Qualifications & Awards
- Leading Junior – Regulatory, Investigations and Crime — Legal500 — | 2023-2026
- Junior – White-Collar Crime: The Bar — Chambers and Partners — | 2026
- Leading Criminal Law Barristers (Recommended) — Doyle's Guide — | 2025
Practice Profile
Edward Tang maintains a dual practice spanning regulatory and white-collar crime matters, as well as complex civil and commercial disputes. Called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2011, Edward has developed a particular focus on regulatory matters since 2018. His regulatory practice encompasses alleged breaches of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571), contraventions of the Listing Rules, market misconduct, corporate governance, and investigations involving listed companies. He is regularly instructed by listed companies, directors and other market participants in connection with investigations by the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, including matters concerning fitness and properness, misconduct and compliance obligations. Edward’s regulatory work extends naturally into white-collar crime. He has acted for senior executives and listed companies in high-profile criminal trials and appeals, including as counsel for the former Chief Executive Officer of Convoy Global Holdings in proceedings arising from joint investigations by the Securities and Futures Commission and the ICAC, both at trial and on appeal. Alongside his regulatory practice, Edward maintains a substantial civil and commercial practice. He has appeared at all levels of the Hong Kong courts, both as sole counsel and as junior counsel in larger teams, and has extensive experience in complex proceedings across a wide range of areas. His work includes professional negligence claims, contentious probate, shareholder and company disputes, insolvency-related matters, applications for injunctive relief, and arbitration. Recent highlights include successfully defending a firm of solicitors against allegations of professional negligence; upholding the will of a prominent Singaporean magnate in contentious probate proceedings; and succeeding for the claimant in HKIAC arbitration proceedings concerning shares in a PRC investment company valued at over RMB500 million. Edward is ranked in Chambers and Partners for White-Collar Crime; recognised as a “Leading Junior” for Regulatory, Investigations and Crime in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Hong Kong Bar, and recommended in Doyle’s Guide for criminal law barristers in Hong Kong. With a reputation for mastering legally and factually intricate matters with precision and sound judgment, he is a trusted advocate in both regulatory and commercial disputes.
Professional Appointments & Memberships
- Member, Hong Kong Bar Association Bar Council — 2018
- Member, Hong Kong Bar Association Standing Committee on Discipline — 2025
- Member, Hong Kong Bar Association Practice Area Committee on Financial and Securities Law — 2018-2019 & 2022 – present
Selected Cases
Regulatory
- HKSAR v Mak Kwong Yiu & ors CACC 239/2021 Acted for the 1st Defendant, the ex-Chief Executive Officer of Convoy, in his appeal against conviction of conspiracy to defraud related to breaches of Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. The conviction was successfully overturned (Led by Derek Chan S.C.)
- Securities and Futures Commission v Choi Chi Kin Calvin SFAT 4 of 2022 Appeal against decision by the Securities and Futures Commission to take disciplinary action and an application for the hearing to be heard in camera (as sole counsel)
- Convoy Collateral Limited v Cho Kwai Chee & ors HCA 399/2018 Acting for the 14th defendant, the ex-Chief Executive Officer of Convoy, in a claim for breach of fiduciary duties, dishonest assistance and unlawful means conspiracy (as sole counsel)
- Securities and Futures Commission v Teamway International Group Holdings Limited & ors HCMP 1830 of 2022 Acting for the 8th Respondent in a SFC petition issued pursuant to s214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance on allegations of misfeasance, defalcation and other breaches of fiduciary duties (as sole counsel)
- HKSAR v Mak Kwong-yiu (D1) & 3 ors (D2-D4) DCCC 657/2019 [2021] HKDC 1370 Criminal trial stemming from the joint investigation by the Securities and Futures Commission and the ICAC against Convoy, acted for the ex-Chief Executive Officer of Convoy for charges of conspiracy to defraud (led by Selwyn Yu SC)
- Securities and Futures Commission v Finger Tango Inc. & ors HCMP 1725 of 2023 Acting for the Respondent in a SFC petition issued pursuant to s214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance on allegations of misfeasance, defalcation and other breaches of fiduciary duties (as sole counsel)
- Hsin Chong Group Holdings Limited (In Liquidation) v. Lin Zhuo Yan & 33 ors HCA 1661/2019 Representing the ex-Audit Committee chairman of Hsin Chong Group Holdings Limited (prior to its liquidation) on allegations of inter alia breach of fiduciary duties as a director (as sole counsel)
Civil/ Commercial
- Chow Steel Industries Public Company Limited & ors v. Ko Sung & ors HCMP 2711/2017 Represented a company listed on the Thailand Stock Exchange in successfully obtaining a Mareva injunction based on the Court's Chabra jurisdiction in the sum of HK$160,000,000.00 (appeared as sole advocate at the ex parte stage and led by Chua Guan Hock S.C. at the inter partes stage)
- Re Luen Ford Industrial Company Limited [2018] 3 HKLRD 718 Represented the Respondent company in successfully resisting a petition to wind-up the Respondent on the basis of dishonoured cheques paid by the Respondent to its previous solicitors. The case concerns the circumstances under which a solicitor may sue on a bill of exchange given to a solicitor to settle a liability for costs (led by Clifford Smith S.C.)
- AHXT Co. Ltd. v. Freeway Finance Co. Ltd. [2020] 4 HKLRD 133 Represented the Plaintiff in its successful claim against the Defendant on the basis of unjust enrichment in relation to a fraud perpetrated by a fraudster against both the Plaintiff and the Defendant (with Ryan Chan)
- AB Club Limited & 4 ors v. Chan Yin Ki Cubie & 10 ors HCA 1644/2020 Represented the Defendants in successfully resisting an application by the Plaintiffs (the Ashton Hawks group of companies) for a Springboard injunction to restrict the Defendants from carrying on a competing business through the Swan Knights group of companies (with Ryan Chan)
- Tan Choo Pin & ors v Tan Choo Suan & ors HCAP 3/2021 Acting as sole counsel for the Defendants in a highly contentious probate proceedings regarding the validity of two wills, concerning the estate of a Singaporean tycoon. The present proceedings concern the dispute arising from the Singaporean decision of Tan Chin Hoon and others v Tan Choo Suan (in her personal capacity and as executrix of the estate of Tan Kiam Toen, deceased) & Ors [2015] SGHC 306
Accolades
“Edward is a charismatic and meticulous barrister who has the whole package. His commercial awareness and strategic thinking are second to none.”