Does Hong Kong use jury trials?
Jury trials used
Hong Kong maintains jury trials for criminal cases in the High Court, but not in the District Court.
Hong Kong is one of 9 countries classified “Jury trials used” for jury trials — 31% of the 29 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Jury trial
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Taiwan
- Jury trials used Citizen judge system implemented in 2023, with random selection of citizens participating in felony trials.
- South Korea
- Limited use / mixed courts Citizen participation trials use juries only when defendant requests it, with court discretion to exclude cases.
- Malaysia
- Not used Malaysia abolished jury trials in 1995 due to concerns about impartiality.
- Japan
- Limited use / mixed courts Japan introduced a lay judge system for serious crimes, but not general jury trials.
- Singapore
- Not used Singapore abolished jury trials in 1969, distrust of the system due to multicultural concerns.
- India
- Limited use / mixed courts India used jury trials in High Courts of Presidency towns, but not elsewhere under British rule.
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