Kwan received an
LLB in 1977 and a
PCLL in 1978 from the
University of Hong Kong. She was
called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1979 and was a
barrister in private practice until 1999. She was Honorary Secretary of the
Hong Kong Bar Association from 1996 to 1999. In 1999, Kwan was appointed as Deputy Registrar of the
High Court. In 2001, she was appointed as a Judge of the
Court of First Instance of the
High Court. In 2009, Kwan was elevated to the
Court of Appeal. In 2019, she was the first woman to be appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal. In October 2022, Kwan was part of a team of 3 judges who ruled against
Jimmy Lai and said that "despite its importance to the freedom of the press, the protection afforded to journalistic material is not absolute." ==References==