| Designated National Security Law Judges | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 國安法指定法官 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | national security law designated judges | ||||||||
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In Hong Kong, designated national security law judges are incumbent magistrates or judges who are further appointed by the Chief Executive to handle national security offence cases at various levels of the court system.[1] Judges without the designation by the Chief Executive are not allowed to handle these cases.[1]