Andrew Li

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Andrew Li Kwok-nang, CBE, DLitt (Hon.), (Traditional Chinese: 李國能) (b. 1948) is a judge in Hong Kong, and is currently Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China - a position second only to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the HKSAR Precedence list.

Born into an illustrious aristocratic family in Hong Kong, Li received his early education at St. Paul's Co-educational College, and then at Repton School in Derbyshire, England. After obtaining an M.A. and a LL.B. from the University of Cambridge, where he was a scholar at Fitzwilliam College, he passed his bar finals in 1973 and commenced his practice of law in Hong Kong.

He was appointed a Deputy (part time) Judge of the District Court of Hong Kong in 1982, a Justice of the Peace in 1985, Queen's Counsel in 1988 and a Deputy High Court Judge in 1991.

In 1992, he was appointed at-large member of the Executive Council of Chris Patten (later Lord Patten), last British governor of Hong Kong, and was appointed Commander of the Order of British Empire the same year.

In 1997, Li was elevated to Chief Justiceship by Tung Chee-Hwa, the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after the British hand-over of the territory back to China. He has since developed a moderate jurisprudence, as has been an effective leader and coalition builder of the Court of Final Appeal.

Aside from discharging his judicial duties, Chief Justice Li was also a steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Preceded by Position created in 1997	Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal 1997 -	Succeeded by --
Preceded by Donald Tsang	Hong Kong order of precedence	Succeeded by Rafael Hui