The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
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 are adjourned today (September 6). When the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is cancelled, all hearings of the courts and tribunals for tomorrow (September 7), including any admission proceedings, will be held as scheduled.
Those who were due to attend court hearings today but were affected by the issuing of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8, including the jurors, should do so at 9.30am on the next working day (September 9).
Court/tribunal registries and offices will open at 2.40pm today upon the cancellation of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8. Before that, court users may 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.
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 and after the lunch break.
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