The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     The Judiciary today (December 9) announced the appointments of Mr George Lam Ting-wah, Ms Jennifer Ng Che-ling and Ms Shirley Cornelia Hung as Permanent Magistrates. The appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. They will take effect on December 10, 2025.

     ​The biographical notes of the three appointees are as follows:

Mr George Lam Ting-wah

     Mr Lam was born in Hong Kong in 1969. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business degree from Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, the United States, in 1991. He completed the Common Professional Examination and obtained a P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong in 1997 and 1998 respectively. He further acquired an LL.B from the Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom in 2001 and an LL.M. from the Columbia University in New York, the United States, in 2022. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1998 and has been in private practice since 2000.

Ms Jennifer Ng Che-ling

     Ms Ng was born in Hong Kong. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, in 1994. She completed the Common Professional Examination and obtained a P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong in 1996 and 1997 respectively. She further acquired an LL.B from the Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom in 1999. She was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1997 and has been in private practice since 1998.

Ms Shirley Cornelia Hung

     Ms Hung was born in Hong Kong in 1985. She obtained a Bachelor of Mathematics and Business Administration degree from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, in 2006. She further obtained an LL.B. from the Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom in 2009 and a P.C.LL. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2010. She was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 2011 and has been in private practice since 2012.

Ends/Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:00

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