Judicial appointments
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The Judiciary today (April 29) announced the appointment of two Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court.
Miss Maggie Wong Pui-kei, SC, and Mr Derek Chan Ching-lung, SC, are appointed Recorders of the Court of First Instance of the High Court. Their appointments will take effect on May 1, 2022, for a term of three years.
The appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.
The biographical notes of the two appointees are as follows:
Miss Maggie Wong Pui-kei, SC
Miss Wong, SC, was born in 1973 in Hong Kong. She obtained her LL.B. from the University of Hong Kong in 1995. She further obtained her P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong in 1996. She was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2000, and in Brunei Darussalam in 2004 respectively. She has been in private practice in Hong Kong since 2001. She was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2018. She was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court for periods from 2020 to 2022.
Mr Derek Chan Ching-lung, SC
Mr Chan, SC, was born in 1979 in Hong Kong. He obtained his LL.B. and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in 2001. He further obtained his P.C.LL. from the City University of Hong Kong in 2003. He was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2004. He has been in private practice in Hong Kong since 2004. He was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2018. He was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court for periods in 2020 and 2021.
Ends/Friday, April 29, 2022
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