Peter Chak-cheong Wong,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

, JP (19September 192222September 1989) was a member of the Executive Council and

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and president of the Law Society of Hong Kong. Born in Hong Kong, Wong attended the

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and graduated with bachelor's degree in 1950. He became a solicitor and a fellow of the

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. He was the president of the Law Society between 1973 and 1975. He was appointed by Governor

Murray MacLehose Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, ( zh, t=麥理浩; 16 October 1917 – 27 May 2000), was a British politician, diplomat and colonial official who served as the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982. He was the lo ...

to the Legislative Council when the council was reformed and extended its membership from 15 to 22 unofficial members. He was subsequently the member of the Executive Council from 1978 to 1983.

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