Charles Ching
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Robert Ribeiro | |
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| Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association | |
| In office January 1975 – January 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Archie Zimmern |
| Succeeded by | Henry Litton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1935 Barrister-at-law |
Charles Arthur Ching ) was a judge in Hong Kong.
Born Charles Arthur Ching into an intellectual family in Hong Kong, Ching was educated in Hong Kong and England. He was a scholar both at King's College, Taunton and at University College, Oxford,[3] where he graduated with honours in jurisprudence.
After passing his bar exam in 1959, Ching commenced his practice of law in Hong Kong, and was appointed
Ching was later appointed to the Court of Appeal in 1995 and the Court of Final Appeal in 1997,[3] where he served with distinction.[2] He resigned in 2000 due to health reasons and died soon after. A scholarship named after him was set up by the Hong Kong Bar Association. Throughout his career both as advocate and as judge Mr. Justice Ching was an advocate for the merging of the legal professions in Hong Kong (barristers and solicitors).
References
- ^ http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr99-00/english/panels/ajls/papers/2387e04.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c "Judge dies weeks after retirement". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Former Judges - Mr Charles Arthur CHING, GBM (Deceased)". Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. Retrieved 21 January 2018.