Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao expressed deep condolences to the death of former chief judge Yang Tieliang.
According to a press release issued by the Hong Kong Government News Network, Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao expressed a deep condolences to the death of the former chief judges and former administrative conference non -official Yang Tieliang.
Li Jiachao said: "Sir Yang Tieliang is the leader of the legal community in Hong Kong. He has made great contributions to the protection of the rule of law and even contributed to Hong Kong society for many years.The first Chinese to the highest position of the judicial institution. After the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Sir Yang was appointed as a non -official member of the Executive Council, contributing a lot of suggestions for the governance of the SAR Government. "
Li JiachaoSaid: "Sir Yang has always been concerned about Hong Kong society, and is committed to contributing the development of local public welfare affairs and higher education, and Deze has a long way. He won the Bauhinia Medal in 1999 by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.On behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, I would like to extend deep condolences to his family. "
Zhang Junneng, chief judge of the Hong Kong Court of Hong Kong Court, also expressed deep sorrow to the death of the former chief judge Yang Tieliang, and represented the judicial institution to him.The family's deepest condolences.Zhang Junneng said that Yang Tieliang's contribution as a judicial institution has contributed a lot of contributions, and everyone misses, respects, and loves him.
Lin Dingguo, the director of the Hong Kong Department of Justice, also expressed deep condolences to the death of the former chief judge Yang Tieliang and extended deep condolences to his family.Lin Dingguo said that Yang Tieliang's contribution to Hong Kong's judicial community is indispensable, and both the legal community and the social persons will miss him deeply.
Comprehensive Hong Kong media reported that Yang Tieliang, chief judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, died on Saturday morning at the age of 93.In 1988, he was the chief judge of Rongsheng as the highest position of the Ministry of Justice as the first Chinese person; he also ran for the election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1996, and was later elected by Dong Jianhua.
Yang Tieliang was born in Shanghai on June 30, 1929. From 1946 to 1949, he was in the Department of Law of Soochow University, and then transferred to the Law Department of London, UK.Lawyer Qualification of Grefa College.
Yang Tieliang served as the Hong Kong Magistrate Department in 1956. In 1963, he was promoted to the Senior Magistrate Department, promoted to the Supreme Court of the Hong Kong Supreme Court in 1975, and the Judge of Appeal of the Hong Kong Court in 1980.He was named the Lord in 1988, and was promoted to the chief judge in March of the same year, becoming the first Chinese chief judge in Hong Kong.
Yang Tieliang resigned from the position of chief judge in 1996 to run for the first Special Administrative Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and was elected by Dong Jianhua.Yang Tieliang was appointed as a non -official member of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Executive Community's Executive Communist Party, and then stepped down in 2002.From 1998 to 2002, he was appointed as the chairman of foreign exchange fund investment Co., Ltd..
