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Head of CEPU expresses sorrow over passing of Professor Tang Xiaoou *******************************************************************      ​The Head of Chief Executive’s Policy Unit (CEPU), Dr Stephen Wong, today (December 16) expressed sorrow over the passing of Professor Tang Xiaoou, member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers (CECA), and extended his deepest condolences to his family on behalf of the CEPU.      As the Secretariat, the CEPU provides research and secretariat support to the CECA.       “Professor Tang Xiaoou has provided a lot of valuable advice in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship and made great contributions since the establishment of the CECA in March this ... Read more

SJ expresses sorrow over passing of former Chief Justice Sir Yang Ti-liang **************************************************************************      The Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, today (June 24) was saddened by the passing of former Chief Justice Sir Yang Ti-liang, and expressed his deepest condolences to his family.      Mr Lam said, “I was greatly saddened to learn that Sir Ti-liang has passed away. The news of his death was received by all in the Department of Justice with great sorrow. Sir Ti-liang was the first local Chief Justice before Hong Kong’s return to the motherland. He had offered 40 years of service to the ... Read more

CJ expresses sorrow over passing of Former CJ Sir Yang Ti-liang *************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:       The Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, today (June 24) expressed deep sadness over the passing of Former Chief Justice Sir Yang Ti-liang.       “Sir TL served as the Chief Justice from 1988 to 1996. He was the first Chinese to hold the most senior post in the Judiciary. He made tremendous contributions to upholding the rule of law and judicial independence in Hong Kong. A great jurist of ... Read more

CE expresses sorrow over passing of Sir Yang Ti-liang *****************************************************      The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, today (June 24) expressed deep condolences on the passing of Sir Yang Ti-liang, former Chief Justice and former non-official member of the Executive Council.             “Sir Ti-liang was a luminary in Hong Kong’s legal community and had made exemplary contributions to upholding the rule of law and to Hong Kong society. He served as the Chief Justice from 1988 to 1996, and was the first Chinese person holding the most senior post in the Judiciary before Hong Kong’s return to the motherland. After the ... Read more

SCST expresses sorrow over passing of Professor Lau Shiu-ming *************************************************************      The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, expressed sorrow over the passing of renowned scholar Professor Lau Shiu-ming.      Mr Yeung said, “Professor Lau was a scholar in modern and contemporary Chinese literature, an educator, a translator and a writer, making great contribution to the literary sector. Professor Lau served at Lingnan University for over ten years before his retirement in 2004, devoted to the cultivations of talents. We are saddened by his passing.”