Supreme Court of Hong Kong

The Supreme Court of Hong Kong was a court that existed from 1844 to 1997 in British Hong Kong. It was a superior court of record and heard cases of first instance as well as appeals from the District Court and the Magistracies and from certain tribunals. Despite its name it was not the highest court in Hong Kong, because the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council served as the highest appellate court. From 1976 it was made up of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal. After the handover on 1 July 1997 it became the High Court of Hong Kong, made up of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal.