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Judicial appointments
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The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     The Judiciary today (June 30) announced the appointment of Mr Jonathan Wong and Ms Elaine Liu Yuk-ling as District Judges. The appointment of Mr Wong will take effect on July 11, 2022, and the appointment of Ms Liu will take effect on July 29, 2022.

     Both appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission.

     Further judicial appointments will be announced in due course.

     The biographical notes of the appointees are as follows:

Mr Jonathan Wong

     Mr Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1968. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Western Ontario, Canada, in 1989. He further obtained an Honours Business Administration degree from Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada, in 1991. He completed the Common Professional Examination of the Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom in 1996. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1998. He was in private practice since 1999. He was appointed as Temporary Deputy Registrar, High Court and Deputy District Judge for periods in 2010, 2011, 2019, 2021 and 2022.
 
Ms Elaine Liu Yuk-ling

     Ms Liu was born in Hong Kong in 1965. She obtained an LL.B. and a P.C.LL. from the University of Hong Kong in 1987 and 1988 respectively. She obtained an LL.M. from King's College London in 1989. She was admitted as Solicitor in Hong Kong and in England and Wales in 1992 and 1993 respectively. She was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 2001. She was in private practice since 1992. She was appointed as Temporary Deputy Registrar, High Court and Deputy District Judge for periods in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022.
 
Ends/Thursday, June 30, 2022
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