Elsie Leung Oi Sie GBM JP (traditional Chinese: 梁愛詩, born 1939 in Hong Kong with family root in Nanhai, Guangdong) was the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 1997 to 2005, and was a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. The existing Hong Kong honours system was created after transfer of government of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China as a special administrative region A Justice of the Peace ( JP) is a Puisne Judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (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 "Nanhai" redirects here For the historic Chinese ship see Nanhai No Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the The Secretary for Justice ( is a member of the Hong Kong Government responsible for Prosecutions and legal matters 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 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Executive Council of Hong Kong ( ExCo,) is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. She was succeeded by Wong Yan Lung, SC on October 20, 2005. The title of Senior Counsel ( Postnominal SC; 資深大律師 in Hong Kong; 高级律师 in Singapore or State Counsel is given to Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
Career
Elsie Leung was qualified as a solicitor and started her practice in 1968. A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts Before she became the Secretary for Justice, she was a partner of P. H. Sin & Co. and Iu, Lai & Li Solictors (姚黎李律師行). She specialised in divorce cases. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Leung has a distinguished record of public service. Before her appointment as Secretary for Justice, she served on various government boards and committees, including the Independent Police Complaints Council, Equal Opportunities Commission, Social Welfare Advisory Committee and Inland Revenue Board of Review. She was also honorary legal adviser to many non-governmental organisations.
Leung was educated in Hong Kong, at Sacred Heart Canossian College (formerly known as Italian Convent School and Sacred Heart School) and the University of Hong Kong. Sacred Heart Canossian College ( Chinese 嘉諾撒聖心書院 abbr SHCC) is a Roman Catholic girls' school in Pokfulam, west Hong Leung passed her Law Society Qualifying Examinations in 1967 and obtained her LLM degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1988. The Master of Laws is an advanced Academic degree, or research degree and is commonly abbreviated LL Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) She is a past President of the International Federation of Women Lawyers.
Leung was a founding member of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong ("DAB"). She was appointed as a Delegate of the People's Congress of Guangdong Province in 1989. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the In 1993, she was appointed as a Delegate of the 8th National People's Congress as well as a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser. In the period leading up to the handover, Leung advised the Chief Executive Designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on legal matters relating to the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 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
On July 1, 1997, Leung became the first Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She is the Chief Executive's chief legal adviser and an ex-officio member of the Executive Council. The Executive Council of Hong Kong ( ExCo,) is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. She heads the Department of Justice which has a staff of over 1,000, of whom about 290 are lawyers. She is currently the Chairman of the Law Reform Commission, the Committee on Bilingual Legal System, the Legal Practitioners' Liaison Committee and serves on numerous committees, including the Fight Crime Committee and the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
As the principal law official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Leung gave legal advice to all government bureaus and departments, represented the HKSAR Government in all actions brought by or against it, and was responsible for the conduct of all criminal prosecutions and the drafting of all legislation to be introduced by the Government.
Leung was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in July 2002 for her distinguished public service, and for her significant contributions in ensuring the successful implementation of the new constitutional order under the One Country, Two Systems concept. The existing Hong Kong honours system was created after transfer of government of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China as a special administrative region " One country two systems " is an idea originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping during the early 1980s then Paramount Leader of the People's Republic She retired in October 2005.
| Preceded by Position created in 1997 |
Secretary for Justice 1997 - 2005 |
Succeeded by Wong Yan Lung |
References
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