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Dick Ho Chin-pang (born 1962 in Hong Kong) is a District Judge. He obtained an LL.B. from the University of London (External) in 1994 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the University of Hong Kong in 1995, and was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1997. He practised in private practice from 1997 until he joined the Department of Justice as Government Counsel in 1998, and was promoted to Senior Government Counsel in 2007. He joined the Judiciary as a Permanent Magistrate in 2009 (with effect from 1 December 2009) and was appointed a Principal Magistrate in 2017. On 6 December 2022 he was appointed a District Judge on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. Judge Ho's experience spans private practice, government service and adjudication in the magistracy. As Government Counsel and Senior Government Counsel he became familiar with government legal work and prosecution practice, and he subsequently served in the magistracy as a Permanent Magistrate and Principal Magistrate. The magistracy handles the great majority of criminal cases in Hong Kong and is the first tier of the criminal justice system, while the District Court deals with criminal cases of moderate seriousness and civil claims of moderate value.