Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2005

Sir T.L. Yang and Dr. Anthony Neoh, at the Helm of the CUHK Law School T he Chinese University of Hong Kong has appointed Dr. the Honourable Sir T.L. Yang (left) and Dr. Anthony Neoh (right), SC, as the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the School of Law respectively. Prof. Liu Pak Wai, pro- vice-chancellor, is the third member. The Executive Committee w ill provide strategic leadership to the School of Law and be re s p o n s ib le fo r its in itia l phase o f ope ra tion , d ischarg ing the duties and functions of the School Board and serving as the dean until a dean is appointed. The School of Law w ill admit the first batch of students in 2006. Sir T.L. is a distinguished and respected retired judge in Hong Kong. He is a former Chief Justice and a former Executive Council member. Sir T.L. has been a staunch supporter of higher education, in particular legal education. He has a long-standing relationship with the Chinese University. He has been a C o u n c il member o f the University, the vice-chairman of the Chung Chi College Board of Trustees, and the convener of the Coordinating Committee of the Chinese Law Programme. In 1984, Sir T.L. was conferred Doctor of Laws, honori s causa, by the Chinese University. He is currently vice patron of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and chairman o f the Hong Kong Red Cross. He was knighted in 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II and awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 1999 by the HKSAR Government. He was also elected an Honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn in England in 2004. Dr. Anthony Neoh is a senior member of the bar, and has been chairman of the Hong Kong S e c u ritie s and Futures Commission as well as the chief adviser to the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Dr. Neoh was Nomura Visiting Professor of International Financial Systems at Harvard Law School in 2004. He is also visiting professor in many major universities in Mainland China, including Peking University and Tsinghua U n ive rsity. Dr. Neoh is currently a Council member of the Chinese University. News in Brief 31