Which court hears appeals in all civil and criminal cases arising from proceedings from the Court of First Instance, the Competition Tribunal, the District Court and the Lands Tribunal?

• A. Court of Final Appeal
• B. Court of Appeal
• C. High Court
• D. Magistrates Court

Answer: (B)

The question is about where most civil and criminal appeals from the lower courts and tribunals go. In Hong Kong, the Court of Appeal sits within the High Court as the intermediate appellate court. It handles the bulk of appeals from the Court of First Instance as well as from the District Court, the Lands Tribunal, and the Competition Tribunal, for both civil and criminal matters. The Court of Final Appeal sits above the Court of Appeal and only hears cases on further appeal with leave, not routine appeals from those tribunals. So the Court of Appeal is the correct forum for these appeals.