Archbold Hong Kong 2026

Endorsed by the Hong Kong Judiciary, Archbold Hong Kong 2026 is the essential reference manual on criminal law, procedure, sentencing and practice in Hong Kong.

The Honourable Mr Justice Bokhary GBM, NPJ is the Editor-in-Chief and Professor Simon Young of the University of Hong Kong serves as General Editor. Published in two volumes, each chapter focuses on what the law is, rather than what it ought to be, and reflects the experience and expertise of the talented pool of over 45 specialist criminal practitioners and academics.

What's new in this edition:

• Updates made as a result passage of new legislation including the Firearms and Ammunition (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance (Cap 654), Air Pollution (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, and Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 2024.
• Chapters updated referencing the latest judgments of the Court of Final Appeal including HKSAR v Li Qingbin [2025] HKCFA 9, HKSAR v Lam Cheuk Ting (2025) 28 HKCFAR 209, HKSAR v Tang Ngok Kwan [2025] HKCFA 3, HKSAR v Tam Tak Chi [2025] HKCFA 4, and HKSAR v Li Cheung Choi [2025] HKCFA 1.
• New section on unlicensed practice of medicine and dentistry added to Chapter 50 (Public Health).
• Archbold Hong Kong bolsters its contributing team with the introduction of five new contributing editors, which include practitioners from private practice and the government.
• The General Editor reflects on Hong Kong conviction rates since 2010 and remembers Mr Justice Michael Stuart-Moore.