Woo Pak-chuen
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Woo Pak-chuen 胡百全 CBE, JP |
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| Unofficial Member of the Executive Council | |
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In office 1 July 1972 – 30 June 1976 |
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| Appointed by | Sir Murray MacLehose |
| Preceded by | Sir Kwan Cho-yiu |
| Succeeded by | Lee Quo-wei |
| Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council | |
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In office 1 July 1964 – 30 June 1973 |
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| Appointed by |
Sir David Trench Sir Murray MacLehose |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Lo Tak-shing |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 January 1910 Hong Kong |
| Died | 30 April 2008 (aged 98) Hong Kong |
| Political party | Reform Club of Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Pun Fong Fung |
| Children | Patricia Woo Lana Woo Patrick Woo Rosalind Woo |
| Alma mater |
St. Joseph's College University of London |
| Occupation | Politician and solicitor |
Dr. Woo Pak-chuen, CBE, JP (10 January 1910 – 30 April 2008) was a prominent Hong Kong politician and lawyer. He was former Unofficial Member of the Executive and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. From 1972 to 1973, he was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council.
Woo was graduated from the St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong in 1928 and from the University of London in 1937. He was the first Chinese to be awarded a Ph.D. by the Faculty of Law of the University of London in 1939 and was the only practising lawyer in Hong Kong with a British Ph.D. in Law. In 1945, Woo founded his own law firm P C Woo & Co Solicitor and became the President of the Law Society of Hong Kong between 1959 and 1960.
In the 1953 municipal election, Woo ran for the four elected seats in the Urban Council of Hong Kong with Brook Bernacchi, Raymond Harry Shoon Lee and Philip Au for the Reform Club of Hong Kong. He continued to be reelected to the Urban Council until he was defeated to Hilton Cheong-Leen of the Hong Kong Civic Association. Woo was subsequently appointed to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong on 1 July 1964. He was reappointed in 1972 and was the Senior Unofficial Member for ten years until his retirement on 30 June 1973. He was appointed to the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 1972 to 1976.
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