Him is a Charles Ching Scholar of 2021 and a Patrick Yu Memorial Scholar of 2024.

He joined Chambers after serving his pupillage with Mr Peter Duncan SC, Mr Kenny Lin, Ms Catherine Wong, Mr Tony Ko and Mr Benson Tsoi (now Mr Benson Tsoi SC).

Prior to reading law at the University of Hong Kong, Him read business and Japanese language at the Chinese University of Hong Kong during which he has studied abroad at universities in Cambridge, Tokyo and Shanghai. Him is fluent in Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Japanese.

Him’s civil practice focuses on land, building management, winding-up and bankruptcy matters, commercial and company disputes. He has experience in handling cases involving arbitrations, personal injuries, injunctions, cryptocurrency fraud, civil contempt, probate, election affairs, and judicial reviews.

On the criminal side, Him has handled cases involving murder, arson, market misconduct, bribery, money laundering, fraud, drugs, and traffic offences. He has been instructed by the Department of Justice to prosecute on-fiat. He has also appeared before various quasi-judicial bodies such as the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT) and the Registered Fire Service Installation Contractors Disciplinary Board and in regulatory and disciplinary matters.

Currently, Him is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Law of the University of Hong Kong and in the School of Law of the City University of Hong Kong. He is also a member of the Committee on Arbitration of the Hong Kong Bar Association. 

Patrick Yu Memorial Scholarship (2024)

Charles Ching Memorial Scholarship (2021)

Best Memorandum Prize and Overall 6th Place, International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot (2020)

St. John's College, HKU Academic Forum Essay Award (2018-2019)

1st runner-up, HKU AMS Joint University Mooting Competition (2018)

World Champion, KPMG International Case Competition (2017)

National Champion, XMU KPMG National Business Case Competition (2017)

College Departmental Prize (2017)

Champion and Best Presentation Award, HKFPS KPMG Business Administration Paper (2016)

World’s 2nd Place, World Asian Case Competition (2016)

Qin Jia Yuan Foundation Exchange Scholarship (2016)

Anthony KK Balanced Education Scholarship (2016)

Japan Student Services Organisation Scholarship (2016)

CUHK 6th Study Abroad Writing Contest (2016)

Professor H Sutu Prize (2015)

CUHK 7th General Education Best Essay Award (2015)

HKSAR Talent Development Scholarship (2015)

Kunkle and Pommerenke Scholarship (2014-2017)

Chung Chi Class Scholarship (2013-2017)

Dean’s List (2013-2015)

CLP Centenary Scholarship (2013-2014)

Regulatory

• Securities and Futures Commission v Chris James Aarons SFAT 1/2021 (led by Peter Duncan SC) – appeared for the applicant in reviewing disciplinary decisions taken by the Securities and Futures Commission, involving issues of wall-crossing, block trades and hedging exercises

Land / Building Management

• ACA (Group) Limited v Persons trespassing to Sub-sections 11, 12, 14, 21 and 23 of Section C of Lot 644 and Sub-sections 6 and 46 of Section D of Lot 644 in Demarcation District 125 & Others HCA 30/2022 (sole advocate) – successfully obtained an interim injunction to restrain unidentified persons from trespassing and damaging properties
• Sha Lo Tung Development Company Limited 及另二人 對 張偉國及另四人HCA 2923/2018 (sole advocate) – successfully resisted an application to discharge interim injunction, involving issues of an applicant’s locus standi to sue on behalf of Tso/Tong
• Kingfield Investment Development Limited v Pakco Property Services Limited and Ng Hing Yau HCA 1536 / 2016 – acted for the defendants (by original action) and plaintiffs (by counterclaim), involving issues of trespass, expert evidence on mesne profits, DMC interpretation and quasi-easement
  • [2023] HKCFI 571 (sole advocate) – successfully resisted an application to adduce evidence out of time
  • [2023] HKCFI 1105 (with Tony Ko) – successfully obtained variations to an injunction
• Pakco Property Services Ltd v Mega Well Construction Engineering Ltd HCA 390/2023 (sole advocate) - successfully obtained a judgment in default, involving issues of breaches of negative covenants in DMC, estoppel by acquiescence and implied licence
• 蔡海英及龐維光 對 蕭伯明 HCA 1471/2023 (sole advocate) – acted for the defendant and successfully struck out the claim with costs for want of a reasonable cause of action
• Sim Chan Kam v Incorporated Owners of Wai Sun Building LDMP 1/2023 (with Albert Cheung) – resisted contempt of court application against the Incorporated Owners
• DES Property Services Ltd v 來發地產 and Others DMCP 1538/2022 (sole advocate) – acted for the plaintiff for an order for vacant possession and injunction to restrain defendants from erecting unauthorised building works

