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:
 
     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 (July 17).

     Court/tribunal registries and offices will remain closed until further notice. While court users may continue to 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.

Ends/Monday, July 17, 2023
Issued at HKT 11:00

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