On 8 November, Haikou Maritime Court held a meeting to study the court’s trial and enforcement works completed since the start of the year, analyze existing problems, and make arrangements for case handling and innovative efforts at the end of the year. Participants included the leadership, division heads, and the trial and enforcement personnel.

At the meeting, the research office (trial management office) reported on the trial and enforcement works completed from January to October this year, focusing on eight aspects including the entertainment and conclusion of cases, case handling efficiency, existing problems, and suggestions. The two handling judges with the lowest integrated case-handling indexes respectively gave a speech to show their attitude. Heads of the trial and enforcement divisions proposed specific plans for achieving case-handling and innovative tasks by the end of the year. The leadership made supervisory arrangements for major tasks, and the meeting was concluded with a speech delivered by Xu Yahui, secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group and president of the court.

As stressed at the meeting, although the court had achieved a case conclusion rate of 80.68%, up 11.67% compared to the same period last year, there was still a big gap from meeting the target of 93%. It was important to acknowledge the imbalance in the court’s quality and efficiency indexes of trial and enforcement, that considerable improvement was wanted in some quality and efficiency indexes, and that not enough achievement had been made in the elite maritime trial strategy. The court had to strictly follow the high standards and requirements for year-end trial and enforcement works as proposed in the national and provincial meetings on promoting court trial and enforcement works, and strive to complete the trial and enforcement works of the year with high efficiency and quality, which would be one of the court’s measures taken as part of the 100-day action to carry forward the “Two Guarantees” proposed by the CPC Provincial Committee and the Provincial Government. The court would make dedicated and well-targeted efforts to achieve its year-end tasks.

First, developing a sense of responsibility for law enforcement and case handling, and the dedication to achieve the trial and enforcement tasks of the year. Commitment to trials and case handling should be made based on high political awareness, understanding of the general situation, and dedication to achieving work objectives. As the year drew closer to the end, common efforts should be made to accomplish established tasks and goals. The president and division heads should take the lead in handling complicated and difficult cases and in achieving case-handling tasks beyond their assignments; the management of the court should provide supervision, collaboration and guidance for case handling; and the assessment section should set up and optimize a case-handling competition system to encourage the judges to handle more cases faster and better.

Secondly, sticking to high standards and requirements, and improving the overall quality and efficiency of trials and enforcement. With focuses on the “Two Guarantees”, more efforts should be made in concluding the cases, making sure that the case conclusion rate by the end of the year would reach 93% while striving for 95% so that the court remained among the first rank of courts across the province. Carrying forward the elite maritime trial strategy, the could would try to rank the first among courts in the province in terms of the quantity and quality of awarded elite cases, outstanding court hearings, and excellent judgments.

Thirdly, aiming to have a greater maritime judicial impact, with innovations in maritime trial as a breakthrough. The best means to serve the community and the general situation with maritime justice was to carry through the keynote speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping on 13 April. It was important to take reform and innovation as a lifeline for the existence and growth of maritime courts, internalize the belief in non-stop reform and innovation, and carry on the pioneering, proactive and diligent spirit. Efforts should be made to remove systematic and constitutional barriers to the court’s development. Reform measures should be carried through and down to every detail. Efforts should be made to fill up the gap between innovative works and the demand for the building of a free trade zone (port) and to enhance the influence and credibility of maritime justice.

Fourth, striving to maintain a corruption-free party and enhance the awareness of risks. Justness was the lifeline for maritime justice, and it was important to develop a sense of responsibility for fighting against corruption within the party and to strictly observe the disciplines against corruption. Political discipline and rules should always be the priority. Strict supervision, admonishment and early intervention should be in place to prevent corruption. Cases and other matters should be handled in strict compliance with law and regulations without any recklessness or chance-taking.