The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
 
     Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, is pleased to announce today (March 26) the appointment of three Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. They are:
 
Mr Benson Tsoi Yat-ming
Ms Frances Lok Man-yin
Miss Queenie Fiona Lau
 
     The appointments are made by the Chief Justice under section 31A of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance.
 
     The appointments will take effect from the date of the Instrument of Appointment, which will be executed on May 11, 2024, when the ceremonial proceedings are to take place at 10am in the Court of Final Appeal.
 
     The biographical notes of the newly appointed Senior Counsel are as follows:

Mr Benson Tsoi Yat-ming
 
Mr Benson Tsoi Yat-ming, aged 41, obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Leicester. He was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 2007. He specialises in criminal law, particularly organised and white-collar crimes.
 
Ms Frances Lok Man-yin
 
Ms Frances Lok Man-yin, aged 43, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master of Arts (Jurisprudence) degree from the University of Oxford and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard University. She was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 2007. She mainly practises in the areas of company law, construction and arbitration, probate and trusts.
 
Miss Queenie Fiona Lau
 
Miss Queenie Fiona Lau, aged 41, obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Cambridge. She was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 2008. She has a general civil and commercial practice, including audit and professional negligence, defamation, employment and probate litigation.

Ends/Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Issued at HKT 11:00

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