Margaret Ng
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Margaret Ng Ngoi Yee (Chinese 吳靄儀, Pinyin Wú Ǎiyí), born 1948 in Hong Kong with family roots in Dongguan, Guangdong, is one of Hong Kong's leading barristers. As an elected member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, she has gained even greater public prominence and recognition. In every legislative election held since the creation of the HKSAR, Ng has been returned with resounding majorities to represent the Legal Functional Constituency. Ng belongs to the Basic Law Article 45 Concern Group (the former Basic Law Article 23 Concern Group), a pro-democratic organization which has specifically campaigned against the efforts of the pro-Beijing administration to abridge the civil liberties of Hong Kong residents. Ng is also an executive committee member of the Civic Party.
[edit] Biography
Before entering legal practice, Margaret Ng worked at the University of Hong Kong and Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan Chase). She also held senior positions in journalism, serving as publisher and deputy editor-in-chief of the Ming Pao newspaper.
Besides being a lawyer and journalist of profound experience and acumen, Ng is also an accomplished expert in the fields of philosophy and literature. She has written several volumes of critical studies on the wuxia novels of Jin Yong and earned her doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree from Boston University.
She appeared in a BBC documentary, The Last Governor, which followed Chris Patten and the last years of British rule in Hong Kong.
[edit] Academic history
- B.A., HKU
- M.A., HKU
- Ph.D., Boston University
- B.A. (Law), Cambridge University
- P.C.LL., HKU
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This article has been translated from the Chinese version on April 1, 2005.
| Preceded by: James David McGregor |
Member of the Legislative Council (Legal Functional Constituency) 1995-1997, 1998- |
Succeeded by: Current incumbent |
