Sir Anthony Mason, Murray Gleeson, James Spigelman, William Gummow are appointed to the Court of Final Appeal as non-permanent justices from other common law jurisdictions.
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In the 2001 case Director of Immigration v. Chong Fung Yuen, the Court of Final Appeal held that a boy born in Hong Kong to two mainland parents neither of whom was a Hong Kong resident nevertheless was entitled to the right of abode.
Ribeiro quickly rose through the ranks, and was appointed Judge of the High Court in 1999, promoted to the Court of Appeal (High Court) as a Justice of Appeal in 2000, and a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal the same year.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, position existed before 1997 as the head of the Supreme Court and of the Judiciary, the former role was replaced by the Chief Judge of the High Court in 1997, and the latter by the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, position created in 1997 as the head of the Judiciary and of Court of Final Appeal, the latter replacing the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Gerard Brennan, former Chief Justice of Australia, current Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Included are three judges who serve on the Macau SAR's highest court, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA): 39-year-old Sam Hou Fai (who will be chief justice), 32-year-old Chu Kin, and the 46-year-old Viriato Manuel Pinhiero de Lima.