Oswald Cheung

Sir Oswald Victor Cheung
The "doyen of the bar", Sir "Ossie"
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	22 January 1922(1922-01-22) Hong Kong
Died	10 December 2003(2003-12-10) (aged 81) Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong; University College, Oxford
Occupation	Barrister

Sir Oswald Victor Cheung, CBE, QC, SC, JP (張奧偉爵士) (1922－2003) was an eminent barrister in Hong Kong，known as the "doyen of the bar".

Biography

"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.

Cheung was educated at the Diocesan Boys' School in Hong Kong, and later graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in mathematics and chemistry. During the Pacific war, he aided the British intelligence effort over the Japanese. After the war ended, he received a scholarship to study a Master's in Law at Oxford University (University College) and after graduating subsequently entered Lincoln's Inn.

Cheung was called to the Bar of England by the Inn in 1951 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1965. He served as the Hon Secretary of the Hong Kong Bar Association in 1952 and rose to become Chairman in 1966, gaining life membership of the Association in 1996.

Cheung also had a long record of public service during the war years. He served on numerous Government Boards and Committees. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1970 to 1981 and the Executive Council from 1974 to 1986. He was knighted in 1987.

Personal

An avid cigar aficionado, Cheung received burns when his silk pyjamas caught fire as he attempted to light a cigar. He died of complications on 10 December 2003.

Public service record

• Chairman, Hong Kong Bar Association 1966;
• Member of the Legislative Council from 1970 to 1981 where and he was the Senior Chinese Unofficial Member from 1978 to 1981;
• Member of the Executive Council from 1974 to 1986
• Lincoln's Inn bencher: 1987–2003

Honours

Knight Bachelor：1987

Persondata
Name	Cheung, Oswald Victor
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	22 January 1922
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Date of death	10 December 2003
Place of death	Hong Kong