Chief Justice Completes Visit to Australia, Honors Late Sir Anthony Mason

CJ concludes visit to Canberra, Australia

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

Chief Justice Andrew Cheung of the Court of Final Appeal today (June 16) concluded his visit to Canberra, Australia.

At the invitation of Chief Justice of Australia Stephen Gageler, Chief Justice Cheung and Mr Justice Roberto Ribeiro, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, attended a ceremonial sitting at the High Court of Australia on June 15, held in honour of the late Sir Anthony Mason, Chief Justice of Australia from 1987 to 1995. The sitting was attended by members of Sir Anthony's family, government officials and dignitaries, as well as serving and retired senior judges.

Sir Anthony served as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal from 1997 to 2015, for a total of 18 years. During his tenure, Sir Anthony made an immeasurable contribution to establishing the Court's reputation as Hong Kong's apex court under its new constitutional order, and to securing the confidence and trust of the community it serves. In recognition of his contributions to Hong Kong, he was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2013.

During their visit to Canberra, Chief Justice Cheung and Mr Justice Ribeiro had informal exchanges with Chief Justice Gageler, other senior judges in Australia, and Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann of New Zealand, who also attended the ceremonial sitting, reaffirming the longstanding professional ties with these common law jurisdictions.

Chief Justice Andrew Cheung of the Court of Final Appeal today (June 16) concluded his visit to Canberra, Australia. During the visit, Chief Justice Cheung (left) had informal exchanges with Chief Justice Andrew Bell of New South Wales, Australia (right). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Chief Justice Andrew Cheung of the Court of Final Appeal today (June 16) concluded his visit to Canberra, Australia. During the visit, Chief Justice Cheung (first right) and Mr Justice Roberto Ribeiro (second left), Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, who also joined the visit, had informal exchanges with Chief Justice of Australia Stephen Gageler (second right) and Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann of New Zealand (first left). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Home Affairs Department alerts public to attempted impersonations of Care Teams

A spokesman for the Home Affairs Department (HAD) today (June 18) alerted members of the public to beware of attempted impersonations of District Services and Community Care Teams (Care Teams) for fraudulent purposes.

The HAD has recently been informed by an individual sub-district Care Team that some residents were visited by persons who claimed to be Care Team members, distributing blessing bags to an elderly person and requesting the elderly to sign unknown papers.

The spokesman reminded members of the public that they should remain vigilant when any request for visit by unknown persons, as well as unidentified calls or messages are received. If in doubt about the identity of the callers or visitors, please call 182 111 to verify the identity of Care Team members and volunteers, and obtain the Care Teams' contact information. In case of suspicious circumstances, please call the 24-hour Anti-Scam Helpline 18222.

Members and volunteers of Care Teams will wear Care Team uniforms and display Care Team member or volunteer Certificates of Identity for identification when providing caring services. Members of the public may visit the dedicated webpage on members of Sub-district Care Teams (www.had.gov.hk/en/public_services/district_services_community_care_teams/subdistrictcareteams.htm) for the information of Care Team members and the contact information of their operating organisations.

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