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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li is pleased to announce today (March 22) the appointment of four Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. They are:
Miss Anna Lai Yuen-kee
Mr Richard Khaw Wei-kiang
Mr Josˆm-Antonio Maurellet
Mr Robert Alexander Stock
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 11, 2016, when the ceremonial proceedings will be held at 10am in the Court of Final Appeal.
The biographical notes of the newly appointed Senior Counsel are as follows:
Miss Anna Lai Yuen-kee
Miss Anna Lai, aged 57, obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Hong Kong. She was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 1991. She is Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions at the Department of Justice.
Mr Richard Khaw Wei-kiang
Mr Richard Khaw, aged 45, obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree at the City University of Hong Kong and a Master of Laws degree at the University of Cambridge. He was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 1993. He has a civil practice.
Mr Josˆm-Antonio Maurellet
Mr Josˆm-Antonio Maurellet, aged 37, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Law at the University of Oxford. He was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 2000. He has a civil practice.
Mr Robert Alexander Stock
Mr Alexander Stock, aged 39, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Jurisprudence at the University of Oxford and a Master of Laws degree at the University of Cambridge. He was admitted to the English Bar (Inner Temple) in 1998, and to the Hong Kong Bar in 2001. He has a civil practice.
Ends/Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Issued at HKT 16:30
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