Dick Wong, Hong Kong barrister

Dick Wong

Call: 2019
  • BSocSc in Psychology, University of Hong Kong (2015)
  • JD, Chinese University of Hong Kong (2017)
  • PCLL, Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018)

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Practice Profile

Dick commenced practice upon completion of pupillage with Bruce Tse S.C., Arthur Luk S.C., Francis Cheng and Alan Ng.

Dick focuses in criminal practice. He has been instructed to represent clients at criminal proceedings in the Court of Final Appeal, Court of Appeal, the Court of First Instance, the District Court and the Magistrates' Courts. He has handled cases, in his own right or as a junior, involving inter alia:

  • Dangerous Drugs Offences (e.g. Manufacturing, Trafficking, Possessing, Part I poison etc.)
  • Dishonesty Offences (e.g. Conspiracy to Defraud, Electoral Fraud, False Declaration, Forgery etc.)
  • Immigration Offences (e.g. Breach of Condition of Stay, Employing the Unemployable etc.)
  • Import & Export Offences (e.g. Unmanifested Cargo, Dealing with Dutiable Commodities, Alternative Smoking Devices etc.)
  • Industrial & Building Summons (e.g. Safe system of work, Electricity work, Unauthorized Building Works etc.)
  • Juvenile Affairs (e.g. Care & Protection Order etc.)
  • Public Order Offences (e.g. Riot, Unlawful Assembly, Possession of Offensive Weapon etc.)
  • Sex Offences (e.g. Rape, Indecent Assault, Voyeurism etc.)
  • Traffic Offences (e.g. Car Racing, Dangerous Driving Causing Death, Careless Driving, Unauthorized Taking of Vehicle, Drunk Driving etc.)
  • Triad Society Offences (e.g. Acting & Claiming to be a Member of Triad Society etc.)
  • Violent Offences (e.g. Murder, Burglary, Robbery, Wounding with Intent, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Criminal Damage, Assaulting Police Officer, Child Abuse, Common Assault etc.)

Dick has accumulated substantial experience in handling litigation involving investigations by the Securities and Futures Commission, as well as disciplinary hearings of various professional bodies. He has handled more than 40 criminal trials in the past 12 months.

Qualifications

PCLL
Chinese University of Hong Kong | 2018
JD
Chinese University of Hong Kong | 2017
Bachelor of Social Science in Psychology
University of Hong Kong | 2015

Professional Appointments & Memberships

Member of Bar Association's Committee on Criminal Law & Procedure Committee
2021 – present
Member of Bar Association's Standing Committee on Mental Health and Well-being
2021 – present

Selected Cases

DCCC 628/2020
Represented a client charged with five counts related to trafficking in dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a Part-1 poison; Acquitted of all charges (sole advocate)
DCCC 366/2021
Represented a manager of an international supermarket chain who was charged with accepting advantages; No case to answer (led by Cheng Huan S.C.)
DCCC 721/2022
Represented a French expat accused of wounding (alleged strangulation and a fractured calf bone); Acquitted (sole advocate)
DCCC 1048/2022
Represented a client charged with burglary; No case to answer (sole advocate)
DCCC 278/2022
Represented a client charged with conspiracy to defraud (Hong Kong's first telephone scam center case) (sole advocate)
DCCC 1107/2023
Represented a LGV driver charged with dangerous driving causing death; Acquitted (sole advocate)
DCCC 234/2024
Represented a teacher charged with 19 counts of indecent assault; 10 acquittals and 9 convictions (sole advocate)
ESCC 2330/2024
Shop-lifting by an iBank Analyst – Acquitted
KCCC 2596/2025
Offering advantages, Fraud – Acquitted
WKCC 1198/2025
Indecent assault on MTR – Acquitted
STCC 1210/2025
Breach of Condition of Stay – Charge withdrawn (ONEBO)
ESCC 396/2025
Indecent assault on student – Acquitted
FLCC 399/2025
Indecent assault on student – Acquitted
KCS 34368-34371/2025
Employing unregistered electricians – Acquitted
WKCC 900006/2025
Fighting in a public place – Acquitted
WKCC 4759/2025
Using another person's ID card – Acquitted
TMCC 578/2025
Common assault – Acquitted
STCC 1600/2025
Theft – Acquitted
KCS 16519/2025
Careless driving – Acquitted
ESCC 1296/2025
Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm – Acquitted
WKCC 4239/2025
Voyeurism – Acquitted