The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
 
     The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, is pleased to announce today (April 16) the appointment of four Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. They are:
      
Ms Eva Sit Yat-wah
Mr Jenkin Suen
Ms Rachel Lam Yan-kay
Mr Laurence Li Lu-jen
 
     The appointments are made by the Chief Justice under section 31A of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance.
      
     The appointments will take effect from the date of the Instrument of Appointment, which will be executed on June 22, 2019, when the ceremonial proceedings are to take place at 10am in the Court of Final Appeal.
      
     The biographical notes of the newly appointed Senior Counsel are as follows:

Ms Eva Sit Yat-wah

Ms Eva Sit Yat-wah, aged 40, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree at the University of Oxford. She was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 2002. She practices civil law.
 
Mr Jenkin Suen

Mr Jenkin Suen, aged 41, obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Hong Kong, a Bachelor of Civil Law degree at the University of Oxford and a Master of Arts degree at the University of Hong Kong. He was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 2004. He practices mainly civil law.
 
Ms Rachel Lam Yan-kay

Ms Rachel Lam Yan-kay, aged 37, obtained a Master of Arts degree at the University of Oxford, a Master of Laws degree at the Harvard Law School and a Master of Studies degree at the University of Oxford. She was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales (Gray's Inn) and to the Hong Kong Bar in 2004, and to the New York State Bar in 2007. She practices mainly civil law.
 
Mr Laurence Li Lu-jen

Mr Laurence Li Lu-jen, aged 47, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Yale University and a Juris Doctor degree at the Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1998 and to the Hong Kong Bar in 2006. He practices mainly civil law and financial law.

Ends/Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Issued at HKT 16:30

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