Franco Kuan 關百安

Barrister Chambers of Lawrence Lok S.C. Called 2006 13 appearances

Franco Kuan appears as counsel of record in 13 reported Hong Kong judgments (2023–2026), most often before the HKCA. Member of Chambers of Lawrence Lok S.C..

About Franco Kuan

Franco Kuan appears as counsel of record in 13 reported Hong Kong judgments (2023–2026). These were heard before HKCA (7), HKCFI (3) and HKCFA (2).

Source: derived from 13 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision 16 July 2026. Published on HKLII.

Professional record

Branch: Barrister
Chambers: Chambers of Lawrence Lok S.C.
Year of call (HK): 2006

Registry facts from the Hong Kong Bar Association roster.

In the court record

Franco Kuan (關百安) was called to the Bar in 2006 and practises from Chambers of Lawrence Lok S.C. as Junior Counsel. His reported matters, drawn between 2023 and 2026, concern criminal law, drug offences, and theft, fraud and dishonesty, and appear primarily in the appellate courts, most often with Kuan instructed as counsel for the appellant.

Kuan appeared as counsel for the appellant, and in related earlier hearings as counsel for the applicant, in the recurring matter of HKSAR v. Yau Kai Fung, reported at [2026] HKCA 885, [2025] HKCA 862 and [2025] HKCA 642 in the Court of Appeal. He likewise appeared across the stages of HKSAR v. Chan Sze Chun, at [2025] HKCA 870 and [2025] HKCA 117, and in HKSAR v. Chang Yau Hung, Alexander [2024] HKCA 480 and HKSAR v. Khaw Kim Sun (許金山) [2023] HKCFA 37 and [2023] HKCFA 13 in the Court of Final Appeal. At first instance, he appeared as counsel for the accused in HKSAR v. Kwok Kwan Lam [2026] HKCFI 1333, as counsel for the defendant in HKSAR v. Tam Hau Ying and Others [2025] HKCFI 1791 and HKSAR v. Hung Sze Ho [2024] HKCFI 625, and as counsel for the prosecution in HKSAR v. Chan Ka Chung [2025] HKDC 1939.

In which courts has Franco Kuan most often appeared?

Franco Kuan (關百安), called to the Bar in 2006 and based at Chambers of Lawrence Lok S.C., has reported matters concentrated in the appellate courts, most often the Court of Appeal, most frequently as counsel for the appellant, including HKSAR v. Yau Kai Fung [2026] HKCA 885.

What practice areas has Franco Kuan appeared in?

Franco Kuan's reported matters concern criminal law, drug offences, and theft, fraud and dishonesty between 2023 and 2026, spanning the Court of Final Appeal, Court of Appeal, Court of First Instance and District Court, including HKSAR v. Khaw Kim Sun (許金山) [2023] HKCFA 37.

Has Franco Kuan appeared for the prosecution?

Yes. In HKSAR v. Chan Ka Chung [2025] HKDC 1939 in the District Court, Franco Kuan appeared as counsel for the prosecution, alongside his more frequent appellate instructions as counsel for the appellant or applicant in criminal appeals.