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Role
  
Politician

Succeeded by
  
Name
  
Woo Pak-chuen

Party
  
Reform Club of Hong Kong


Spouse(s)
  
Laura Pun Fong Fung

Preceded by
  
New seat

Died
  
April 30, 2008, Hong Kong

Resigned
  
1976

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Appointed by
  
Sir David TrenchSir Murray MacLehose

Born
  
10 January 1910Hong Kong (
1910-01-10
)

Political party
  
Children
  
Patricia WooLana WooPatrick WooRosalind Woo

Similar People
  
Lana Wong, Albert Poon, Brook Bernacchi

Appointed by
  
Sir Murray MacLehose

Dr. Woo Pak-chuen, CBE, JP (10 January 1910 – 30 April 2008) was a prominent Hong Kong politician and lawyer. He was former Unofficial Member of the Executive and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. From 1972 to 1973, he was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council.

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Career

Woo was graduated from the St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong in 1928 and from the University of London in 1937. He was the first Chinese to be awarded a Ph.D. by the Faculty of Law of the University of London in 1939 and was the only practising lawyer in Hong Kong with a British Ph.D. in Law. In 1945, Woo founded his own law firm P C Woo & Co Solicitor and became the President of the Law Society of Hong Kong between 1959 and 1960.

In the 1953 municipal election, Woo ran for the four elected seats in the Urban Council of Hong Kong with Brook Bernacchi, Raymond Harry Shoon Lee and Philip Au for the Reform Club of Hong Kong. He continued to be reelected to the Urban Council until he was defeated to Hilton Cheong-Leen of the Hong Kong Civic Association. Woo was subsequently appointed to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong on 1 July 1964. He was reappointed in 1972 and was the Senior Unofficial Member for ten years until his retirement on 30 June 1973. He was appointed to the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 1972 to 1976.

Woo also oversaw the establishment of the Chinese University of Hong Kong with the contribution to the drafting of the Ordinance of the university and was a Life Council Member of the university since it was established as the Provisional Council. He had also been appointed member of the Board of Education of Hong Kong. He was also a Life Court Member of the University of Hong Kong since 1988. In 1974, he was awarded the honorary degree of the Doctor of Law by the Chinese University for his contribution to the education affairs.

Woo was also director in many public companies in Hong Kong. He was Independent Non-Executive Director of the Liu Chong Hing Bank from 1972 until he retired in 2004. He also held posts such as Director of the Sun Hung Kai Financial Limited and Chairman of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company and Hong Kong Yakult Company and various other posts.

Family

Woo was son of the wealthy merchant Woo Hay-tong. His brother, Woo Pak-foo was also an Urban Councillor. He was also member of the influential Li family. He was the grandson-in-law's brother of the merchant Li Shek-pang, whose many family members were Executive and Legislative Councillors as well as judges and lawyers.

References

Woo Pak-chuen Wikipedia


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