Yang Ti-liang
Yang Ti-liang was born on June 30, 1929. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Yang Ti-liang
Sir Ti-liang Yang, (Chinese: 楊鐵樑; 30 June 1929 – 24 June 2023) was a Hong Kong-Chinese jurist. He was the Chief Justice of Hong Kong from 1988 to 1996, the only 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 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 (楊鐵樑留言信箱), teaching English grammar. Yang died on 24 June 2023, at the age of 93.