Yang Ti-liang
Judge, Person
1929 –
Who is Yang Ti-liang?
The Hon. Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-liang Yang, GBM, JP, LL.D, DLitt is a retired senior Hong Kong judge. He was the Chief Justice of Hong Kong from 1988–1996, the only ethnic Chinese person to hold this office during British colonial rule.
He was a candidate in 1996 Hong Kong chief executive election, where he lost to his opponent Tung Chee-Hwa. After the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong, he was appointed as non-official member of the Executive Council by Tung and retired in 2002. In retirement, he mainly focuses on writing and teaching English. In September 2003, he became the host of a RTHK radio programme, Yang Ti-liang Mail Box, teaching English grammar.
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- Born
- Jun 30, 1929
Shanghai - Also known as
- Judge Yang Ti-liang
- Profession
- Education
- University College London
- Soochow University
- Lived in
- Zhongshan
- Hong Kong
Submitted
on July 23, 2013