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429: 647:, Leung claimed that Hong Kong could still move towards democracy after things "return to the right track." In April 2021, Leung claimed that moves to ensure only "patriots" serve in the government did not go against the principles of having a "high degree of autonomy," and claimed that such changes were not designed for "taking steps back" in democratic progress. 386:
P. H. Sin & Co. and Iu, Lai & Li Solicitors, specialising in matrimonial law. She served on various government boards and committees, including the Independent Police Complaints Council, Equal Opportunities Commission, Social Welfare Advisory Committee and Inland Revenue Board of Review. She
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She is currently the Chairman of the Law Reform Commission, the Committee on Bilingual Legal System, the Legal Practitioners' Liaison Committee and serves on numerous committees, including the Fight Crime Committee and the Operations Review Committee of the
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The Hong Kong government however expressed full confidence in Leung, saying that in all the above cases she had acted entirely in accordance with the Basic Law and the prosecution policy of the Department of Justice.
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interpretation to ban foreign lawyers was not necessary, citing Xi Jinping's message that Hong Kong maintain the use of the common law system. However, Leung said she was not opposed to
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in July 2002 for her "distinguished public service", and for her "significant contributions in ensuring the successful implementation of the new constitutional order under the
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In March 2021, after Beijing announced changes to restrict the influence of district councillors as well as filtering potential Legislative Council members through the
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administration of applying "back door" pressure on them to support Leung. The Liberals abstained in the vote, and party deputy chairman
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accused her of being "careless" in her handling of the case for failing to ensure that justice was seen to be done. The
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In November 2022, Leung privately shared that she backed the Court of Final Appeal's decision which allowed
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Elsie Leung qualified as a solicitor in 1967 and entered practice a year later. She was a partner at local
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Leung was involved in controversy in 1999 when, as Secretary for Justice, she refused to prosecute
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Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians
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Growing with Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates: The First 90 Years
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Electoral Politics in Post-1997 Hong Kong: Protest, Patronage, and the Media
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was also honorary legal adviser to many non-governmental organisations.
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Leung was born in Hong Kong to a family originating from Nanhai region,
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which has a staff of over 1,000, of whom about 290 are lawyers.
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on legal matters relating to the establishment of the HKSAR.
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in 1989. In 1993, she was appointed as a Delegate of the 8th
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Women members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
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Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong
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Index

Hong Kong name
surname
Leung
The Honourable

Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong
Jeremy Fell Mathews
Wong Yan-Lung
British Hong Kong
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong
Alma mater
University of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
GBM
JP
Chinese
solicitor
Secretary for Justice
Executive Council of Hong Kong
Foshan
Chung Wah Middle School
Sacred Heart Canossian College
University of Hong Kong
LLM
University of Hong Kong

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