Hiu H. Wong, Athena

Counsel
黃曉虹

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Year Of Call

Hong Kong (2013)
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), since 2019
  • Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIARB), since 2016
  • Member, List of Arbitrators, Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA), since 2017
  • Member, Panel of Adjudicators, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, since 2021
  • Chinese Commercial Mediator, since 2017
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators, eBRAM COVID-19 Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Scheme, since 2020
  • Engaged as an arbitrator of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), and included in the SCIA Panel of Arbitrators with a term of three years (from 21 February 2022 to 20 February 2025)












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Athena has been a practising barrister in Hong Kong since 2013. She was also admitted as an attorney in New York in 2016.  She initially graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Law.

Her practice focuses on cross-border commercial, criminal and family cases. Before practising as a barrister, she specialised in negotiating pricing and commercial terms for international firms, including Coca-Cola and Hutchison Telecommunications.

In 2019, she was invited to write a book review for the law book Emden’s Construction Law Hong Kong. Further, she was a co-author of the chapter on Hong Kong law for the law book Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review, the 1st and 2nd edition.

Athena was appointed as Temporary Deputy Registrar of the District Court in late year 2023 and as Deputy Adjudicator of the Small Claims Tribunal in mid-year 2019 and mid-year 2021 respectively. She has experience in adjudicating disputes in various areas.

Notable Cases
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), since 2019
  • Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIARB), since 2016
  • Member, List of Arbitrators, Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA), since 2017
  • Member, Panel of Adjudicators, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, since 2021
  • Chinese Commercial Mediator, since 2017
  • Member, Panel of Arbitrators, eBRAM COVID-19 Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Scheme, since 2020
  • Engaged as an arbitrator of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), and included in the SCIA Panel of Arbitrators with a term of three years (from 21 February 2022 to 20 February 2025)

AWARDS / ACTIVITIES

  • 2013 Middle Temple Scholarships for Advocacy Training
  • 2009 Marshalling, Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA)
  • 2008 Rowlinson Award, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University
  • 2008 McDonough Prize, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University
  • 2007 President, Oxford University Debating Society

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Temporary Deputy Registrar, District Court (2024.12.05 – 2025.01.28)
  • Temporary Deputy Registrar, District Court (2023.10.30 – 2023.12.01)
  • Deputy Adjudicator, Small Claims Tribunal (2021.07.05 – 2021.09.03)
  • Deputy Adjudicator, Small Claims Tribunal (2019.05.20 – 2019.08.30)

COMMITTEES

  • Member, Adjudication & Construction Committee, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb), since 2018
  • Member, Legal Committee, Hong Kong Chambers of Commerce, since 2018
  • Member, Arbitration Committee, Hong Kong Bar Association, since 2020
  • Member, Advisory Panel on Licensing of Hotels and Guesthouses, 2022.12.01 to 2026.11.30
  • Member, Disciplinary Committee Panel of Social Workers Registration Board, 2023.01.16 to 2026.01.15
  • Chairman, Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings), 2024.12.01 – 2027.11.30
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