Cheung

On the judicial record

Cheung, whose Chinese name is 張舉能 (Andrew Cheung Kui-nung), holds the official position of Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal. According to the reported biographical data he was first appointed to the bench in 2001 as a judge of the District Court of Hong Kong, sat first as a Deputy High Court Judge in December 2001, was elevated to the Court of First Instance in 2003, was appointed Probate Judge in 2004, and became the judge in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law List of the High Court in 2008. He previously served as a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal and as Chief Judge of the High Court, and the data describes him as the first local law graduate to be appointed Hong Kong's Chief Justice. His education includes a degree and a Master of Laws degree at Harvard Law School in the United States, and he was called to the Bar in 1985 as a pupil of Audrey Eu, beginning private practice the following year in the chambers of Henry Litton.

In the reported record running from 2020 to 2026, Cheung appears primarily in the appellate courts, with matters concerning judicial review and immigration, criminal law, and bankruptcy and insolvency. Reported decisions include Jovial Paradise Ltd v. Ever Harmony Enterprises Ltd and Others [2026] HKCA 1154, Re Trinh Van Truong [2026] HKCA 1145, and The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v. Zhonghui Anda CPA Ltd and Another [2026] HKCA 1148. In the Court of Final Appeal, reported decisions include To Sze On, the Personal Representative of the Estate of To Cheong Lam, Deceased v. Yim Tin Fook, Since Deceased and Others [2026] HKCFA 27, 中紀投資有限公司 Centre Chase Investment Limited v. 青山道國際工業大廈業主立案法團 The Incorporated Owners of Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building and STL Company Limited [2026] HKCFA 26, and HKSAR v. So Tsun Fung (蘇浚鋒) [2026] HKCFA 25.