Editing Attorney general (section)

===Hong Kong===
{{Main|Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)}}
The Secretary for Justice, known as the attorney-general before the [[handover of Hong Kong]] in 1997, is the legal adviser to the [[Hong Kong Government]] and heads the [[Department of Justice (Hong Kong)|Department of Justice]]. They are assisted by five law officers, namely:
* the [[Solicitor General of Hong Kong|Solicitor General]] who heads the Legal Policy Division,
* the [[Director of Public Prosecutions]] who head the [[Prosecutions Division (Hong Kong)|Prosecutions Division]],
* the [[Law Officers of the Crown|Law Officer (Civil Law)]] who heads the Civil Law Division,
* the [[Law Officers of the Crown|Law Officer (International Law)]] who heads the International Law Division, and
* the [[Parliamentary Counsel|Law Draftsman]] who heads the Law Drafting Division
(The Administration and Development Division is headed by an Administrative Officer.)

Crimes and offences are prosecuted at the suit of the Secretary of Justice.

The Secretary of Justice, appointed by the [[Central People's Government|Chinese government]] on the advice of the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong]], is an ''ex officio'' member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong]]. The position is normally held by a [[jurist|legal professional]], and was, before July 2002, a civil service position.