Appointment of Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Judiciary today (March 29) announced the appointment of the Honourable Madam Justice Susan Kwan Shuk-hing, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, as Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court with effect from April 1, 2019.
The biographical note of the Honourable Madam Justice Kwan is as follows:
The Honourable Madam Justice Kwan was born in 1954 in Macao. After obtaining LL.B. and P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong in 1977 and 1978 respectively, she was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1979. She was in private practice between 1980 and 1999. She was appointed as a Deputy Registrar of the High Court in 1999 and as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2001. She was appointed as a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court in 2009.
Ends/Friday, March 29, 2019
Issued at HKT 16:00
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