The Hon Andrew Li Kwok-nang, CBE, DLitt (Hon.), (李國能) (b. 1948) is a judge in Hong Kong, and is currently Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China - a position second only to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the HKSAR Precedence list. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... A Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme... Court of Final Appeal usually refers to the last court in which one can appeal cases brought before the highest level. ... Donald Tsang The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Traditional Chinese: 香港特別行政區行政長官, Simplified Chinese: 香港特别行政区行政长官; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1 hang4 zing3 zoeng2 gwun1; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽng Tèbié XíngzhèngqÅ« Xíngzhèng ZhÇŽngguān) is the head of the... The Hong Kong order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Hong Kong. ...

Born into an illustrious aristocratic family in Hong Kong, Lie received his early education at St. Paul's Co-educational College, and then at Repton School in Derbyshire, England. After obtaining an M.A. and a LL.B. from the University of Cambridge, where he was a scholar at Fitzwilliam College, he passed his bar finals in 1973 and commenced his practice of law in Hong Kong. St. ... Overview The Arch, Repton School Repton School, founded in 1557, is a public school in Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Law (from the late Old English lagu of probable North Germanic origin) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, forbid or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide...

He was appointed a Deputy (part time) Judge of the District Court of Hong Kong in 1982, a Justice of the Peace in 1985, Queen's Counsel in 1988 and a Deputy High Court Judge in 1991. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is an inferior magistrate appointed by means of a commission of the peace (mandate) to keep the peace. ... This article is about the year. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1992, he was appointed at-large member of the Executive Council of Chris Patten (later Lord Patten), last British governor of Hong Kong, and was appointed Commander of the Order of British Empire the same year. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... John Haggitt Charles Patten, Baron Patten, PC, was a Conservative party Member of Parliament of Oxford West and Abingdon in the United Kingdom. ...

In 1997, Li was elevated to Chief Justiceship by Tung Chee-Hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after the British hand-over of the territory back to China. He has since developed a moderate jurisprudence, as has been an effective leader and coalition builder of the Court of Final Appeal. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tung Chee-hwa (Traditional Chinese: 董建華 Simplified Chinese: 董建华 Pinyin: Dǒng Jiànhuá) (born July 7, 1937, or the 29th day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar) is the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Court of Final Appeal usually refers to the last court in which one can appeal cases brought before the highest level. ...

Aside from discharging his judicial duties, Chief Justice Li was also a steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC, 香港賽馬會) (formerly The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, 英皇御准香港賽馬會) is a non-profit organisation providing horse racing, sporting and betting entertainments in Hong Kong. ...