2521 2616
Telephone (Office)
2845 0260
Fax
Address
14/F and 44/F, Tower 1, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Called to the Bar
Hong Kong, 2019
Solicitor (England & Wales), 2024 (non-practising)
Languages
English
Cantonese
Mandarin
Areas of Practice
Bribery/Corruption
Commercial Crime
Commercial Disputes
Company Law
Departmental/Industrial Summonses
General Civil
General Crime
Land and Property
Probate/Administrative Action
Regulatory/Securities
Sexual Offences
Traffic Offences
“Stephen is highly client-focused, consistently offering practical insights and communicating complex ideas to lay clients with clarity. Stephen is always able to analyse and explain complex situations in a precise manner and devise efficacious strategies.” – The Legal 500, 2024
Leading Junior – The Legal 500, 2024
“Stephen demonstrates exceptional strength as a criminal barrister through his quick and precise responses to the court. His clear and incisive questioning in court not only sharpens the issues at hand but also effectively guides the judge’s understanding of the crux and elicit evidence that is in favour of his clients.”
Leading Junior – The Legal 500, 2025
Stephen obtained his double degrees in Government and Laws from the University of Hong Kong. He is developing a broad practice in both criminal and civil matters.
On the criminal and regulatory front, Stephen has represented clients in a wide spectrum of criminal cases, including white-collar crimes initiated by the SFC and the ICAC, violent crimes, sexual offences, immigration offences and industrial summonses. Stephen has experience appearing before the Market Misconduct Tribunal for matters concerning insider dealing and other securities-related market misconduct. He also has experience handling ancillary criminal matters including discharging restraint orders and contesting confiscation orders.
On the civil and commercial front, Stephen particularly focuses on company-related disputes, and has regularly acted for listed companies and professionals. He has often been instructed to handle shareholder disputes, and has represented listed companies, state-owned enterprises and local and foreign liquidators both in his own right and as a led junior. Stephen has also conducted defamation proceedings and has experience obtaining urgent injunctions against the publication of information.
Stephen’s practice also covers advisory work. Stephen has frequently been instructed to provide opinion on Hong Kong law for listing and proposed listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, including matters concerning inter alia initial public offerings (IPO), resumption of suspended trading and continuation of trading halt. Stephen has also advised clients in respect of ongoing criminal and quasi-criminal investigations, including inquiries from the ICAC, the SFC and the Competition Commission.
Qualification:
BSocSc (Government & Laws), University of Hong Kong
LLB, University of Hong Kong
PCLL, University of Hong Kong
Criminal and Regulatory Practice (Trial and miscellaneous)
HKSAR v Wong Pak Ming ESS 1735/2025, appeared for the SFC to prosecute the Defendant for insider dealing (led by Derek Chan SC)
HKSAR v Wong Kwong Wing Edward and Anor DCCC 1043/2022, appeared for the 2nd Defendant on a charge of conspiracy to defraud (with SW Lee)
HKSAR v Yin Kek Kiong and Others DCCC 582/2023, appeared for the 3rdDefendant on various charges concerning bribery and offering advantages to an agent (with SW Lee)
HKSAR v Mak Pak Pui and Others [2024] HKDC 445, appeared for the defendants on charges of conspiracy to commit false accounting and fraud (as sole advocate)
HKSAR v Lo Kai Sing [2025] HKDC 37, appeared for the defendant on a charge of money laundering (as sole advocate)
A v ICAC HCCM 774/2022, appeared for the applicants in discharging and varying restraining orders made under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (as sole advocate)
Criminal Practice (Appellate)
HKSAR v Lee Chun-man [2022] HKCA 1901, appeared for the appellant in his application for leave to appeal against conviction on a charge of riot (with Catherine Wong)
HKSAR v Tse Kei-chung [2023] HKCFI 1756, appeared for the appellant in his appeal against conviction on a charge of possession of offensive weapon (with Catherine Wong)
HKSAR v Marc Gerard Progin [2023] HKCFI 2013, appeared for the defendant at trial and on review on a charge of aiding and abetting disorderly conduct in public place, and against the prosecution’s appeal for the award of costs at trial (with Michael Delaney)
HKSAR v Kwok Lai-fan [2021] HKCFI 1146, appeared for the appellant in her application to adduce fresh evidence and appeal against conviction on a charge of assaulting police officer (with Catherine Wong)
HKSAR v Chow Chi-wang [2022] HKCFI 3039, appeared for the defendant on appeal against conviction on a charge of possession of instrument fit for unlawful purposes (as sole advocate)
Civil and Commercial Practice
Bonita Co., Ltd. S.A. v Brenda Chark trading as Brenda Chark & Co [2022] 2 HKLRD 920, appeared for the plaintiff in appealing against Master’s imposition of a bar to future litigation upon discontinuance of proceedings (led by Audrey Eu SC)
Tam Sze Leung v Commissioner of Police [2022] 1 HKLRD 480, appeared for the Commissioner of Police in relation to judicial review proceedings concerning the issuance of “letters of no consent” (led by Victor Dawes SC and with Peter Dong)
Nanjing High Accurate Drive Equipment Manufacturing Group Co., Ltd and Others v Fullshare Holdings Limited and Others HCA 656/2025, appeared for subsidiaries of a listed company against another listed company and its officials for fraud and misappropriation (led by William Wong SC)
Qiao Yuanzhang v Jean-Philippe Gaston Marie Benosit and Others [2023] HKCFI 1437, appeared for a shareholder in opposing the unfair prejudice petition and commencing derivative action (with Alan Kwong, now His Honour Judge Alan Kwong)
Re Guangdong Overseas Construction Corporation [2023] 3 HKLRD 262, appeared for a Mainland liquidator for recognition and assistance of Mainland insolvency proceedings
Charter Base Limited v The IO of Golden Building [2020] HKCFI 1591, appeared for the plaintiff in applying for injunctions against the IO’s interference (with Alan Kwong, now His Honour Judge Alan Kwong)
Success Top (Asia) Ltd v Sze Kin Yu [2023] HKDC 1451; [2024] HKDC 530, appeared for the defendant in applying for striking out and security for costs (as sole advocate)
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