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律政司 | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 July 1997 |
Headquarters | G/F, Main Wing, 6/F, Main and East Wing, Justice Place, 18 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong 5-7/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong |
Employees | 1,084[1] |
Annual budget | 949.2m HKD[1] |
Minister responsible | |
Child agencies |
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Website | www.doj.gov.hk |
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Chinese | 律政司 | ||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Leuht jing sī | ||||||||||||
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Politics and government of Hong Kong |
Related topics Hong Kong portal |
The Department of Justice (DoJ), is the department responsible for the laws of Hong Kong headed by the Secretary for Justice. Before 1997, the names of the department and the position was the Legal Department (律政署) and Attorney General (律政司) respectively. The Department of Justice provides legal advice to other departments in the government system, “drafts government bills, makes prosecution decisions, and promotes the rule of law”.[2]