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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Chief Executive of Hong Kong with endorsement by the Legislative Council |
| Term length | Life tenure (until statutory retirement at age 70, but may be extended by 5 years until age 75) |
| Inaugural holder | Patrick Chan Siu-oi, 1997 |
| Formation | 1 July 1997 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港高等法院首席法官 | ||||||||
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The Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong (CJHC) is the head of the High Court of Hong Kong and the President of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong. In the Hong Kong order of precedence, the Chief Judge is the second most senior administrative judge for the courts system, second only to the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong.[1] The position of Chief Judge is the broad equivalent of the Master of the Rolls in the courts system of England and Wales.
Jeremy Poon is the 5th and current Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong, having taken up the post in December 2019.[2]
- ^ "Department of Justice: Bilingual Laws Information System". www.legislation.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Appointment of the Chief Judge of the High Court". www.info.gov.hk.