The position of
Solicitor General in Hong Kong was created after the end of
World War II. The Solicitor General acted as the deputy of the
Attorney General and regularly appeared in court. The position was abolished in 1979, but was later reinstated in 1981 as the head of the Legal Policy Division. The
Secretary for Justice is now assisted by five
law officers, namely: • the Solicitor General who heads the Legal Policy Division, • the
Director of Public Prosecutions (formerly Crown Prosecutor) who head the
Prosecutions Division, • the
Law Officer (Civil Law) (formerly Crown Solicitor) who heads the Civil Law Division, • the Law Officer (International Law) who heads the International Law Division, and • the
Law Draftsman who heads the Law Drafting Division ==Current holder==