Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Following is a question by the Hon Nick Chan and a written reply by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, in the Legislative Council today (May 6):
Question:
For civil proceedings, the target average waiting times have been achieved persistently in general. In particular, for the Court of First Instance (CFI) of the High Court (HC), the average waiting time for the civil fixture list in 2025 was 151 days, which was the lowest since 2021. For criminal proceedings, the target waiting times have been met in general except for cases in the CFI and the District Court (DC) due to the priority accorded to a considerable number of complicated 2019 anti-extradition amendment bill incidents and national security cases requiring longer trials, as well as the recent surge of cases related to money laundering and fraud in the DC.