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| Member, Tuen Mun District Council | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-06-04) 4 June 1962 (age 62) Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Solicitor K. C. Ho & Fong, Solicitors & Notaries' Senior Partner Member, Tuen Mun District Council The chairman of the Tuen Mun Rural Committee Vice-President of the Law Society of Hong Kong |
| Website | www.JuniusHo.com |
Junius K. Y. Ho (何君堯) was born on 4 June 1962. He is the Senior Partner of a law firm in Hong Kong and a Principal Representative of a law firm in Guangzhou. He was elected President of the Law Society of Hong Kong in 2011.
Education
- He studied at the Queen's College Hong Kong from 1975 to 1979.
- He studied in the United Kingdom at Anglia Ruskin University (formerly known as Chelmer Institute of Higher Education) from 1979 obtaining his Bachelor of Law's degree in 1984.
- He returned to Hong Kong and became a Post-graduate at the University of Hong Kong in 1984 and obtained his Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) in 1986.
- He was awarded with the honorary Doctor of Laws by Anglia Ruskin University in 2011.
Career
After gaining his qualifications he was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1988 and was similarly admitted in other jurisdictions in Singapore and England and Wales in 1995 and 1997.
He was appointed a China-Appointed Attesting Officer in 2003.
He became the Vice-President and Council Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong in 2010 and was elected as President of the Law Society of Hong Kong in 2011.
He was elected as Chairman of Tuen Mun Rural Committee in 2011 and he holds the posts of Ex officio member of Tuen Mun District Council and Ex officio executive member of the 33rd Executive Committee of Heung Yee Kuk.
Recent News
As President of the Law Society of Hong Kong he expressed his thoughts to the media on the judicial review of Filipino maids seeking right of abode in Hong Kong in July 2011
He citied section six of the Public Order Ordinance and explained about police discretion and the extent of restrictions considered necessary for national security and to protect public safety when the news of three protesting students locked up in the back stairs of the University of Hong Kong’s K. K. Leung Building made headlines in August 2011 during a visit by Vice-Premier Li Keqiang.
He appeared as a guest on the radio programme, “On a Clear Day” in September 2011 and spoke about Replacement Mechanism.
Personal life
He is married with 3 children and has a family dog.
Current Positions
Business
- Committee Member of Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China – Guangdong
- Arbitrator of Wuhan International Arbitration Court and Zhengzhou Arbitration Commission
- Consultant of Guangzhou Municipal Board for International Investment
Community
- Chairman of the Mainland Legal Affairs of the Law Society of Hong Kong
- Committee/Council Member of Sir Wilson's Heritage Trust
- Committee/Council Member of Transport Advisory Committee of the Government of HKSAR
- Committee Member of Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council
- Committee Member of Professional Services Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council
- Committee/Council Member of China Trade Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council
- Chairman of Product Eco-responsibility Appeal Board Panel
- Rotated Chairman of Duty Lawyer Service Council in 2005 and 2007
- Indigenous Village Representative of Leung Tin Tsuen
Politics
- Chairman of Tuen Mun Rural Committee
- Ex Officio Member of Tuen Mun District Council
- Ex Officio Executive Member of the 33rd Executive Committee of Heung Yee Kok
References
- Council Members - The Law Society of Hong Kong
- Anglia Ruskin University
- Law List - The Law Society of Hong Kong
- Council Members - The Law Society of Hong Kong
- Tuen Mun District Council Members (2008 - 2011)
- Heung Yee Kuk New Territories Members List thirty-second session（新界鄉議局第三十二屆議員芳名錄）
- DAB raises alarm over rights of foreign helpers - Hong Kong - China Daily eClips
- Police may face legal test over Li Keqiang visit | HK News Watch | Latest Hong Kong, China & World News | SCMP.com
- 律師會：最好維持補選 - Yahoo!
- Environmental Protection Department - Product Eco-responsibility Appeal Board Panel
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