Short write-ups of recent Hong Kong judgments.
On 25 August 2026, the Court of Final Appeal Appeal Committee (Ribeiro PJ, Lam PJ and Tang NPJ) declined to grant Dr Chu Kin Wah leave to appeal from CACV 204/2024 against the Medical Council of Hong Kong. Mr Anthony Neoh SC, with Mr Andrew Mak, Ms Barbara Wong and Mr Jiang Zixin (instructed by Paul CK Tang & Chiu), acted for the applicant. Reasons were handed down on 1 September 2026.
This appeal concerns disciplinary proceedings against Zhonghui Anda CPA Limited and its engagement quality control reviewer Mr Sze Lin Tang before the Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). The Registrar brought three complaints under section 34(1)(a)(vi) of the Professional Accountants Ordinance (Cap. 50) relating to the 2015 audit of Ko Yo Chemical (Group) Limited, covering the valuation of a Put Option and the impairment assessment of two chemical plants (§3-§8). After the disciplinary hearing on 14 June 2022 but before the decision was issued, one lay member Mr Chu's term expired on 31 January 2023 (§10). The Misconduct Decision and Sanctions Decision were signed by only four of the five members, comprising two lay members and two professional members (§12-§13). The Respondents appealed on three grounds relating to jurisdiction, procedural fairness, and sufficiency of reasons (§20).