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Hong Kong's Law Society has suggested evening sessions for court cases, as wait times for criminal cases to be heard in District Court and High Court now exceed 3.5 times the judiciary's 100-day target www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...

scmp.comEvening sessions urged as fraud, money-laundering cases pack Hong Kong courtsDistrict Court waits exceed target by 3.5 times amid 68 per cent caseload spike, prompting calls for evening hearings and more judicial hires.

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Joel Chan

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While the High Court had to prioritize cases involving national security cases and the 2019 protests, long waits are expected to continue with a surge in fraud and money laundering cases • According to the LegCo secretariat, the High Court is short of 20 judges, while District Court is short 17