Chu

Vice-President of the Court of Appeal 386 cases

Chu has 386 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026) in the HKCA.

About Chu

Chu has 386 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026). These were decided across HKCA (386). By subject matter, the largest shares are Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (87), Rules of the High Court (57) and Immigration Ordinance (55). Of these, 386 sitting on the coram.

Source: derived from 386 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 15 July 2026. Published on HKLII.

On the judicial record

Carlye Chu Fun-ling (朱芬齡) has served as Vice President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court since November 2022. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an LLB in 1982 and a PCLL in 1983, received an LLM from the London School of Economics in 1985, and obtained a Master of Social Sciences in Criminology from the University of Hong Kong in 1994, having been called to the Bar in 1983. She became a District Judge in 1995, was appointed Deputy Registrar of the High Court in 1997 and Registrar of the High Court in 1999, was appointed a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2000, and was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2011.

In the reported record between 2024 and 2026, Chu has presided chiefly over judicial review and immigration matters, including naturalisation and status applications such as Re Serrano Marina Corsino and Another [2026] HKCA 1086, Re Francisco Creamlyn Rivas [2026] HKCA 1087, and Re Calapis Levy Abroguena [2026] HKCA 1088, alongside non-refoulement claims appeals such as Wiji Lestari v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 1106 and family proceedings in CSFK v. HWH [2026] HKCA 1036.

Biography

Carlye Chu Fun-ling (Chinese: 朱芬齡; born 1960) is a Hong Kong judge. She has served as a Vice President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court since November 2022.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Career Highlights

• She has served as a Vice President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court since November 2022.
• In 1995, she became a District Judge.
• She was appointed as Deputy Registrar of the High Court in 1997, as Registrar of the High Court in 1999, and as Judge of Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2000.
• In 2011, Chu was elevated to the Court of Appeal.
• In October 2022, Chu was part of a team of 3 judges who ruled against Jimmy Lai and said that "despite its importance to the freedom of the press, the protection afforded to journalistic material is not absolute." In November 2022, Chu was appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal.

Education

• graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an LLB in 1982 and a PCLL in 1983
• received her LLM from the London School of Economics in 1985
• obtained a Master of Social Sciences in Criminology from the University of Hong Kong in 1994
• Bar in 1983

386

Total cases

Delivered

386

Sat on (coram)

Court

How many cases has Chu decided?

Chu has 386 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026).

Which courts does Chu sit in?

Chu sits in HKCA (386).

What is Carlye Chu Fun-ling's (朱芬齡) judicial career?

Carlye Chu Fun-ling (朱芬齡) has served as Vice President of the Court of Appeal since November 2022, having been elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2011 after serving as a District Judge from 1995 and a Court of First Instance judge from 2000.

What matters has Chu heard on the Court of Appeal?

In the Court of Appeal, Chu has presided chiefly over judicial review and immigration matters, including naturalisation applications such as Re Serrano Marina Corsino and Another [2026] HKCA 1086 and non-refoulement claims appeals such as Wiji Lestari v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 1106.

What is Chu's educational background?

Chu graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an LLB in 1982 and a PCLL in 1983, received an LLM from the London School of Economics in 1985, and obtained a Master of Social Sciences in Criminology from the University of Hong Kong in 1994.