15 Facts About Andrew Li

Andrew Li has remained active in public service since his retirement.

Andrew Li earned an MA and LLM from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

Andrew Li served pupillage under Peter Millett, later Lord Millett.

Andrew Li was appointed a Deputy Judge of the District Court of Hong Kong in 1982 and a Deputy High Court Judge in 1991.

Andrew Li served for 13 years until his retirement in 2010.

Andrew Li said the judiciary had been under his leadership for 13 years, which was a long time, and that retirement was consistent with his personal wishes.

Andrew Li dismissed speculation that he resigned due to political pressure.

Andrew Li was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1985.

Andrew Li had served as steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Andrew Li had served as a trustee of the Friends of Tsinghua University Law School Charitable Trust and as the vice-chairman of the School Council of St Paul's Co-educational College of Hong Kong.

Andrew Li was made an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1997, an Honorary Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge in 1999, and an Honorary Fellow of St Hugh's College, Oxford in 2016.

Andrew Li received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service and the Sing Tao Leader of the Year Award in 2010.

Andrew Li is a Patron of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.

Andrew Li is Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong, as well as a visiting professor of Tsinghua University.

Andrew Li's wife, Li Woo Mo Ying Judy, is a graduate of the University of Hong Kong.