District Court (Hong Kong)

District Court
22°16′48.02″N 114°10′20.48″E / 22.2800056°N 114.1723556°E / 22.2800056; 114.1723556
Established	1 July 1997
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Location	12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Victoria, Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′48.02″N 114°10′20.48″E / 22.2800056°N 114.1723556°E / 22.2800056; 114.1723556
Authorised by	Hong Kong Basic Law
Appeals to	Court of Appeal
Website	http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/index/index.htm
Chief District Judge
Currently	Justin Ko

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The District Court is the intermediate court system in Hong Kong, having limited criminal and civil jurisdictions. The District Court was established in 1953 with the enactment of the District Court Ordinance.^[1] It is located in the Wanchai Law Courts, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road. In the past there were six district courts, namely Victoria, Kowloon, Fanling, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Sha Tin, before being amalgamated and moved to the same location in March 1991.^{[citation needed]}