Department of Justice (Hong Kong)

Department of Justice
律政司
Agency overview
Formed1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
HeadquartersG/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
Employees1,084[1]
Annual budget949.2m HKD[1]
Minister responsible
Child agencies
  • · Prosecutions Division
  • · Civil Division
  • · Legal Policy Division
  • · Law Drafting Division
  • · International Law Division
  • · Administration and Development Division
Websitewww.doj.gov.hk
Department of Justice
Chinese律政司
Cantonese YaleLeuht jing sī
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǜzhèngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLeuht jing sī
JyutpingLeot6 zing3 si1

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]

  1. ^ a b "budget.gov.hk" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Department of Justice". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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