Patrick Chan (judge)

Chan was appointed the first Chief Judge of the High Court in 1997, when British colonial rule in Hong Kong ended and China resumed its sovereignty over the region.[4] In February 2021, Chan claimed that there is no absolute separation of powers in Hong Kong, and that "It is more accurate to call it a division of authority."[5] In May 2023, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) of the United States Congress suggested the United States government imposing sanctions on Chan to counter the erosion of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong over his handling of Jimmy Lai's national security law case.[6][7] From October 2006 to September 2012, Chan was a member of the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong.He was the Chairman of the Joint Examination Board on Postgraduate Certificate in Laws set up to ensure that a common standard would be maintained for postgraduate law students of both the University of Hong Kong and the City University entering the legal profession.
The HonourableMr JusticeCourt of Final AppealIncumbentTung Chee HwaHenry LittonJoseph FokDesignated National Security Law JudgeCarrie LamChief Judge of the High Court of Hong KongCourt of First InstanceHigh CourtDistrict CourtAlma materUniversity of Hong Kongtraditional Chinesesimplified ChineseSidney LauWah Yan College, Hong KongBachelor of LawsPatrick YuDistrict CourtsSupreme CourtChief Judge of the High Courtcourt of last resortseparation of powers in Hong KongCongressional-Executive Commission on ChinaUnited States CongressJimmy Lainational security lawGrand Bauhinia Medallegal educationWayback MachineNoel PowerChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong KongArthur LeongKemal BokharyRobert RibeiroRobert TangHong Kong order of precedenceLord Hoffmann