Written Reply by Minister for Law Mr Edwin Tong SC on Quality and Reliability of Freelance Court Interpretation Services, and Complaints on Accuracy

7 October 2026 Posted in Parliamentary speeches and responses

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Eileen Chong Pei Shan (Non-Constituency Member of Parliament)

Question
To ask the Minister for Law for each year from 2021 to 2025, whether the Ministry can provide data on (i) how many court hearings required freelance interpreters, broken down by language (ii) how many complaints or objections concerning interpretation accuracy by such interpreters were raised by parties or the court and (iii) how many resulted in re-interpretation, adjournment or a change of interpreter.

Written Answer by Minister Edwin Tong SC:

1. This Parliamentary Question has been addressed by the Ministry of Law’s answer to written Parliamentary Question No. 102 on 6 October 2026.

Last updated on 7 October 2026