Susan Kwan
Hong Kong judge
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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.
The Honourable Madam Justice Susan Kwan Shuk-hing VP | |
|---|---|
關淑馨 | |
| Vice President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court | |
| In office 2001–2009 | |
| Deputy Registrar of the High Court | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
Legal and judicial career
Kwan received an LLB in 1977 and a PCLL in 1978 from the University of Hong Kong. She was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1979 and was a barrister in private practice until 1999.[1] She was Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 1996 to 1999.[2]
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.[3][1] In 2002, she was appointed as the Judge in charge of the Companies and Bankruptcy List.[4]
In 2009, Kwan was elevated to the Court of Appeal.[5] In 2019, she was the first woman to be appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal.[6][1]
Kwan is Editor-in-Chief of Company Law in Hong Kong: Insolvency and Company Law in Hong Kong: Practice and Procedure.[7][8]
In October 2022, Kwan 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."[9]