The Department of Justice’s (DoJ) Prosecution Division today released an annual report that reviews its prosecution work in 2023.

The department said that all prosecutorial decisions made by it are based on the law, the evidence and the Prosecution Code, noting that prosecutors do not consider, and would not be influenced by irrelevant considerations such as political or individual interests, possible media or public reaction and personal feelings or beliefs of the prosecutors.

In the Director's Overview of Prosecutions Hong Kong 2023, Director of Public Prosecutions Maggie Yang emphasised the importance of prosecutorial independence and pointed out that Article 63 of the Basic Law stipulates that the DoJ shall control criminal prosecutions free from any interference.

The Prosecutions Division's prosecutors will continue to deliver justice with integrity and discharge their entrenched duty with humility and dignity, she added.

Apart from setting out the important achievements of the Prosecutions Division in 2023, which include the establishment of a dedicated subdivision specialising in handling technology crime cases, the review gives a detailed account of the key cases handled by its subdivisions.