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APPENDICES
Appendix IX
(Chapter 13: Law, Order and Records)
Cases in the Supreme Court, District Court and Tenancy Tribunal for the Year 1960
Supreme Court
Civil appeals
Criminal appeal
Original jurisdiction
Miscellaneous proceedings
Adoptions
Criminal sessions
Admiralty jurisdiction
Probate grants
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No of Cases
17
622
682
314
173
30
9
580
Bankruptcy
10
Company winding-up
4
Total for Supreme Court
2,441
District Court
Criminal jurisdiction Civil jurisdiction
309
5,254
Total for District Court
5,563
Tenancy Tribunal
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Ordinary cases Exemption cases
1,015
2,809
Total for Tenancy Tribunal
3,824
Work in the Magistracies for the Year 1960
Hong Kong Kowloon
New Territories
Total
Total number of summary matters (charges,
summonses and applications, etc)
60,323
76,679
7,583
144,585
Total number of adult defendants
59,242
74,182
9,403
142,827
Total number of adult defendants convicted
53,768
68,109
8,288
130,165
Total number of juvenile defendants
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2,693
1,570
40
4,303
Total number of juvenile defendants convicted
2,601
1,471
40
4,112
Total number of charge sheets issued
21,104
23.353
4,662
49,119
Total number of summons issued
37,430
46,943
2,107
86,480
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Total number of miscellaneous proceedings
issued
616
2,767
814
4,197