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The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority ( HKEAA ), previously known as the Hong Kong Examinations Authority ( HKEA) before 2002, is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Government responsible for the administration of public examinations and related assessments. The authority is Hong Kong's only public examination board .
Justice Centre Hong Kong. Launched in 2014, Justice Centre Hong Kong is an independent, non-profit organisation that focuses on the protection of refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong. [1] Hong Kong has long been a hub of migration and refuge due to wars in the region and Hong Kong’s historical role as a trading and transit entrepôt.
The Ordinance for the Regulation of Jurors and Juries was first enacted in 1845. Ever since then, the practice of trial by jury has been important part of Hong Kong’s judicial system. This is also recognised in the Basic Law, Article 86: "The principle of trial by jury previously practised in Hong Kong shall be maintained."
v. t. e. The Secretary for Justice ( Chinese: 律政司司長) is the head of the Hong Kong Department of Justice, the chief legal advisor to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and the chief law enforcement officer of the Government of Hong Kong. Before the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997, the position was known as the Attorney ...
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 ...
Hong Kong portal. v. t. e. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, [1] commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1983, an international treaty lodged at the United Nations.
The Hong Kong Advisory Council on AIDS (ACA) is a permanent non-statutory body that advises the government on HIV/AIDS public health policy. In its 2022–27 strategy, the ACA identified six priority populations: MSM, HIV patients, ethnic minorities, transgender people, people who inject drugs, and female sex workers and their male clients.
v. t. e. The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government 's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.