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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1993
SIX QUEEN'S COUNSEL APPOINTED
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THE CHIEF JUSTICE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE QUEEN HAS APPOINTED MR KENNETH KWOK, MS AUDREY EU, MR GEOFFREY MA, MR GARY ALDERDICE, MR GARY PLOWMAN, AND MR CLIVE GROSSMAN AS HER MAJESTY'S COUNSEL FOR HONG KONG.
THE APPOINTMENT IS TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD IN NO. 1 COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT AT 11 AM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 17, TO CALL WITHIN THE BAR THE SIX NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL.
THE COURT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE BENCH AT ALL LEVELS, WILL BE PRESIDED OVER BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR TI LIANG YANG.
MR KENNETH KWOK IS 43 YEARS OF AGE AND GRADUATED FROM HONG KONG UNIVERSITY. HE WAS CALLED TO THE HONG KONG BAR IN 1974
THE FIRST LOCALLY TRAINED LAWYER то BE 50 CALLED. HIS WORK IS PREDOMINANTLY CIVIL COMMERCIAL, LAND,
PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE.
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DEFAMATION AND
HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGE IN AUGUST 1985. HE IS A MEMBER OF BOARD OF REVIEW (INLAND REVENUE), THE JOINT EXAMINATION BOARD AND THE BAR COUNCIL.
MS AUDREY EU IS 39 YEARS OF AGE AND HAS BEEN IN PRACTICE SINCE 1978. HER WORK IS MOSTLY COMMON LAW, CHANCERY, AND COMMERCIAL, INCLUDING ARBITRATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE. SHE HAS SAT FOR BRIEF PERIODS AS A DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGE.
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SHE WAS EXTERNAL EXAMINER, P.C.L.L., OF UNIVERSITY OF
HONG KONG, AND CITY POLYTECHNIC, IN 1991/1992 SHR IS A MEMBER OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, HOUSING AUTHORITY (HOME OWNERSHIP), BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND LAND AND BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
MR GEOFFREY MA IS 36 YEARS OF AGE AND HAS BEEN IN PRACTICE SINCE 1978. SEVENTY PER CENT OF HIS WORK IS COMMERCIAL, INCLUDING ARBITRATION, BANKING, CONFLICT OF LAWS, INSURANCE, SALE OF GOODS AND SECURITIES.
HE ALSO DOES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SHIPPING OCCASIONALLY SOME LAND OR LAND-RELATED WORK AND EMPLOYMENT.
WORK AND
OF
HE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF BUILDINGS APPEAL TRIBUNAL, A MEMBER REGISTRATION OF PERSONS TRIBUNAL, THE CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARD AND THE BAR COUNCIL.
MR GARY ALDERDICE IS 48 YEARS OF AGE AND WAS CALLED ΤΟ THE HONG KONG BAR IN 1984. DURING HIS SERVICE WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 1973 TO 1984, HE WAS IN THE PROSECUTIONS DIVISION DEALING EXCLUSIVELY WITH CRIMINAL WORK.
HE ENTERED PRIVATE PRACTICE IN JULY 1984 PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL WORK AT ALL LEVELS. ADVISORY AND OPINION WORK, SETTING GROUNDS OF APPEAL CASES IN THE MAGISTRACY, DISTRICT AND HIGH COURTS AND APPEAL.
AND HAS THIS
BEEN INCLUDES AND CONDUCTING THE COURT OF
/MR GARY