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Encyclopedia > Wong Yan Lung
Wong Yan Lung, SC
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. 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. Image File history File links Ylwong. ... Image File history File links Ylwong. ... 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... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (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. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) (Chinese: 香港大律師公會) is the professional regulatory body for barristers in Hong Kong. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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 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. REDIRECT [1] ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... 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... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Reference: the website of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government


External links

  • Wong Yan Lung named new Secretary for Justice (video)
Preceded by:
Elsie Leung
Secretary for Justice
2005 -
Succeeded by:
Current incumbent
Preceded by:
Henry Tang
Hong Kong order of precedence Succeeded by:
Leung Chun Ying

  Results from FactBites:
 
Department of Justice - Publications, Speeches, Articles, LegCo Speeches/Submissions, Press Releases and Other Papers (531 words)
Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, at the 2006 Graduation Ceremony for Bachelor of Laws Graduates of the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong (Saturday, 18 November 2006)
Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, entitled "The Rule of Law and Legal Services in Hong Kong: The Future", at the Breakfast Meeting with the English Law Society, the English Bar Council, and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London.
Speech by the Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, on the relationship between the law and the freedom and professional conduct of the press at 5th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Press Council (Tuesday, 21 February 2006)
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