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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1994
APPOINTMENT OF HIGH COURT JUDGE
THE JUDICIARY ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THE PROMOTION OF JUDGE PETER CHEUNG CHAK-YAU FROM DISTRICT JUDGE TO JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT. THE PROMOTION TAKES EFFECT TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
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JUDGE CHEUNG WAS BORN IN HONG KONG IN 1952. HE WAS AWARDED LLB BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IN 1975. HE WAS CALLED TO THE BAR BY LINCOLN'S INN IN ENGLAND IN 1976 AND THE HONG KONG BAR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. IN 1977, HE WAS AWARDED AN LLM BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
1991. 1994.
HE WAS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE IN HONG KONG BETWEEN 1977 AND 1988.
JUDGE CHEUNG FIRST JOINED THE JUDICIARY AS A DISTRICT JUDGE IN HE HAS ACTED AS A DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT SINCE FEBRUARY
HE IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO DAUGHTERS.
STAMP TO COMMEMORATE DR JAMES LEGGE
A SPECIAL $1 STAMP ON THE THEME OF "DR JAMES LEGGE 1815-1897" WILL BE ISSUED ON OCTOBER 5, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR MIKE PAGLIARI, ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE STAMP IS TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTION DR LEGGE HAD MADE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S EDUCATION SYSTEM AND IN TRANSLATING THE CHINESE CLASSICS AND EXPLAINING THE LEARNING OF THE EAST то SCHOLARS AND MISSIONARIES OF THE WEST.
THE STAMP IS DESIGNED BY MR LAI LEIGH-MARDON PTY LTD OF AUSTRALIA.
WAI-KWAN, AND PRINTED BY
IT DEPICTS THE PORTRAIT OF DR JAMES LEGGE WITH A BACKGROUND SHOWING DR LEGGE DISCUSSING CHINESE LITERATURE WITH THREE CHINESE STUDENTS.
THE STAMP WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE AS FROM NEXT MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 26).
FURTHERMORE, SOME OF DR LEGGE'S PUBLICATIONS WILL ALSO BE EXHIBITED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AT THE SAME TIME.
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT $1 EACH WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, AS FROM NEXT MONDAY.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICED COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM SEPTEMBER 26 TO 30. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF COVERS PER ORDER IS FIVE.
A RESTRICTION OF TWO SHEETS OF STAMP (100 STAMPS) PER CUSTOMER QUEUING WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
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