Elsie Leung Oi Sie GBM JP (Chinese: 梁愛詩, born 1939) was the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 1997 to 2005, and was a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She was succeeded by Wong Yan Lung, SC on October 20, 2005. The modern Hong Kong honours system was created by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government after the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is someone appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Secretary for Justice (律政司司長) is a member of the Hong Kong Government responsible for prosecutions and legal matters. ... The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區), mostly referred to as Hong Kong (香港; pronunciation), is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China, the other being Macau. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. ... Wong Yan Lung, SC Wong Yan Lung SC (Chinese: 黃仁龍) (1963 - ) is currently the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from October 20, 2005. ... The title of Senior Counsel (postnominal SC; 資深大律師 in Hong Kong Cantonese [1] [2]; 高级律师 in Singapore Mandarin [3] [4]) is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, especially in Commonwealth countries or jurisdictions in which the British monarch is no longer head of state, such as the Republic... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ...

Career

Elsie Leung was qualified as a solicitor and started her practice in 1968. Before she became the Secretary for Justice, she was a partner of P. H. Sin & Co. and Iu, Lai & Li Solictors (姚黎李律師行). She specialised in divorce cases. Leung has a distinguished record of public service. Before her appointment as Secretary for Justice, she served on various government boards and committees, including the Independent Police Complaints Council, Equal Opportunities Commission, Social Welfare Advisory Committee and Inland Revenue Board of Review. She was also honorary legal adviser to many non-governmental organisations. A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Canada and some States of Australia but not the United States. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment, which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody...

Leung was educated in Hong Kong, at Sacred Heart Canossian College (formerly known as Italian Convent School and Sacred Heart School) and the University of Hong Kong. Leung passed her Law Society Qualifying Examinations in 1967 and obtained her LLM degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1988. She is a past President of the International Federation of Women Lawyers. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The University of Hong Kong (zh-hk: 香港大學, zh-cn: 香港大学, Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6; pinyin: Xiānggǎng Dàxué; abbreviated as HKU and 港大, sometimes called as Kong U) is an English-speaking university. ... The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree that allows someone to specialize in a particular area of law. ... The University of Hong Kong (zh-hk: 香港大學, zh-cn: 香港大学, Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6; pinyin: Xiānggǎng Dàxué; abbreviated as HKU and 港大, sometimes called as Kong U) is an English-speaking university. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Leung was a founding member of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong ("DAB"). She was appointed as a Delegate of the People's Congress of Guangdong Province in 1989. In 1993, she was appointed as a Delegate of the 8th National People's Congress as well as a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser. In the period leading up to the transfer of sovereignty, Leung advised the Chief Executive (Designate) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on legal matters relating to the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區), mostly referred to as Hong Kong (香港; pronunciation), is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China, the other being Macau. ...

On July 1, 1997, Leung became the first Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She is the Chief Executive's chief legal adviser and an ex-officio member of the Executive Council. She heads the Department of Justice which has a staff of over 1,000, of whom about 290 are lawyers. She is currently the Chairman of the Law Reform Commission, the Committee on Bilingual Legal System, the Legal Practitioners' Liaison Committee and serves on numerous committees, including the Fight Crime Committee and the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. ...

As the principal law official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Leung gives legal advice to all government bureaus and departments, represents the Government in all actions brought by or against it, and is responsible for the conduct of all criminal prosecutions and the drafting of all legislation to be introduced by the Government. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區), mostly referred to as Hong Kong (香港; pronunciation), is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China, the other being Macau. ...

Leung was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in July 2002 for her distinguished public service, and for her significant contributions in ensuring the successful implementation of the new constitutional order under the "One Country, Two Systems" concept. The modern Hong Kong honours system was created by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government after the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. ...