| Education and professional qualifications |
| Queen's College, Hong Kong |
| LL.B. (1st Class Honours/1st of Class), The University of Hong Kong (1972) |
| B.C.L. (Honours), Oxford University (1974) |
| Holder of Simon Lee Medal in Laws, The University of Hong Kong (1972) |
| Graduate Awardee, Rotary International (1973-1974) |
| Winter-Williams Scholar of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University (1972-1974) |
| Certificate of Honour, London Bar Final Examination (1st Class Honours/1st of Candidates) (1974) |
| The Lloyd Stott Memorial Prize (1974) |
| J.B. Montagu Pupillage Prize (1974) |
| The Middle Temple Certificate of Honour Prize (1974) |
| Member of Hong Kong Bar Association |
| Member of The General Council of the Bar of England |
| Member of the New York State Bar Association of the United States of America |
| Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association (1999-2001) |
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