Hong Kong appoints first local Chinese public prosecutions chief
The Hong Kong Government has appointed its first Hong Kong Chinese lawyer as the new chief public prosecutor for the region, to start from September. Senior barrister Keith Yeung Kar-hung takes over from Kevin Zervos, an Australian lawyer, who has held the position for more than two years.
August 06, 2013 at 12:21 AM
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The Hong Kong Government has appointed its first Hong Kong Chinese lawyer as the new chief public prosecutor for the region, to start from September.
Senior barrister Keith Yeung Kar-hung takes over from Kevin Zervos, an Australian lawyer, who has held the position for more than two years.
Yeung is a commercial litigator, with over two decades of experience in the legal profession and specialist knowledge of criminal and civil law, especially commercial crime and securities matters.
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