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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Judiciary today (January 31) announced the appointment of Mr Justice Joseph Paul Fok, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court. The appointment will take effect from February 1, 2011.
The appointment is made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.
The biographical note of Mr Justice Joseph Paul Fok is as follows:
Mr Justice Fok was born in 1962 in Hong Kong. He obtained an LL.B. from University College London (UK) in 1984. He was called to the English and the Hong Kong Bar in 1985 and 1986 respectively. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1991. He was appointed as Senior Counsel in 1999. He was appointed as Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court from 2003 to 2009. He was in private practice from 1987 to 2010. He was appointed as Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2010.
Ends/Monday, January 31, 2011
Issued at HKT 16:07
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