Andrew Chan
Andrew Chan has 130 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026) in the HKCFI.
About Andrew Chan
Andrew Chan has 130 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026). These were decided across HKCFI (96) and HKCA (34). By subject matter, the largest shares are Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (10), Immigration Ordinance (10) and Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (5). Of these, 130 sitting on the coram.
Source: derived from 130 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision . Published on HKLII.
On the judicial record
Andrew Chan is a Judge of the Hong Kong Court of First Instance, appearing in the reported record across both the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal, most often the Court of First Instance, in matters reported between 2025 and 2026. The reported matters concern criminal law, drug offences and judicial review and immigration, including a series of non-refoulement appeals such as Shamina Firoz v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 75 and [2025] HKCA 738, Secretary For Justice v. Singh Harwinder [2026] HKCA 116, Ahmed Razu v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 2, and Pampag Rey Paccial v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 3.
Further reported matters before him include Aziz Shafqat v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 1057 and [2025] HKCA 697, Collins Obi v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 1029 and [2025] HKCA 695, Re Galang Jennylyn Estrada [2025] HKCA 859, Re Sahota Randhir Singh [2025] HKCA 866, and Re Hikkaduwa Galappaththige Saranga Manoj Kumara Galappaththi [2025] HKCA 875.
How many cases has Andrew Chan decided?
Andrew Chan has 130 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026).
Which courts does Andrew Chan sit in?
Andrew Chan sits in HKCFI (96) and HKCA (34).
What courts does Andrew Chan sit in?
Andrew Chan is a Judge of the Hong Kong Court of First Instance who also sits in the Court of Appeal. The reported record shows him presiding over matters such as Secretary For Justice v. Singh Harwinder [2026] HKCA 116, reported between 2025 and 2026.
What subject matter does Andrew Chan's reported caseload cover?
The reported matters before Andrew Chan concern criminal law, drug offences and judicial review and immigration, including a number of non-refoulement appeals such as Ahmed Razu v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 2.
Practice Areas (from the 39-area taxonomy)
Citation influence
17 of Andrew Chan's authored judgments have been cited by later Hong Kong judgments, 28 times in total, per HKLII citation records.