繁體中文
庭上紀錄與謄本
法庭速記主任的目標，是讓每場聆訊都有一份準確可用的逐字紀錄。香港法庭以錄音配合謄寫為主，而非傳統速記鍵盤打稿。紀錄供法庭與司法人員使用；當事人經法庭批准後，可索取錄音複本或中、英文謄本，並須繳費。申請一般要在聆訊日下午三時前提出，實際安排以司法機構公布為準，庭上錄音以數碼格式保存。
數碼錄音及謄寫服務（DARTS）
法庭程序由司法機構的「數碼錄音及謄寫服務」（DARTS）負責錄音。DARTS 是司法機構行政服務下的一個組別，設有數碼錄音及謄寫服務組與發展組，由司法機構人員及合約人員組成。法庭大樓內的錄音與謄本工作，均由此組統籌，是庭上紀錄制度的核心單位。其服務包括庭上程序數碼錄音、經法庭批准後的錄音播放與複製，以及中、英文謄本製作。
語音轉文字與外判製作
謄本製作長期屬專業服務，立法會文件顯示 DARTS 的服務過去由經公開招標甄選的承辦商提供。近年司法機構開發語音轉文字（VTT）系統，先在法官作即時筆記時使用，並逐步把 VTT 產生的文字用於製作謄本。這反映庭上紀錄工作正由人手謄寫轉向科技輔助，但準確度仍須以人手核對把關。庭上錄音以數碼格式保存，方便日後檢索與謄寫。
English
Court records and transcripts
The aim of court reporting is that every hearing has an accurate, usable verbatim record. Hong Kong's courts rely mainly on audio recording plus transcription rather than traditional stenotype shorthand. The record serves the court and judicial officers; with the leave of the court, a party may obtain a copy of the audio record or English and Chinese transcripts at a fee, generally requested by 3 pm on the hearing day. Exact arrangements follow what the Judiciary publishes, and the record underpins appeals and later review of a case.
Digital Audio Recording and Transcription Services (DARTS)
Court proceedings are recorded by the Judiciary's Digital Audio Recording and Transcription Services (DARTS). DARTS is a section under the Judiciary's administrative services, with a transcription services team and a development team, staffed by Judiciary officers and contract staff. Recording and transcript work in the court buildings is coordinated by this section. Its task is to keep the record of proceedings complete and reliable, and its development team works on new technology for the service. The section draws on both Judiciary officers and contract staff.
Voice-to-text and contracted production
Transcript production has long been a professional service; a LegCo paper shows that DARTS services were formerly provided by contractors selected through open tender. In recent years the Judiciary has developed a voice-to-text (VTT) system, first for judges' real-time note-taking and increasingly for producing transcripts. This shows that court recording work is moving from manual transcription towards technology-assisted production, while accuracy still depends on human checking. Human checking remains essential because machine output can contain errors, and the change affects how the work is organised as much as the tools used.
