Kwan

Vice-President of the Court of Appeal 398 cases

Kwan has 398 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026) in the HKCA.

About Kwan

Kwan has 398 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026). These were decided across HKCA (397) and HKCFI (1). By subject matter, the largest shares are Rules of the High Court (43), Immigration Ordinance (37) and Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (33). Of these, 398 sitting on the coram.

Source: derived from 398 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 15 July 2026. Published on HKLII.

On the judicial record

Susan Kwan Shuk-hing (關淑馨), born in 1954, is a Hong Kong judge who has served as a Vice President of the Court of Appeal since April 2019 — the first woman to hold that office. She received an LLB in 1977 and a PCLL in 1978 from the University of Hong Kong, was called to the Bar in 1979, and practised as a barrister in private practice until 1999, including service with the Bar Association from 1996 to 1999. She was appointed Deputy Registrar of the High Court in 1999, a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2001, and Judge in charge of the Companies and Bankruptcy List in 2002, before being elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2009.

In the reported record, spanning 2024 to 2026, Kwan appears primarily in the appellate courts, with matters concerning Judicial Review & Immigration, Bankruptcy & Insolvency and Loans & Debt Recovery. Cases she has presided over include Tamang Jyoti v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 1085, Re Mohsin Khan [2026] HKCA 1146, Chan Fun Kwong v. Choi Chak Man and Others [2026] HKCA 1116, The Registrar of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants v. Zhonghui Anda CPA Ltd and Another [2026] HKCA 1148, 廈門新景地集團有限公司 formerly known as 廈門巿鑫新景地房地產有限公司 v. Eton Properties Ltd and Others [2026] HKCA 1149, and Chu Kong (suing on behalf of himself and all other shareholders in (I) Ocean Sino Ltd (except Lau Wing Yan) and (II) PBM Asset Management Ltd) v. Lau Wing Yan and Others [2026] HKCA 1004.

Biography

Susan Kwan Shuk-hing (Chinese: 關淑馨; born 1954) is a Hong Kong judge. She has served as a Vice President of the Court of Appeal since April 2019.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Career Highlights

• She has served as a Vice President of the Court of Appeal since April 2019.
• In 1999, Kwan was appointed as Deputy Registrar of the High Court.
• In 2001, she was appointed as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
• In 2002, she was appointed as the Judge in charge of the Companies and Bankruptcy List.
• In 2009, Kwan was elevated to the Court of Appeal.
• In 2019, she was the first woman to be appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal.

Education

• received an LLB in 1977 and a PCLL in 1978 from the University of Hong Kong
• Bar in 1979 and was a barrister in private practice until 1999
• Bar Association from 1996 to 1999

398

Total cases

Delivered

398

Sat on (coram)

Courts

How many cases has Kwan decided?

Kwan has 398 reported Hong Kong decisions (2024–2026).

Which courts does Kwan sit in?

Kwan sits in HKCA (397) and HKCFI (1).

What is Susan Kwan Shuk-hing's position on the Hong Kong judiciary?

Susan Kwan Shuk-hing (關淑馨) has served as a Vice President of the Court of Appeal since April 2019, becoming the first woman appointed to that office; she was earlier elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2009 after serving as a Court of First Instance judge.

What is Kwan's educational and professional background?

Kwan received an LLB in 1977 and a PCLL in 1978 from the University of Hong Kong, was called to the Bar in 1979, and practised as a barrister until 1999, including service with the Bar Association between 1996 and 1999.

What subject areas has Kwan presided over in the Court of Appeal?

Kwan's reported appellate matters concern Judicial Review & Immigration, Bankruptcy & Insolvency and Loans & Debt Recovery, including Chan Fun Kwong v. Choi Chak Man and Others [2026] HKCA 1116, reported between 2024 and 2026.