Oswald Cheung
| Sir Oswald Victor Cheung | |
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Sir "Ossie" Cheung
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| Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council | |
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In office 1978–1981 |
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| Appointed by | Murray MacLehose |
| Preceded by | Chung Sze Yuen |
| Succeeded by | Harry Fang |
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| Born |
22 January 1922 Hong Kong |
| Died | 10 December 2003 (aged 81) Hong Kong |
| Cause of death | Complications from burns |
| Education | Diocesan Boys' School |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong; University College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Sir Oswald Victor Cheung, CBE, QC, SC, JP (張奧偉爵士) (1922－2003) was an eminent barrister in Hong Kong, known as the "doyen of the bar".
"Ossie" was the first ethnic Chinese to become a Queen's Counsel in colonial Hong Kong, and the first Chinese chairman of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. Cheung was a mentor to a number of eminent lawyers, including Audrey Eu and Margaret Ng.
Born in Hong Kong in 1922, Cheung was brought up in the territory, and was educated at the Diocesan Boys' School, where he graduated in 1938. Not quite 16 years old at the time, he entered university. From 1938 to 1941, he read natural sciences at the University of Hong Kong, and received a degree in mathematics and chemistry upon his graduation. During the Pacific war, his family moved first to Macao, and then to China. He joined the British Army Aid Group and aided the British intelligence effort over the Japanese. He moved to Calcutta in 1945, and in 1947, after the war ended, he received a scholarship to study a Master's in Law at University College, Oxford. Upon graduation, he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn.
Cheung was called to the Bar of England by the Inn in 1951. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1965 and in the same year he set up Sir Oswald Cheung's Chambers. He served as the Hon Secretary of the Hong Kong Bar Association in 1952 and rose to become Chairman in 1966, gaining life membership of the Association in 1996.
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