The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Judiciary today (August 20) announced the appointment of Mr Ernest Michael Lin Kam-hung, Mrs Adriana Noelle Tse Ching and Mr Pang Ka-kwong as District Judges. All appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. They will all take effect from August 21, 2019.
Further judicial appointments will be announced in due course.
The biographical notes of the appointees are as follows:
Mr Ernest Michael Lin Kam-hung
Mr Lin was born in Hong Kong in 1958. He obtained LL.B., P.C.LL., Master of Social Sciences (Criminology) and Master of Laws in Human Rights from the University of Hong Kong in 1982, 1983, 1995 and 2002 respectively. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1983. He was in private practice from 1984 until he was appointed as Permanent Magistrate in 1992. He was appointed as Principal Magistrate in 2001.
Mrs Adriana Noelle Tse Ching
Mrs Tse was born in Hong Kong in 1966. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree from King's College, University of London in 1989. She completed the Extramural Bar Final Examination of the University of Hong Kong in 1990. She was called to the Bar in the United Kingdom in 1990 and to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1991. She was in private practice from 1991 until she was appointed as Permanent Magistrate in 2002.
Mr Pang Ka-kwong
Mr Pang was born in Hong Kong in 1958. He obtained a Bachelor of Social Science Degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1982 and LL.B. from the University of London (External) in 1987. He completed the Law Society Final Examination of Bristol Polytechnic, United Kingdom in 1989. He was admitted as Solicitor in Hong Kong and in England and Wales in 1991 and 1996 respectively. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 2000. He was in private practice from 1991 until he was appointed as Permanent Magistrate in 2009.
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