法官及司法人員 / Judge / judicial officer

林子康

大字係界別(由已登記職業/領域派生),唔係姓氏。

常任裁判官(2023年起)

繁體中文

林子康(Lam Tsz-hong, Kestrel),一九八五年在香港出生,現任常任裁判官。他於二○○七年在英國杜倫大學取得法學士學位,二○○八年在香港大學取得法學專業證書。二○○九年,他在香港獲大律師資格,並自同年在港私人執業。二○二三年一月十一日,他獲委任為常任裁判官,有關任命由行政長官根據司法人員推薦委員會的推薦作出。 裁判法院是香港刑事司法體系的最下層,負責處理本地絕大部分的刑事案件,涵蓋簡易程序罪行及可公訴罪行的提訊。裁判官一般獨自審理案件,不設陪審團;單一罪行的判刑上限一般為監禁兩年及罰款十萬元,如案件同時涉及兩項或以上可公訴罪行,最高可判監禁三年,個別條例亦可訂明更高罰則。裁判官日常要處理大量提訊、保釋申請、認罪及審訊,工作繁重;裁判法院亦處理交通違例、小販及亂拋垃圾等簡易程序案件。裁判法院還包括少年法庭,專責處理兒童及少年的案件,並透過交付審判程序,把較嚴重的案件移交區域法院或交付高等法院原訟法庭審理。 香港各級法院的法官及司法人員,由行政長官根據司法人員推薦委員會的獨立推薦而委任;《基本法》第八十八條規定法官須經一個獨立委員會推薦後由行政長官委任,第九十二條訂明法官應按司法及專業才能選用,並可從其他普通法適用地區聘用;第四十八條第六項亦賦予行政長官依照法定程序任免各級法院法官的職權。林子康轉任裁判官後審理多宗刑事案件,包括涉及侮辱國歌、非禮及違反公德的案件,判刑時屢屢強調案情的嚴重程度及須向社會傳達的信息。

English

Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong (born 1985 in Hong Kong) is a Permanent Magistrate. He obtained an LL.B. from Durham University in the United Kingdom in 2007 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the University of Hong Kong in 2008. He was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2009 and has practised privately in Hong Kong since that year. On 11 January 2023 he was appointed a Permanent Magistrate on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. The Magistrates' Courts are the lowest tier of the criminal courts in Hong Kong and handle the great majority of criminal cases, including summary offences and the mention of indictable offences. Magistrates normally sit alone without a jury; the normal maximum sentence for a single offence is two years' imprisonment and a fine of $100,000, rising to three years where two or more indictable offences are dealt with at the same time, and some Ordinances provide for higher penalties. Magistrates also handle a heavy daily caseload of mentions, bail applications, pleas and trials, as well as summary matters such as traffic offences, hawking and littering. The court also includes the Juvenile Court and conducts committal proceedings, transferring more serious cases to the District Court or committing them to the Court of First Instance of the High Court. Judges and judicial officers of the HKSAR are appointed by the Chief Executive on the independent recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission; Article 88 of the Basic Law provides that judges shall be appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of an independent commission, and Article 92 that they shall be chosen on the basis of their judicial and professional qualities and may be recruited from other common law jurisdictions. Since becoming a magistrate, Lam has heard many criminal cases, including matters concerning insult to the national anthem, indecent assault and offences against public morals, and has repeatedly stressed the seriousness of the facts and the message to society when sentencing.

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裁判官

年期Active period

常任裁判官(2023年起)

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-10-14

主要成就 Key Achievements

2009

在香港獲大律師資格並開始私人執業

Called to the Hong Kong Bar and began private practice

2023

獲委任為常任裁判官

Appointed a Permanent Magistrate

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