Jason Kung 龔靖新

In the court record

Jason Kung (龔靖新) is a Hong Kong barrister called to the Bar in 2019, practising from Virtus Chambers. Between 2020 and 2026 he appeared across both the appellate and first-instance courts, most often the Court of Final Appeal, and has most often been instructed as counsel for the defendant, in matters concerning Criminal Law, Bankruptcy & Insolvency and Employment & Labour.

His Court of Final Appeal work includes Excellence Raise Overseas Limited, Jolly Admire Limited, High Express Holdings Limited v. ANZ Commodity Trading Pty Ltd [2026] HKCFA 9, where he appeared as counsel for the defendant, following the related Court of Appeal proceedings ANZ Commodity Trading Pty Ltd v. Excellence Raise Overseas Ltd and Others [2025] HKCA 997 and [2024] HKCA 805. He also appeared as counsel for the applicant in Chui Marjorie Che Ying, Chui Toni Yim v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings), Building Authority [2025] HKCFA 21, as counsel for the appellant in HKSAR v. Kwok Wing Kin and Others [2023] HKCFA 30 and HKSAR v. Chan Hon Wing (陳漢榮) [2021] HKCFA 45, as counsel for the applicant in HKSAR v. Tam Ho Nam (譚浩南) [2022] HKCFA 9 and HKSAR v. Wong Chun Yau (黃竣佑) [2021] HKCFA 33, and as counsel for the plaintiff in the Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board v. Fong Chak Kwan proceedings [2022] HKCFA 12 and [2022] HKCFA 4. At the Court of Appeal, he appeared as counsel for the defendant in Chan Wai Ming v. Xie Weiqin and Others [2025] HKCA 443, and as counsel for the creditor in Re Chui Tak Keung Duncan [2024] HKCA 948. He has appeared alongside co-counsel including Anson Wong Yu Yat, Kenny Lin, Audrey Eu and Lincoln Cheung.