Judicial appointments

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     The Judiciary today (July 2) announced the appointment of His Honour Judge Herbert Au-Yeung Ho-wing and Her Honour Judge Winnie Tsui Wan-wah as Judges of the Court of First Instance of the High Court. The appointments will take effect from July 3, 2024.

     The appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.

     The biographical notes of the two appointees are as follows:

His Honour Judge Herbert Au-Yeung Ho-wing

     His Honour Judge Herbert Au-Yeung was born in Hong Kong in 1973. He obtained an LL.B. and a P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong in 1996 and 1997 respectively. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1997. He was in private practice from 1998 to 2012. He was appointed as District Judge in 2012.

Her Honour Judge Winnie Tsui Wan-wah

     Her Honour Judge Winnie Tsui was born in Hong Kong in 1973. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, the United Kingdom, in 1995 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law, the United Kingdom, in 1996. She was admitted as Solicitor in England and Wales and in Hong Kong in 1998 and 1999 respectively. She was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2005. She was in private practice and employed as in-house counsel between 1999 and 2014. She was appointed as District Judge in 2017.