Elsie Leung
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The Honourable Elsie Leung Oi-sie GBM, JP |
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| 梁愛詩 | |
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| 1st Secretary for Justice | |
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In office 1 July 1997 – 20 October 2005 |
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| Succeeded by | Wong Yan-Lung |
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April 24, 1939 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
| Profession | Solicitor |
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| Traditional Chinese | 梁愛詩 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 梁爱诗 | ||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Liáng Aìshī |
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| Jyutping | Loeng4 Oi3si1 |
Elsie Leung Oi-sie, (GBM, JP, (Chinese: 梁愛詩, born on 24 April 1939, Hong Kong) was the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005, and was a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She was succeeded by Wong Yan Lung, SC, on 20 October 2005.
Leung was born in Hong Kong to a family originating from Nanhai region, Foshan, mainland China. She was educated in Hong Kong, at Chung Wah Middle School (a leftist school shut down by the government), Sacred Heart Canossian College (formerly known as Italian Convent School and Sacred Heart School) and the University of Hong Kong. Leung passed her Law Society Qualifying Examinations in 1967 and obtained her LLM degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1988. She is a past President of the International Federation of Women Lawyers.
Elsie Leung qualified as a solicitor and started practice in 1968. She was a partner of local law firm P. H. Sin & Co. and Iu, Lai & Li Solicitors (姚黎李律師行), specialising in divorce cases. She served on various government boards and committees, including the Independent Police Complaints Council, Equal Opportunities Commission, Social Welfare Advisory Committee and Inland Revenue Board of Review. She was also honorary legal adviser to many non-governmental organisations.
Leung was a founding member of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong ("DAB"). She was appointed as a Delegate of the People's Congress of Guangdong Province in 1989. In 1993, she was appointed as a Delegate of the 8th National People's Congress as well as a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser. In the period leading up to the handover, Leung advised the Chief Executive Designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on legal matters relating to the establishment of the HKSAR.
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