B. Fung

Judge of the Court of First Instance 20 cases

B. Fung has 20 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026) in the HKCFI.

About B. Fung

B. Fung has 20 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026). These were decided across HKCFI (13) and HKCA (7). Of these, 20 sitting on the coram.

Source: derived from 20 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 13 March 2026. Published on HKLII.

On the judicial record

B. Fung — Barnabas Fung Wah, GBS (馮驊) — is a Judge of the Court of First Instance. He has served as a High Court Judge since 2006, having become a District Judge in 1998 and Chief District Judge in 2001, before his appointment as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in November 2006. Since 2016 he has served as a Panel Judge handling interception and surveillance authorisation requests from law enforcement agencies. He was Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission from 2009, re-appointed in 2013 and 2017 for a term to 2022, and previously served as Chairman and Director of the Hong Kong Children's Choir.

In the reported record, dated between 2024 and 2026, B. Fung has presided over judicial review and immigration matters concerning the Torture Claims Appeal Board and the Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office, including TABINGAN JULIUS KIDAO V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2024] HKCA 907, SEBIANO DONDIE VALDEZ V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2024] HKCA 908 and AHMAD ALI V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2025] HKCFI 6139. He has also presided over a land and property matter, NG CHUNG YING DAYDES V. TANG MAN KIT OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TANG MAN KIT, TERRY AND ANOTHER [2026] HKCFI 1503.

Biography

Barnabas Fung Wah, GBS (Chinese: 馮驊; born 1960) is a Hong Kong judge. He has served as a High Court Judge since 2006. Since 2016, Fung has served as a Panel Judge handling interception and surveillance authorisation requests from law enforcement agencies. He was Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission from 2009 to 2022. He previously served as Chairman and Director of the Hong Kong Children's Choir.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Career Highlights

• He has served as a High Court Judge since 2006.
• Since 2016, Fung has served as a Panel Judge handling interception and surveillance authorisation requests from law enforcement agencies.
• He previously served as Chairman and Director of the Hong Kong Children's Choir.
• He became a District Judge in 1998 and was subsequently appointed as Chief District Judge in 2001.
• In November 2006, Fung was appointed as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
• In 2009, Fung was appointed as Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission.
• He was re-appointed in 2013 and 2017 (for a term of 5 years until 2022).

Education

• graduated from the University of New South Wales with a BComm and LLB in 1984 and 1985 respectively
• obtained his PCLL from the University of Hong Kong in 1986
• Bar and Hong Kong Bar in 1985 and 1986 respectively
• College, Hong Kong and Barker College, Australia

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Courts

How many cases has B. Fung decided?

B. Fung has 20 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026).

Which courts does B. Fung sit in?

B. Fung sits in HKCFI (13) and HKCA (7).

What is B. Fung's judicial background?

B. Fung, Barnabas Fung Wah (馮驊), has served as a High Court Judge since 2006, after becoming a District Judge in 1998 and Chief District Judge in 2001. He was appointed a Judge of the Court of First Instance in November 2006.

What court does B. Fung preside in?

B. Fung sits across both the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance, with reported matters dated between 2024 and 2026 concerning judicial review and immigration, such as TABINGAN JULIUS KIDAO V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2024] HKCA 907.

What other roles has B. Fung held?

Beyond his judicial appointments, B. Fung has served as a Panel Judge handling interception and surveillance authorisation requests since 2016, as Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission from 2009, and as Chairman and Director of the Hong Kong Children's Choir.