Wong Yan Lung
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- Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 00:48:45 -0700 (PDT)
Wong Yan Lung ,SC,JP (traditional Chinese: ?仁?) (born 1963) is
currently the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from October 20,
2005. Before his appointment, he was barrister in private practice. He
sat as Deputy High Court Judge of the Court of First Instance in July
and August in 2003, and was a Council member of the Council of the
Hong Kong Bar Association from 1989 to 1990, from 1997 to 2002 and
from 2003 to 2005 and Chairman of the Special Committee on Legal
Education of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 2003 to 2005.
Wong has served as Chairman of the Buildings Appeal Tribunal, of the
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Boards, and of the
Non-local Higher and Professional Education Appeal Board. He has also
served as Vice-Chairman of CEDAR Fund and Member of the Steering
Committee and Volunteer of the Hong Kong Christian Concern for the
Homeless.
Wong graduated from the Cambridge University earning The Prince Philip
Scholarship (1p.a. in Hong Kong), and was conferred Bachelor of Arts
(Law) and Master of Arts (Law) Degrees. In 1987, he was called to the
Bar of England & Wales and in the same year he was also called to the
Bar of Hong Kong. He was appointed as Senior Counsel in Hong Kong in
2002.
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