Create Judge Training Pathway to Tackle Hong Kong Courtroom Delays: Think Tank A recent report from POD Research Institute highlights a pressing concern that has gone unaddressed in Hong Kong's judicial system: courtroom delays.
According to official figures, the average waiting time between a case's first mention and the start of a trial at the District Court was 337 days last year.
The average duration between the filing of an indictment and the beginning of a hearing at the Court of First Instance for criminal cases reached 368 days in 2025.