Teresa Cheng (politician)
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The Honourable Teresa Cheng GBS, SC, JP |
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| 鄭若驊 | |
| Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong | |
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Assumed office 6 January 2018 |
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| Appointed by | Carrie Lam |
| Preceded by | Rimsky Yuen |
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| Born |
11 November 1958 Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Otto Poon |
| Residence | Villa de Mer, Siu Lam 19 Severn Road, The Peak |
| Alma mater |
King's College London (BSc) University of London (LLB) |
| Profession | Arbitrator, barrister, engineer, politician |
Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, GBS, SC, JP (Chinese: 鄭若驊; born 11 November 1958) is a Hong Kong Senior Counsel, arbitrator and politician. She has been the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong since 6 January 2018. She was also the chairperson of the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and vice-president of the International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
Cheng graduated from the King's College London with the Bachelor of Science in Engineering and the University of London with the Bachelor of Laws. She was called to the Bar in England and Wales and Hong Kong in 1987 and in New South Wales, Australia in 1990, before Singapore in 1995. She was called to the Hong Kong Inner Bar in 2000. She has then been practising at the Des Voeux Chambers, specialising in construction, international commercial transactions, joint venture contracts and investment arbitration, international arbitration and mediation. She has also sat as a Deputy Judge in the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong.
Cheng also holds several academic positions. She is a Fellow of King's College London, previously an honorary and visiting professor of the China University of Political Science and Law and the course director of the International Arbitration and Dispute Settlement Course at the School of Law, Tsinghua University and Adjunct Professor with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Cheng co-authored numerous books and articles, including "Construction Law and Practice in Hong Kong" and "Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide", published by Sweet & Maxwell, and papers in the "International Council for Commercial Arbitration Congress Series", published by Kluwer Law International.
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