Hui Chung-shing ( Chinese: 許宗盛), BBS, MH, JP (born 1951), anglicised as Herman Hui, is a former chairman of the

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, the executive board for the

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from 2005 to 2008. He is a Hong Kong

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lawyer of

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, working as a legal advisor for governmental boards and committees, and Director of the Glorious Sun investment company. He received the Medal of Honour, an honorary Justice of the Peace appointment and the

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award for his contributions to social welfare in Hong Kong and his contributions to

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worldwide.

Personal history

Hui was born and lives in Hong Kong. He was educated at

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, and later earned a

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degree from the

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. Following his studies, he was admitted to the

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s in Hong Kong (1976), the UK (1983) and Victoria, Australia (1985), and afterwards has been in private practice. In his legal function, he participates in governmental advisory boards and committees of the

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, including *Advisory Committee for the Support of the Employment of People with Disability (創業軒, SEPD), an activity organised by the Social Welfare Department, *Guardianship Board of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, *Social Welfare Advisory Committee of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau. In 2000, Hui was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Government of Hong Kong, and on 2004-07-01 he was appointed to the honorary title of Justice of the Peace. After being the external legal advisor of the Glorious Sun Enterprises, a 3.8 billion Hong Kong dollars (USD 500 million) investment

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focusing on casual apparel, he joined the group in 1995 as an Executive Director. He is also managing director of Everight Consultants Ltd. In July 2024, Hui was selected by the Hong Kong government as chief of the Social Workers Registration Board. Hui is married and has one child.

Scouting

Hui Chung-shing has been participating in

since he was a first form student in the secondary school, Ying Wa College. He started as

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with the school's 13th Hong Kong Group, which is now the 75th Kowloon Group of

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. He now still holds the title of Group Scout Leader in the Scout Group. He later became

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, actively involved in social action projects of the Scout Association of Hong Kong, initiating exchange Scouts in Hong Kong and in China. Hui was chairman of the Asia-Pacific Scout Committee from 1998 to 2001, and he was member of the

(WOSM) Strategy Task Force. In 2002, he was elected as a member of the

, the executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, for a period of six years. During the 37th

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in Tunisia in 2005, Hui was elected to be chairman of the Committee. His term was expected to end in 2008 with the

scheduled in

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, but he resigned on 2008-02-29. In 2000, Hui was awarded the

award for his strong support to Scouting. He continues to be active in The Scout Association of Hong Kong as Deputy Chief Commissioner (Support), and holds other international Scout offices. In 2008 Hui resigned his position on the World Scout Committee, and was succeeded by Philippe Da Costa.

References

External links

World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) official website
* ttp://www.glorisun.com Glorious Sun Enterprises official websitebr>Financial data of Glorious Sun Enterprises on Google FinanceHui awarding ribbons to Packs and Troops in Hong KongHui attending the awarding of the Bronze Wolf to King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hui, Herman 1951 births Living people World Scout Committee members Hong Kong solicitors Hong Kong businesspeople Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting and Guiding in Hong Kong

Personal history

Scouting

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