Cheng Huan SC 清洪

Senior Counsel Called 1976 4 appearances

Cheng Huan SC appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Hong Kong judgments (1999–2026), most often before the HKCFA.

About Cheng Huan SC

Cheng Huan appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Hong Kong judgments (1999–2026). These were heard before HKCFA (3) and HKCFI (1).

Source: derived from 4 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 9 March 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Year of call (HK): 1976
Inner Bar (SC): 1988
Year of call (UK): 1969

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Cheng Huan (清洪), Senior Counsel, was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1976 (and to the England and Wales Bar in 1969), taking silk in 1988. Reported matters place Cheng primarily in the appellate courts, most often the Court of Final Appeal, in defamation litigation arising from the same underlying dispute: EASTERN EXPRESS PUBLISHER LTD. AND ANOTHER V. MO MAN CHING AND ANOTHER [1999] HKCFA 61 and its companion MO MAN CHING AND ANOTHER V. EASTERN EXPRESS PUBLISHER LTD. AND ANOTHER [1999] HKCFA 62, in both of which Cheng was counsel for the respondent, and WONG YEUNG NG V. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE [1999] HKCFA 51, where Cheng was counsel for the applicant.

More recently, Cheng appeared in NUME LTD V. YUEN HOI MAN [2026] HKCFI 1302 before the Court of First Instance. The reported practice, spanning 1999 to 2026, concerns Defamation and Criminal Law.

What defamation matters is Cheng Huan SC reported in?

Cheng Huan SC appeared as counsel for the respondent in EASTERN EXPRESS PUBLISHER LTD. AND ANOTHER V. MO MAN CHING AND ANOTHER [1999] HKCFA 61 and the companion appeal MO MAN CHING AND ANOTHER V. EASTERN EXPRESS PUBLISHER LTD. AND ANOTHER [1999] HKCFA 62, both before the Court of Final Appeal.

When did Cheng Huan take silk?

Cheng Huan (清洪) was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1976, having first been called to the England and Wales Bar in 1969, and was appointed Senior Counsel in 1988.