The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

     Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     As the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 has been cancelled, the Judiciary has announced that all hearings of the courts/tribunals which had been affected by the issuing of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 will be resumed tomorrow (August 24). 

     Those who were due to attend court hearings today (August 23)  but were affected by the issuing of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8, including the jurors, should do so at 9.30am tomorrow.

     Those who have been summoned for jury empanelment in the High Court today are not required to attend court until further notice in writing. 

     As for those who have been summoned for jury empanelment in the Coroner’s Court today, they are required to appear in court at 9.30am tomorrow.

     Court/tribunal registries and offices will open as usual tomorrow.

Ends/Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:29

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