Wong Yan-lung, GBM, SC is a barrister in Hong Kong who served as the second Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong between 20 October 2005 and 30 June 2012.
16 Facts About Wong Yan-lung
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Wong Yan-lung sold ice cream with his father for a monthly income of HK$300-HK$400.
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Wong Yan-lung graduated from secondary school at Queen's College in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
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However, his father continued selling ice cream until Wong Yan-lung returned from studying in England.
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Wong Yan-lung read law at Magdalene College, Cambridge while on a Prince Philip Scholarship.
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Wong Yan-lung undertook pupillage with Andrew Li, and was the latter's last ever pupil.
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Wong Yan-lung sat as a Deputy High Court Judge of the Court of First Instance in July 2003, and was a Council member of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 1989 to 1990, from 1997 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2005.
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Wong Yan-lung was Chairman of the Special Committee on Legal Education of the Association from 2003 to 2005.
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Wong Yan-lung then served as the second Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong between 20 October 2005 and 30 June 2012, under Donald Tsang Yam-kuen.
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Wong Yan-lung has served as Chairman of the Buildings Appeal Tribunal, of the Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Boards, and of the Non-local Higher and Professional Education Appeal Board.
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Wong Yan-lung met his wife while doing charity work between 1991 and 1996, and married in 1996.
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Wong Yan-lung received several hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars as a wedding gift from his wife's wealthy family, which he, in turn, gave to organisations for the homeless.
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Wong Yan-lung has served as Vice-Chairman of the CEDAR Fund and Member of the Steering Committee and Volunteer of the Hong Kong Christian Concern for the Homeless.
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Wong Yan-lung was elected as a Master of the Bench of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 2007.
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Wong Yan-lung was made an Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge in 2009.
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Wong Yan-lung has received honorary degrees from Lingnan University, Shue Yan University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the Open University of Hong Kong, and the University of Hong Kong.