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Mr Edward Chan King Sang, SC holds an LLB from HKU, and an LLM from the University of London. He was called to the English Bar in 1974 and the Hong Kong Bar in 1975. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now Senior Counsel) in 1989, the first HKU law graduate to be so honoured. 

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Mr Chan has maintained a very active practice at the top echelons of the Bar and has served as Deputy High Court Judge (1991), as High Court Recorder for over a decade (1995-2006) and as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association (2003-2005). 

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He has served on numerous public bodies and committees including, inter alia, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, the Town Planning Appeal Board Panel and the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority. He has been the Chairman of the Special Committee on Legal Education of the Hong Kong Bar Association since 2001. He is currently a Member of the Standing Committee on Legal Education and Training, and a Convenor of the Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal Panel. 

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At HKU, Mr Chan is a Member of the Faculty Board and of the PCLL Academic Board. He also serves on PCLL Academic Boards of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong and is also a member of the Faculty Board of the Law Faculty at the City University of Hong Kong. 

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Mr Chan was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2004.