Preface For more than a decade, the precursor of this book—Introduction to the Hong Kong Criminal Justice System—served as required reading for many hundreds of students studying Hong Kong’s criminal justice system at the Open University of Hong Kong and other local tertiary institutions. Now in this new and expanded volume we update readers on the many important developments that have occurred in this field since the 1990s and broaden the focus of this work. This new book continues to perform the same role as its predecessor, providing an essential text for students—and anyone else—interested in criminal justice. It offers the only comprehensive introduction to all the major institutions which, when taken together, comprise Hong Kong’s criminal justice system. In addition, as is reflected in the title Introduction to Crime, Law and Justice in Hong Kong, many of the chapters in this book offer a valuable introduction to related legal
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