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{{short description|Hong Kong solicitor and politician}}
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|name=Peter Wong Chak-cheong<br>王澤長
|name=Peter C Wong<br>王澤長
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Justice of Peace|JP]]
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1922|9|19|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Hong Kong]]
|birth_place= [[Hong Kong]]
|death_date ={{death date and age|1989|12|22|1922|9|19|df=yes}}
|office=Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]
|office=[[Unofficial Member]] of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]]
|appointed= [[Sir Murray MacLehose]]
|appointed= Sir [[Murray MacLehose]]
|term_start=1978
|term_start=1 September 1986
|term_end=1983
|term_end=31 August 1988
|office1=Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]
|predecessor=Sir [[Oswald Cheung]]
|appointed1= [[Sir Murray MacLehose]]<br>[[Sir Edward Youde]]
|successor=[[Rosanna Wong]]
|office1=Unofficial Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]
|appointed1= Sir [[Murray MacLehose]]<br>Sir [[Edward Youde]]
|term_start1=6 October 1976
|term_start1=6 October 1976
|term_end1=25 August 1988
|term_end1=25 August 1988
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|occupation= Solicitor<br> Notary Public
|occupation= Solicitor<br> Notary Public
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|death_place = [[Happy Valley, Hong Kong|Happy Valley]], [[Hong Kong]]
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'''Peter Wong Chak-cheong''', [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Justice of Peace|JP]] (born 19 September 1922, [[Hong Kong]]) is the former member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]] and [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] and president of the [[Law Society of Hong Kong]].
'''Peter Chak-cheong Wong''', [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Justice of the peace|JP]] (19{{nbsp}}September 1922{{snd}}22{{nbsp}}September 1989) was a member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]] and [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] and president of the [[Law Society of Hong Kong]]. Born in Hong Kong, Wong attended the [[University of Hong Kong]] and graduated with bachelor's degree in 1950. He became a solicitor and a fellow of the [[British Institute of Management]].<ref name="database">{{cite web|title=Database on LegCo members|url=http://app.legco.gov.hk/member_front/english/library/member_detail.aspx?id=222|accessdate=8 May 2013|work=Legislative Council of Hong Kong}}</ref> He was the president of the Law Society between 1973 and 1975. He was appointed by Governor [[Murray MacLehose]] to the Legislative Council when the council was reformed and extended its membership from 15 to 22 [[Unofficial Member|unofficial members]]. He was subsequently the member of the Executive Council from 1978 to 1983.<ref>{{cite book|title=Growing With Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates, the First 90 Years : A Convocation Project|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|year=2002|page=272}}</ref>

Born in Hong Kong, Peter Wong attended the [[University of Hong Kong]] and graduated with bachelor's degree in 1950. He became a solicitor and a fellow of the [[British Institute of Management]].<ref name="database">{{cite web|title=Database on LegCo members|url=http://app.legco.gov.hk/member_front/english/library/member_detail.aspx?id=222|accessdate=8 May 2013|work=Legislative Council of Hong Kong}}</ref>

He was the president of the Law Society between 1973 and 1975. He was appointed by Governor [[Murray MacLehose]] to the Legislative Council when the council was reformed and extended its membership from 15 to 22 [[Unofficial Member|unofficial members]]. He was subsequently the member of the Executive Council from 1978 to 1983.<ref>{{cite book|title=Growing With Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates, the First 90 Years : A Convocation Project|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|year=2002|page=272}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:49, 5 December 2023

Peter C Wong
王澤長
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council
In office
1 September 1986 – 31 August 1988
Appointed bySir Murray MacLehose
Preceded bySir Oswald Cheung
Succeeded byRosanna Wong
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council
In office
6 October 1976 – 25 August 1988
Appointed bySir Murray MacLehose
Sir Edward Youde
Personal details
Born(1922-09-19)19 September 1922
Hong Kong
Died22 December 1989(1989-12-22) (aged 67)
Happy Valley, Hong Kong
SpouseAnna
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (BA)
OccupationSolicitor
Notary Public

Peter Chak-cheong Wong, CBE, JP (19 September 1922 – 22 September 1989) was a member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong and president of the Law Society of Hong Kong. Born in Hong Kong, Wong attended the University of Hong Kong and graduated with bachelor's degree in 1950. He became a solicitor and a fellow of the British Institute of Management.[1] He was the president of the Law Society between 1973 and 1975. He was appointed by Governor Murray MacLehose 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Database on LegCo members". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. ^ Growing With Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates, the First 90 Years : A Convocation Project. Hong Kong University Press. 2002. p. 272.