Fact · legal · 2024
Total court caseload (2024)
各級法院整體案件量（2024）
Figure and reference date
Approx. 552,000 cases
約 552,000 宗
Notes and definition
LegCo paper: 2024 total caseload approx. 552,000, about 9% above the 2019-2023 five-year average.
Other figures in this group (legal)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Legal system.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basis of the legal system 法律制度基礎 | Common law supplemented by statute; constitutional framework is the Basic Law 普通法輔以成文法；憲制框架為《基本法》 The legal system is distinct from that of the mainland of China. Current legislation is on the electronic Hong Kong e-Legislation site. | 1997-07-01 | The legal system of Hong Kong |
| Judicial independence 司法獨立 | The Judiciary is wholly independent of the executive and the legislature 司法機關完全獨立於行政和立法機關 | 1997-07-01 | The legal system of Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong does not recognise a standalone "image right" 香港唔設獨立「肖像權」 | Hong Kong has no standalone statutory "right to one’s own image". Unauthorised use of a person’s image is addressed mainly under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) and its data-protection principles, plus passing-off, trade-mark infringement or defamation. 香港並無獨立嘅「肖像權／人格權」成文法；未經授權使用他人影像，主要受《個人資料（私隱）條例》(第 486 章) 保障資料原則，以及誤導性過失、商標侵權或誹謗等普通法／法例規管 An identifiable photograph of a living individual can be personal data; using it for a new purpose without consent may breach Data Protection Principle 3, and the Privacy Commissioner may issue an enforcement notice. | 2026-10-10 | PCPD: key facts and history |
| Number of magistrates courts 香港裁判法院數目 | 7 courts 7 所 Judiciary factsheet: 7 magistrates courts at Eastern, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin, Fanling and Tuen Mun. | 2026 | Judiciary Fact Sheet |
| Toy and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance made 《玩具及兒童產品安全條例》頒布 | 6 November 1992 1992 年 11 月 6 日 The Hong Kong Chronicles record the ordinance made that day, requiring toys sold or used in Hong Kong to meet international standards, and describe it as Hong Kong’s first law aimed specifically at toy safety (now Chapter 424, Toy and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance). | 1992-11-06 | Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview and Chronology (c. 5000 BC–2017, over 6,500 events) |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Total court caseload (2024)”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/judiciary-caseload-2024, data as at 2024 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈各級法院整體案件量（2024）〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/judiciary-caseload-2024，資料時點 2024（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
LegCo: caseload statistics (2021-2025)
Legislative Council (AJLS panel)
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-11 is given — no publication year is invented.
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