Carlye Chu

Carlye Chu Fun-ling (Chinese: 朱芬齡; born 1960) is a Hong Kong judge.Chu graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an LLB in 1982 and a PCLL in 1983.[1][2] Chu obtained a Master of Social Sciences in Criminology from the University of Hong Kong in 1994.[5][1] Chu acted as Returning Officer for the 2005 and 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive elections.[2][8][9] In October 2022, Chu was part of a team of 3 judges who ruled against Jimmy Lai and said that "despite its importance to the freedom of the press, the protection afforded to journalistic material is not absolute.
Chinese namefamily nameThe HonourableCourt of AppealHigh CourtIncumbentCourt of First InstanceDistrict JudgeMagistrateHong KongAlma materLondon School of EconomicsUniversity of Hong KongMSocScTraditional ChineseSimplified ChineseStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYue: CantoneseJyutpingChinesecalledbarristerCriminologyPermanent MagistrateReturning Officer2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive electionsJudicial Officers Recommendation CommissionJimmy LaiGovernment of Hong KongHong Kong Government Gazette