He is a Hong Kong jurist. Chinese is his nationality, not relevant to his practice of law.← Previous revisionRevision as of 16:22, 11 November 2026 Line 43: Line 43: }} }} '''Sir Ti-liang Yang''',Yang Ti-liang never took an English name for himself, believing it to be unnecessary. He once stated that [[Sun Yat-sen]] likewise had no English name and he was "as famous as Sun". ({{lang|zh-hant|得失之間 楊鐵樑, 壹週刊時事專訪}}, 7 August 2003) {{post-nominals|country=HKG|size=100%|GBM}} ({{lang-zh|t=楊鐵樑}}; 30 June 1929 – 24 June 2023) was a Hong Kong-Chinese jurist. He was the [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong|Chief Justice of Hong Kong]] from 1988 to 1996, the only [[Chinese people|ethnic Chinese]] person to hold this office during British colonial rule. '''Sir Ti-liang Yang''',Yang Ti-liang never took an English name for himself, believing it to be unnecessary. He once stated that [[Sun Yat-sen]] likewise had no English name and he was "as famous as Sun". ({{lang|zh-hant|得失之間 楊鐵樑, 壹週刊時事專訪}}, 7 August 2003) {{post-nominals|country=HKG|size=100%|GBM}} ({{lang-zh|t=楊鐵樑}}; 30 June 1929 – 24 June 2023) was a Hong Kong jurist. He was the [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong|Chief Justice of Hong Kong]] from 1988 to 1996, the only [[Chinese people|ethnic Chinese]] person to hold this office during British colonial rule. Yang was a candidate in the [[1996 Hong Kong Chief Executive election]], where he lost to his opponent [[Tung Chee-Hwa]]. After the [[transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong]], he was appointed a non-official member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]] by Tung and retired in 2002. In retirement, he mainly focused on writing and teaching English. In September 2003, he became the host of a [[RTHK]] radio programme, ''Yang Ti-liang Mail Box'' ({{lang|zh-hant|楊鐵樑留言信箱}}), teaching English grammar. Yang died on 24 June 2023, at the age of 93.[https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1706111-20230624.htm 消息：前最高法院首席大法官楊鐵樑逝世 終年93歲] {{in lang|zh}} Yang was a candidate in the [[1996 Hong Kong Chief Executive election]], where he lost to his opponent [[Tung Chee-Hwa]]. After the [[transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong]], he was appointed a non-official member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]] by Tung and retired in 2002. In retirement, he mainly focused on writing and teaching English. In September 2003, he became the host of a [[RTHK]] radio programme, ''Yang Ti-liang Mail Box'' ({{lang|zh-hant|楊鐵樑留言信箱}}), teaching English grammar. Yang died on 24 June 2023, at the age of 93.[https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1706111-20230624.htm 消息：前最高法院首席大法官楊鐵樑逝世 終年93歲] {{in lang|zh}}