Yang Ti-liang
Sir Ti-liang Yang, GBM (Chinese: 楊鐵樑; 30 June 1929 – 24 June 2023) was a Hong Kong judge. He was the Chief Justice of Hong Kong from 1988 to 1996, the only ethnic Chinese person to hold this office during British colonial rule.
The Honourable Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-liang Yang GBM | |
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| Life Member of the Court of HKU | |
| In office 18 December 2001 – 24 June 2023 | |
| Chief Justice of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1988–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Denys Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Sir Noel Power (acting) |
| Unofficial Member of the Executive Council | |
| In office 1997–2002 | |
| Chief Executive | Tung Chee-Hwa |
| Convenor | Sir Sze-Yuen Chung Leung Chun-ying |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1929 Shanghai, China |
| Died | 24 June 2023 (aged 93) |
| Spouse(s) | Tam Oi-lin (aka Eileen Barbara Tam; died 24 June 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Soochow University Law School, Shanghai LLB (University College, London) |
| Honorary Degree | Hon LLD (CUHK) Hon DLitt (HKU) Hon LLD (PolyU) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊鐵樑 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨铁梁 | ||||||||||
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Yang was a candidate in the 1996 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, where he lost to his opponent Tung Chee-Hwa. After the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, he was appointed a non-official member of the Executive Council by Tung and retired in 2002. In retirement, he mainly focused on writing and teaching English. In September 2003, he became the host of a RTHK radio programme, Yang Ti-liang Mail Box (楊鐵樑留言信箱), teaching English grammar. Yang died on 24 June 2023, at the age of 93.
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