The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Judiciary today (October 29) announced the appointment of the Honourable Mr Justice Lee Wan-tang, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court. The appointment will take effect from October 30, 2026.
The appointment is made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.
The biographical note of the Honourable Mr Justice Lee is as follows:
Mr Justice Lee was born in Hong Kong in 1966. He obtained an LL.B and P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong in 1989 and 1991 respectively. He was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1993 and was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 2000. He joined the then Legal Department as Crown Counsel in 1993 and was promoted to Senior Crown Counsel in 1995. He was appointed as Deputy Principal Government Counsel in 2005 and took up the post of Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions in the same year. He joined the Judiciary as District Judge in 2013. He was appointed as Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2019.