Announcement by Judiciary on gale warning arrangements
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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

     Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     The Judiciary has announced that because of the issuing of the Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement indicating that the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 will be issued at or before 1.40pm today (November 2), all hearings of the courts and tribunals today will be adjourned after the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is issued.

     Court/tribunal registries and offices will also be closed until further notice after the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is issued. While court users may continue to use the integrated Court Case Management System (iCMS) for electronic services provided by the District Court registry as usual, any documents filed via the iCMS during the registry's closure period will be deemed to have been received upon its reopening.

Ends/Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Issued at HKT 11:49

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