Bench in a bind as courtroom fails to do justice

Clearly size does matter.

This is particularly so when you are a judge on the Court of Final Appeal.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the new legal year on Monday, Chief Justice Andrew Li Kwok-nang had a bit of a moan about the size of his courtroom.

He complained that the Court of Final Appeal Building - housed in the old French Missionary in Battery Path, Central - was not very, err, appealing.

'The courtroom, for all its charm, is manifestly inadequate,' he said.

The Chief Justice believes it is too small but admits that judges are still able to get the job done, albeit uncomfortably.