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The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance; it deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It was named the Supreme Court before 1997. Though previously named the Supreme Court, this Court has long been the local equivalent to the Senior Courts of England and Wales and has never been vested with the power of final adjudication.Chief Judges of the High CourtThe judges who have held the position of Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong to date are:For pre-1997 Chief Justices, see: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong