Announcement by Judiciary on gale warning arrangements (2)
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Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:
Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:
The Judiciary has announced that as the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 was still in force at 11am, all hearings of the courts and tribunals will remain adjourned today (October 9). When the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is cancelled, all hearings of the courts and tribunals will be resumed/held as scheduled tomorrow (October 10).
Those who were due to attend court hearings today (October 9) but were affected by the issuing of the 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 at 2pm today upon the cancellation of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8. Before that, court users may also use the integrated Court Case Management System (iCMS) for electronic services provided by the registries of the District Court and Magistrates' Courts as usual. Any documents filed via the iCMS during the registries' closure period will be deemed to have been received upon their reopening at 2pm today.
It is anticipated that there will be a significant number of people going to the courts. In particular, for the High Court, District Court and West Kowloon Law Courts Building, given the need for security screening, court users are advised to arrive at the court buildings earlier to allow time for screening, particularly during the peak hours in the morning.
Ends/Monday, October 9, 2023
Issued at HKT 11:00
Issued at HKT 11:00
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