Wong Yan-Lung
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Wong Yan-lung SC, JP |
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| 黃仁龍 | |
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| 2nd Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong) | |
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In office 20 October 2005 – 30 June 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Elsie Leung |
| Succeeded by | Rimsky Yuen |
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| Born | 1963 |
| Nationality | Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Chan (陳筱茵) |
| Children | Three daughters |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (Master of Arts) |
| Profession | Barrister, Deputy High Court Judge |
| Religion | Christian |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃仁龍 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 黄仁龙 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Rénlóng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Wong4 Jan4 Lung4 |
Wong Yan-lung, SC, JP (born 1963) is a barrister and politician of Hong Kong. He has previously served as the second Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong between 20 October 2005 and 30 June 2012.
Wong grew up in a small flat in Tai Wong Street East () in Wan Chai. He sold ice cream with his father for a monthly income of HK$300-HK$400. Wong graduated from secondary school at Queen's College in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. His top marks meant that he secured scholarships every year while studying at the College. In the 1980s, the family "upgraded" to Wah Fu Estate in Aberdeen. However, his father continued selling ice cream until Wong returned from studying in England. He read law at Magdalene College, Cambridge while on a Prince Philip Scholarship.
Wong undertook pupillage with Andrew Li, and was the latter's last ever pupil. In 1987, he was called to both the Bar of England & Wales and the Bar of Hong Kong. He was appointed a Senior Counsel in 2002. He now practices from Temple Chambers, with a broad civil and commercial practice.
He sat as a Deputy High Court Judge of the Court of First Instance in July and August 2003, and was a Council member of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 1989 to 1990, from 1997 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2005. He was also Chairman of the Special Committee on Legal Education of the Association from 2003 to 2005.
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