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Hong Kong neutral citation citation generator

Hong Kong neutral citations: [year] HKCFA / HKCA / HKCFI / HKDC. Reported references use HKCFAR for Court of Final Appeal Reports and HKLRD (Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest) for the rest. Round brackets for HKCFAR years, square for newer neutrals.

Reference: Hong Kong Judiciary citation reference

Case name

Year (square brackets)

Neutral citation

Report year

Report volume

Report series

First page

Court (parens)

Pinpoint

Formatted citation

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Court & report-series abbreviations

HKCFACourt of Final Appeal
HKCACourt of Appeal
HKCFICourt of First Instance
HKDCDistrict Court
HKCFARHK Court of Final Appeal Reports
HKLRDHong Kong Law Reports & Digest

Worked examples

HKSAR v Lam Kwong Wai (2006) 9 HKCFAR 574
Court of Final Appeal Reports
Director of Immigration v Chong Fung Yuen (2001) 4 HKCFAR 211
Re C (A Bankrupt) [2014] HKCFI 1234
Court of First Instance — neutral

Why this matters

Hong Kong neutral citation is the citation standard for Hong Kong courts, law schools and legal publishers. Wrong citation form costs marks at undergraduate level and credibility in practice. This tool stays free forever — paywalls go around briefs and AI tutoring, not basic citation hygiene.