LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services visits New Mega Courtroom at Wanchai Law Courts Building (with photos)

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     At the invitation of the Judiciary, the Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services visited the New Mega Courtroom at Wanchai Law Courts Building today (February 2) to get a better grasp of the proposed information technology (IT) and audio-visual (AV) infrastructure provisions at the new District Court (DC) Building on Caroline Hill Road.

     Accompanied by the Judiciary Administrator, Ms Esther Leung Yuet-yin, Members received a briefing on the proposed IT and AV infrastructure provisions at the new DC Building on Caroline Hill Road. By observing a demonstration on the use of technology at the New Mega Courtroom at Wanchai Law Courts Building, including digital evidence presentation, voice-to-text technology and AV control of live broadcasting of court proceedings, Members gained first-hand experience of the IT and AV infrastructure provisions to be available at the new DC Building. Members raised questions and expressed their views to the Judiciary on relevant matters.

     Members who joined the visit were the Chairman of the Panel, Mr Martin Liao; the Deputy Chairman, Mr Lam San-keung; Panel members Ms Yung Hoi-yan, Ms Doreen Kong and Ms Maggie Chan; as well as non-Panel members Mr Edward Leung, Mr Benson Luk and Dr Ngan Man-yu.