Sir Oswald Victor Cheung | |
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張奧偉 | |
Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1978–1981 | |
Appointed by | Murray MacLehose |
Preceded by | Chung Sze Yuen |
Succeeded by | Harry Fang |
Personal details | |
Born | Hong Kong | 22 January 1922
Died | 10 December 2003 Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong | (aged 81)
Cause of death | Complications from burns |
Spouse | Pauline Cheng |
Education | Diocesan Boys' School |
Alma mater | University of Hong Kong University College, Oxford |
Occupation | Barrister |
Sir Oswald Victor Cheung CBE QC SC JP (Chinese: 張奧偉; 22 January 1922 – 10 December 2003) was a barrister in Hong Kong, known as the "doyen of the bar".
"Ossie" was the first ethnic Chinese to become a Queen's Counsel in colonial Hong Kong, and the first Chinese chairman of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. Cheung was a mentor to a number of eminent lawyers, including Audrey Eu and Margaret Ng.