Derek Pang

Derek Pang Wai-cheong (Chinese: 彭偉昌; born 1961) is a Hong Kong judge and has been serving as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong since September 2015.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pang.
The Honourable Mr Justice

Derek Pang Wai-cheong

JA
彭偉昌
Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
Assumed office
2015
Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
In office
2009–2015
District Judge
In office
2000–2009
Personal details
Born1961
Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
University of Hong Kong
Peking University

He is President of the Friends of Scouting of Hong Kong.[1]

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (LLB, 1985), the University of Hong Kong (MPA, 1990), and Peking University (LLB, 1995).

He was called to the English and Hong Kong Bar in 1986 and 1987 respectively. He joined the Hong Kong Legal Department as Crown Counsel in 1987 and was promoted to Deputy Principal Government Counsel in 1997.[2]

Judicial career

In 2000, Pang was appointed a District Judge.[2] He was subsequently appointed a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2009.[3] He was made a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal in 2015.[4]

References
  1. "2019/2020 Officers" (PDF). Scout Association of Hong Kong. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Press Release - Judicial Appointments". Government of Hong Kong. 20 January 2000.
  3. "Press Releases - Judicial Appointments". Government of Hong Kong. 24 September 2009.
  4. "Press Releases - Judicial Appointments". Government of Hong Kong. 16 September 2015.


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