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The Hon. Dr. Leo d'Almada e Castro
CBE, QC, LLD, JP, Portuguese Order of Christ | Year in SJC : 1919

Notable Achievements
  • Senior Counsel
  • Barrister-at-Law
  • Former Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
  • Former Senior Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • Former President of the SJCOBA
  • First Life Member of the Hong Kong Bar Association
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    Colonel H.A. de Barros Botelho
    OBE, ED, Portuguese Order of Christ | Year in SJC : 1920's

    Notable Achievements
  • Former Crown Solicitor
  • Former President of the SJCOBA
  • Honorary Colonel — The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers)
  • Former President — Club Lusitano
  • One of the main contributors in organizing the revised editions of the Hong Kong Ordinances and subsidiary legislation in 1951
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    Dr. the Hon. Woo Pak Chuen
    CBE, JP | Year in SJC : 1928

    Notable Achievements
  • Solicitor and Notary Public
  • Founder of P C Woo & Co Solicitor
  • Former Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
  • Former Senior Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • Former President of the Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Former President of the SJCOBA
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    Wong Chung Hin
    CBE, JP | Year in SJC : 1933

    Notable Achievements
  • Solicitor and Notary Public
  • Consultant to the firm of P C Woo & Co Solicitors
  • Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club
  • Former Chairman of The Law Society of Hong Kong
  • Remarks
  • Former President of the SJCOBA
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    The Hon. Sir John Joseph Swaine
    CBE, LLD, QC, SC, JP | Year in SJC : 1948

    Notable Achievements
  • Senior Counsel
  • Former President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club
  • Currently the most senior barrister in Hong Kong
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    Patrick Fung Pak Tung
    Year in SJC : Class of 1964

    Notable Achievements
  • Senior Counsel
  • Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
  • Former Member of the Antiquities Advisory Board
  • Former Deputy Chairman of the Appeal Board Panel (Town Planning)
  • Former Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
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    Mr. Martin Hong
    Year in SJC : Class of 1968

    Notable Achievements
  • Solicitor
  • Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association
  • Honorary Vice-President of the Hong Kong Football Association
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    The Hon. Mr. Justice Arjan Sakhrani
    SC, JP | Year in SJC : Class of 1968

    Notable Achievements
  • Senior Counsel
  • Former Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
  • Former Hon Secretary of Hong Kong Bar Association
  • Former Member of the Law Reform Commission
  • Former Member of the Commodities Trading Commission
  • Former Member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
  • Former Member of the Law Enforcement Injuries Compensation Board
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    The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Cheung Chak Yau
    Year in SJC : Class of 1970

    Notable Achievements
  • Senior Counsel
  • Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
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    The Hon. Mr. Justice Mohan Bharwaney
    Year in SJC : Class of 1971

    Notable Achievements
  • Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
  • Member of the Civil Justice Reform Monitoring Committee
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    Lawrence Lok
    JP | Year in SJC : Class of 1972

    Notable Achievements
  • Senior Counsel
  • Member of the Electoral Affairs Commission
  • Former Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
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    Benjamin Yu
    SBS, JP | Year in SJC : Class of 1973

    Notable Achievements
  • Senior Counsel
  • Former Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
  • Former Member of the Law Reform Commission
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    Paul Shieh Wing Tai
    SC | Year in SJC: Class of 1984

    Notable Achievements
  • Senior counsel
  • Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association
  • Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
  • Former Member of Law Reform Commission (2006-2012)
  • Management Committee of the Consumer Legal Action Fund
  • Member of the Telecommunications (Competition Provisions) Appeal Board
  • Awarded Dr. Morris Prize for the Best Result in the Conflict of Laws by University of Oxford
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