Supreme Court of Hong Kong
| Supreme Court of Hong Kong | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港最高法院 | ||||||||
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The Supreme Court of Hong Kong (HKSC) was that existed from 1844 to 1997 in British Hong Kong. It was a superior court of record and heard cases of first instance and appeals from the District Court and Magistracies, as well as certain tribunals. Despite its name, the Supreme Court was not the highest court in Hong Kong as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council served as the highest appellate court, acting similarly to that of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. The Supreme Court was from 1976 made up of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal following a restructure of the court.
Following the handover on 1 July 1997, the Supreme Court became the High Court of Hong Kong, which is made up of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal. The road it is on and has been named after, the Supreme Court Road, is however still named as such.