The Joint Declaration and the Basic Law specifically guarantee the establishment of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997. It replaces the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London as the last court of appeal in Hong Kong. The Court of Final Appeal has jurisdiction under the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap. 484) to hear appeals by the High Court in civil and criminal matters.<br>The Court of Final Appeal Ordinance provides that an appeal shall be heard and adjudicated by a court composed of the Chief Justice, three permanent judges and one extraordinary judge
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