Derek Pang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pang.

The Honourable Mr Justice Derek Pang Wai-cheong JA
彭偉昌
Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 2015
Designated National Security Law Judge
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021
Appointed by	Carrie Lam
Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
In office 2009–2015
District Judge
In office 2000–2009
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 63–64) Hong Kong
Alma mater	Diocesan Preparatory School Diocesan Boys’ School University of East Anglia University of Hong Kong Peking University

Derek Pang Wai-cheong (Chinese: 彭偉昌; born 1961) is a Hong Kong judge and has been serving as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong since September 2015.

He is President of the Friends of Scouting of Hong Kong.[1]

Legal career

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (LLB, 1985), the University of Hong Kong (MPA, 1990), and Peking University (LLB, 1995).

He was called to the English and Hong Kong Bar in 1986 and 1987 respectively. He joined the Hong Kong Legal Department as Crown Counsel in 1987, and was promoted to Deputy Principal Government Counsel in 1997.[2]

Judicial career

In 2000, Pang was appointed a District Judge.[2] He was subsequently appointed a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2009.[3] He was made a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal in 2015.[4]

On 21 September 2018, Pang was elected a Bencher of the Middle Temple.[5]

In May 2023, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) of the United States Congress suggested the United States government imposing sanctions on Pang to counter the erosion of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong over his handling of Jimmy Lai's national security law case.[6][7]

References

1. "2019/2020 Officers" (PDF). Scout Association of Hong Kong. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
2. "Press Release - Judicial Appointments". Government of Hong Kong. 20 January 2000.
3. "Press Releases - Judicial Appointments". Government of Hong Kong. 24 September 2009.
4. "Press Releases - Judicial Appointments". Government of Hong Kong. 16 September 2015.
5. "Masters of the Bench: The Hon Mr Justice Pang JA". Middle Temple. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
6. [ONE CITY, TWO LEGAL SYSTEMS: HONG KONG JUDGES’ ROLE IN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW "ONE CITY, TWO LEGAL SYSTEMS: HONG KONG JUDGES' ROLE IN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW"]. Congressional-Executive Commission on China. 10 May 2023. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
7. "Judges cannot impose sentences for serious national security crimes lighter than mandatory minimum, Hong Kong court hears". South China Morning Post. 24 October 2022.

Legal offices
New creation	Designated National Security Law Judge 2021–Present	Incumbent