Dato Seri Paduka Sir Denys Tudor Emil Roberts, KBE, SPMB (羅弼時) (born 19 January 1923) was Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1973 to 1978 (The title of Colonial Secretary was changed to Chief Secretary in 1976). The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
Born into a middle class family in England, Roberts served briefly in the British Army before reading law at Wadham College, Oxford. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road Upon obtaining a Bachelor of Civil Law there in 1948, he practised briefly as a barrister in London and joined the Attorney General's Office of Malawi as a crown counsel in 1951. Bachelor of Civil Law or BCL is the name of various degrees in Law conferred by English-language universities Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January
For the next decade, Roberts would serve in various African colonies. In 1960, he was promoted to become Solicitor General of Gibraltar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Two years later, he was transferred to Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, Roberts held a series of important offices. He was first appointed Attorney General in 1966, then Colonial Secretary in 1973 and Chief Secretary in 1976. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1978, then Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Murray MacLehose, appointed him Chief Justice. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Governor of Hong Kong ( abbreviated 港督 was the head of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral Crawford Murray MacLehose Baron MacLehose of Beoch, KT, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, PC, DL ( Chinese name: 麥理浩 The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English He was elected an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1968. A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an Inn of Court. The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which Barristers of England and Wales belong and where
Sir Denys served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong from 1978 to 1988. The Supreme Court was the highest court in Hong Kong prior to the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) He also served as Chief Justice of Brunei Darussalam from 1978 to 2001, a long standing judicial arrangement discontinued on his retirement as Chief Justice of Hong Kong. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. His successor Yang Ti-liang served as the President of the Court of Appeal of Brunei from 1988 to 1993. Sir Ti-Liang Yang, GBM, JP ( Traditional Chinese:楊鐵樑爵士 born June 30 1929) also known as Sir TL, is Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) [1]
He was the last non-Chinese Chief Justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Hong Kong. The Supreme Court was the highest court in Hong Kong prior to the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic
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| Preceded by Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker |
Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong 1973-1978 |
Succeeded by Sir Jack Cater |
| Preceded by Maurice Heenan |
Attorneys General of Hong Kong 1966-1973 |
Succeeded by John Williams Dixon Hobley |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Briggs |
Chief Justice of Hong Kong 1978-1988 |
Succeeded by Sir Yang Ti-liang 1988-1996 |
| Preceded by unknown |
Chief Justice of Brunei Darussalam 1978-2001 |
Succeeded by Justice Mohamed Saied 2001-present |
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Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, KCMG, OBE (Chinese 羅樂民 1916 - 1985 was an officer in the British Colonial Office. The Chief Secretary for Administration ( commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of the Hong Kong Government Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Sir Jack Cater, KBE, JP ( Chinese 姬達爵士 ( February 21, 1922 - April 14, 2006) was the Chief Secretary In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. John Williams Dixon Hobley was Attorney General of Hong Kong from 1973-1979 Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sir Ti-Liang Yang, GBM, JP ( Traditional Chinese:楊鐵樑爵士 born June 30 1929) also known as Sir TL, is Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic