Seventy new Justices of the Peace will be gazetted today, including 40 non-official and 30 official JPs.

Their main function is to visit prisons, detention centres and other institutions to ensure their effective management and that no individual is unfairly treated or deprived of his or her rights.

The Chief Executive may also require JPs to perform other duties.

The following is a list of non-official JPs appointed under section 3(1)(b) of the Justices of the Peace Ordinance (Chapter 510):

* Prof Andrew Chan;

* Chan Kin-por;

* Dr Raymond Chan;

* Edward Cheng;

* Dr Choi Chee-ming;

* Choi Ngai-min;

* Chow Yick-hay;

* Choy So-yuk;

* Prof Chu Ching-wu;

* Roy Chung;

* Felix Fong;

* Dr Gunter Gao;

* Keith Graham Kerr;

* Leonie Ki;

* Raymond Kwok;

* Dr Martin Kwong;

* Fanny Lai Ip;

* Lam Tai-fai;

* Prof Lam Tai-hing;

* Lam Woon-kwong;

* Dr David Lee;

* Dr Ernest Lee;

* Dr Leung Cho-bun;

* William Leung;

* Dr Lo Chi-kin;

* Mabel Lui Fung;

* Paddy Lui;

* Ma Ho-fai;

* Dr Mak Hoi-hung;

* Manohar Narindas Melwani;

* Amirali Bakirali Nasir;

* Shih Wing-ching;

* Sze Chin-hung;

* Tom Tang;

* Dr Jimmy Wong;

* Wong Kwok-keung;

* Priscilla Wong;

* Billy Wong;

* Lina Yan; and

* Benjamin Yu.

The following is a list of official JPs appointed under section 3(1)(a) of the Justices of the Peace Ordinance (Chapter 510:

* Dr Joseph Chan; 

* Samuel Chan;

* Chan Yau-fung;

* Chen Ting-ning;

* Cheung King-man;

* Dr Michael Chiu;

* Lily Chow;

* David John Climas;

* Gracie Foo;

* Marigold Lai;

* Benedict Lai;

* Helen Lee;

* Dr Lee Kwing-hong;

* Lee Lai-yee;

* John Leung;

* Leung Moon-tong;

* Allen Leung;

* Leung Yu-keung;

* Lo Fu-wai;

* Lo Yuet-yee;

* Lui Kit-yuk;

* Mak Ching-yu;

* Olivia Nip;

* Shiu Wing-yu;

* Siu Kuen-sang;

* Dr Wong Fook-yee;

* Wong Lai-fun;

* Yam Wai-fan;

* Carolina Yip; and

* Yuen Kwok-hang.