Commercial

• Shung King Development Company Limited v M Kitchen Limited and Others HCA 645/2022 (sole advocate) – successfully obtained summary judgment for a landlord, involving issues of misrepresentation, undue influence, unconscionable conducts and non est factum
• Yu Sze Wan & Yu Ming Yow Billy v Silver Hope Limited HCSD 37-38/2021 (with Tony Ko) – acted for the applicants to set aside statutory demands
• Re Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited HCCW 408/2023 (sole advocate) – successfully obtained an adjournment for the Respondent company pending debt restructuring scheme
• Koo Wai Lau v Wong Kin Sun HCA 875/2021 (sole advocate) – resisted summary judgment for outstanding debt over HK$24 million
• 港消集團有限公司 訴 安泰大廈業主立案法團 及 加康物業管理顧問有限公司 DCCJ 5735/2017 (sole advocate) – resisted an application to commence taxation of legal cost, involving issues of taxation out of specified time period
• Lau Siu Hang v Persons Unknown DCCJ 130/2024 (sole advocate) – successfully obtained a cryptocurrency injunction against unknown persons and disclosure order against cryptocurrency trading platforms
• Join Fortune Development Ltd and Shung King Development Company Ltd v Puzzle Dining Ltd and Others DCCJ 3894/2023 (sole advocate) – successfully obtained summary judgment for a landlord, involving issues of misrepresentations

Judicial Review / Election Affairs

• Kwan Yui Huen v Secretary for Justice HCMP 458/2022 (with Lewis Law) – acted for the applicant and successfully obtained relief under Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap 554)
• AR v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office and Director of Immigration HCAL 2506/2020 (sole advocate) – acted for the applicant for leave to apply for judicial review involving issues of the correct standard of proof required from a torture claimant

Criminal 

• 香港特別行政區 訴 港消新基有限公司 HCMA 295/2020 (led by Martin Hui SC) –successfully appealed against conviction of offences under Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap 485), involving issues of the Browne v Dunn principle and the application of Poon Chau Nam test regarding “employees”
• HKSAR v Lam Yee-hang and another KCCC 3224/2021 (led by Martin Hui SC) – acted for the defendant charged with corrupt transactions with agents
• HKSAR v Lo Kin Lok DCCC 274/2023 (sole advocate) – acted for the defendant charged with criminal damage and arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered
• HKSAR v Han Chang Woo ESCC 1512/2022 (sole advocate) – acted for the defendant and successfully obtained a bind-over order for drugs offences
• HKSAR v YHM FLCC 1130/2022 (sole advocate) – acted for the defendant charged with wilful assault causing injury to a child and successfully obtained a probation order
• 香港特別行政區 訴 中島優美 KCCC 2587/2022 (sole advocate) – acted for the Japanese defendant charged with breach of condition of stay
• HKSAR v Wong Chun-keung and Others HCCC 164/2022 & HCCC 255/2023 (with Priscilla Lam) – acted for the one of the defendants charged with conspiracy to commit bombing, conspiracy to cause explosion, conspiracy to commit murder and possession of arms of ammunition with intent to endanger life