civil servants, instead of scholars or members of society as they were in the Central Policy Unit. She described such a move as "backward". Ip Kin-yuen suggested that the PICO shall be led by non-civil servants to better bring innovative ideas to the government. Eventually, the head and deputy head of
5360-527: The prospect of the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office. On 17 May 2022, upon John Lee's successful election , the Executive Council endorsed Chief Executive-elect John Lee's proposal to reorganise government structure for his coming administration. The proposal affirmed most of the recommendations put forward in Carrie Lam's policy address. However, both the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office and
5440-407: The public sector's viewpoints on their proposed innovative projects by offering co-ordinated advisory services to them. Compared to CPU, PICO is particularly focused on the recruitment of young people. When PICO was first established, it recruited 20 young people. 90% of PICO's staff were under 35 years old. This is different from CPU's practice of hiring reputable academia. It has been analysed that
5520-404: The purpose of recruiting more young people is to increase communication with the younger generation and include more young people into the governmental system. Since the establishment of PICO, it has provided "first-stop and one-stop" consultation and co-ordination services for 24 projects and co-ordinated the Chief Executive's annual Policy Address and approved about 30 research projects under
5600-468: The recommendation of the independent Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission (JORC). Part-time Deputy Judges are appointed on a temporary basis by the Chief Justice . It is not uncommon for a person to sit as a Recorder or Deputy High Court Judge prior to appointment as a full-time High Court Judge. Newly-appointed High Court judges with previous service as the Director of Public Prosecutions in
5680-442: The small dedicated offices in the Development Bureau and later the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office from 2009 to 2017. Increasing the participation of young people in policy making has been an important reason why PICO was established. Carrie Lam , when she was still the Chief Executive-elect in 2017, had talked about her intention to reorganise the Central Policy Unit to a new organisation to employ 20-30 young people on
5760-422: The then Government Secretariat 's work by researching and examining specific policy issues. On 27 February 2017, the then-CE candidate Carrie Lam suggested in her Election Manifesto to transform the Central Policy Unit into a policy and project coordination unit that looks after cross-bureau and cross-department projects and fosters public participation in policy formulation and policy research and innovation. It
5840-497: The total amount of subsidy exceeds the original estimate of $ 3 billion, they will not set a cap on it and will use emergency funds to pay for the additional expenses. Before the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office was officially established, several doubts as to the reform, in particular to the proposed structure of PICO, were raised by members of the Legislative Councillor. Legislative Councillor Regina Ip criticised
5920-454: The two topics respectively have established their own policy research team within the bureau. Furthermore, Legislative Councillor Regina Ip once questioned the feasibility of having young people as coordinators. A number of commentaries have analysed that the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement reflects the lack of political sensitivity of Carrie Lam's administration. The Executive Council's non-official member, Cheung Chi Kong , attributed
6000-430: The website of PICO stated that the Office has ceased operation from 1 July 2022. CPU was an "internal think tank" for the top echelon of the government, namely, the Chief Executive , the Chief Secretary for Administration and the Financial Secretary . The CPU rarely provided research services for other policy bureaus. In fact, the heads of the policy bureau did not have access to the reports produced by CPU. Thus,
6080-440: Was also suggested that the new unit would no longer be involved in the appointment of members of statutory bodies and Government committees. In October 2017, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced in her Policy Address that the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office would be established to revamp the CPU. Young people who aspire to be engaged in policy research and policy and project coordination would be recruited to join
6160-435: Was approved by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council on 10 June 2022. Bureaux under the Chief Secretary for Administration : Bureaux under the Financial Secretary : In April 2012, Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying announced his plan to reform the government, "aimed at providing better service to the public while boosting governance". Under the plan, two more deputy secretaries are to be created –
6240-663: Was intended to act as a more formal system of appointment compared to the more ad hoc nature of appointment of Deputy High Court Judges. The current Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (as at 1 August 2024) are (ranked according to the priority of their respective appointments): The Chief Justice appoints on a temporary basis a number of serving full-time District Court Judges, retired High Court Judges and practitioners in private practice (in general, barristers who are Senior Counsel or solicitors who are senior partners with litigation experience) to sit as part-time Deputy High Court Judges. Before 1983,
6320-464: Was leading CPU, it conducted public opinion surveys weekly and analysed public responses. Moreover, an unofficial duty of the CPU was to make important policy decisions based on the public opinion collected. CPU was once regarded as the " War Room " of the government. As PICO does not systematically detect public opinion, it no longer plays the role of the "War Room". PICO is responsible for coordination of selected major cross-bureaux policies proposed by
6400-496: Was renamed in 1997. It was named the Supreme Court Building, and the road leading to its main entrance is still named Supreme Court Road . The High Court Building was designed by Architect K. M. Tseng. The structure is a white clad tower and has a water fountain outside its front door. Sometimes, the High Court may sit in another venue. For example, a serving District Judge sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge may hear
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