OLQE - LexOmnibus

The Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination (OLQE) Preparatory Courses 2023

Jolie Chao Jolie Chao
Barrister-at-Law, Selwyn Yu SC's Chambers

Jolie attained her LLB and PCLL at the University of Hong Kong in 2003 and 2004 respectively.

Since commencing practice in 2005, Jolie has extensive experience in criminal and quasi-criminal litigation. She frequently appears in all levels of criminal courts in Hong Kong, acting for the prosecution and defence side. She has appeared as junior counsel in the Court of Final Appeal in Vivien Fan & Ors v HKSAR (2011) 14 HKCFAR 641 and HKSAR v Leung Kwok Hung & Ors (2007) 10 HKCFAR 148.
Jolie has all along maintained an active civil practice focusing on personal injuries and employees' compensation, and a growing number of medical negligence. She also receives regular instructions from the Department of Justice to act for various government bodies and disciplinary forces in personal injuries, death inquests, tribunal and disciplinary matters.

Jolie served as a Deputy Magistrate from 2014 to 2018 and a Deputy Adjudicator in the Small Claims Tribunal in 2019.

She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Putonghua.



Examination Dates
Important Dates
  • Opening date for lodging application to sit the 2023 Examination2 Feb 2023 (Thu)
  • Closing date for lodging the application to sit the 2023 Examination17 Mar 2023 (Fri)
  • Closing date for registration to sit the 2023 OLQE Examinations31 Aug 2023 (Thu)
  • Last date to advise on disability22 Sep 2023 (Fri)
  • Last day to withdraw from Examiantion to be eligible for a partial refund of registration fee 11 Oct 2023 (Wed)
  • Provisional date for release of the results 11 Mar 2024 (Mon)