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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Judiciary today (December 30) announced the re-appointment of six incumbent Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
The re-appointment of Mr Patrick Fung Pak-tung, SC; Mr Ambrose Ho, SC; Mr Jat Sew-tong, SC; Mr Anthony Chan Kin-keung, SC; Mr Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung, SC and Mr Paul Shieh Wing-tai, SC will be for three years commencing on January 1, 2012 upon expiry of their current terms.
The re-appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendations of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.
The biographical notes of the Recorders are as follows:
Mr Patrick Fung Pak-tung, SC
Mr Fung was born in 1945. He obtained his LL.B in 1968. He was called to the English Bar in 1968, to the Hong Kong Bar in 1970 and the Singapore Bar in 1995. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in Hong Kong and as Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 1995. He was appointed as Deputy Judge of the High Court for a period in 1996. He was appointed as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2006. He is currently in private practice.
Mr Ambrose Ho, SC
Mr Ho was born in 1960. He obtained his LL.B from the University of London in 1983 and got his LL.M from the University of Cambridge in 1985. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1984 and to the Hong Kong Bar in the same year, and was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2000. He was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court for a period in 2003. He was appointed as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2006. He is currently in private practice.
Mr Jat Sew-tong, SC
Mr Jat was born in 1965. He obtained his LL.B from the University of London in 1987 and BCL from the University of Oxford in 1989. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Gray's Inn) in 1988 and to the Hong Kong Bar in 1989, and was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2002. He was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court for a period in 2004. He was appointed as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2006. He is currently in private practice.
Mr Anthony Chan Kin-keung, SC
Mr Chan was born in 1960. After graduating from the University of East London in 1983, he was called to the English Bar (Middle Temple) in 1984, to the Hong Kong Bar in 1986, and was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2003. He was appointed as Deputy District Judge for periods in 1994, 1995 and 1997. He was appointed as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2006. He is currently in private practice.
Mr Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung, SC
Mr Yuen was born in 1964. He obtained his LL.B and P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong and an LL.M from the City University of Hong Kong. He was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1987 and was admitted as Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore in 1995. He was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2003. He was appointed as Temporary Deputy Registrar of the High Court for periods in 2002 and 2003. He was appointed as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2006. He is currently in private practice.
Mr Paul Shieh Wing-tai, SC
Mr Shieh was born in 1965. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1987 and obtained a BCL from the University of Oxford in 1989. He was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1988 and was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2003. He was appointed as Temporary Deputy Registrar of the High Court for a period in 2003. He was appointed as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2006. He is currently in private practice.
Ends/Friday, December 30, 2011
Issued at HKT 16:02
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