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Later, he was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore and
he was in practice there when he was called up for military service in 1941.
He escaped from Singapore after the surrender in 1942 and his military
service continued in India and the United Kingdom.
In 1945 he returned to Malaya as a military judge with the British Administration. He joined the Colonial Legal Service in 1946 and was appointed
Magistrate in Kowloon. In subsequent years he served as President of the
Tenancy Tribunal, Crown Counsel and Senior Crown Counsel.
He was called to the Bar in Scotland in 1951.
He was appointed a District Judge in 1959, Puisne Judge in 1961 and promoted
to Senior Puisne Judge in 1971. On several occasions he acted as Chief Justice.
He is a past chairman of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and
has served as President of the Hong Kong Mountaineering Club, United Services
Recreation Club (Kowloon), Royal Hong Kong Golf Club and the Hong Kong Cricket
Club.
K.E.E. (H) (Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire) (Honorary)
Dr. Li Choh-ming, C.B.E. (Hon.)
Dr. Li has been the Vice Chancellor of the Chinese University since
January 1964 and is largely responsible for consolidating and developing the
University during its formative years,
His academic record includes undergraduate work at the University of
Nanking from 1927 to 1930, a B.A. degree from the University of California,
Berkeley in 1932, an M.A. degree from the same university in 1933 and Ph. D.
in 1936.
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