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Herman Hui

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Herman Hui
Born1951
Hong Kong
OccupationChairman of the World Scout Committee
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Hui Chung-shing (Chinese: 許宗盛), BBS, MH, JP (born 1951), anglicised as Herman Hui, is a former chairman of the World Scout Committee, the executive board for the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 2005 to 2008.

He is a Hong Kong Chinese lawyer of British nationality, working as a legal advisor for governmental boards and committees, and Director of the Glorious Sun investment company. He received the Medal of Honour, an honorary Justice of the Peace appointment and the Bronze Wolf award for his contributions to social welfare in Hong Kong and his contributions to Scouting worldwide.

Personal history

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Hui was born and lives in Hong Kong. He was educated at Ying Wa College, and later earned a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Hong Kong. Following his studies, he was admitted to the Supreme Courts in Hong Kong (1976), the UK (1983) and Victoria, Australia (1985), and afterwards has been in private practice.[1] In his legal function, he participates in governmental advisory boards and committees of the Government of Hong Kong, including

  • Advisory Committee for the Support of the Employment of People with Disability (創業軒, SEPD), an activity organised by the Social Welfare Department,
  • Guardianship Board of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau,
  • Social Welfare Advisory Committee of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau.[2]

In 2000, Hui was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Government of Hong Kong, and on 2004-07-01 he was appointed to the honorary title of Justice of the Peace.[3]

After being the external legal advisor of the Glorious Sun Enterprises, a 3.8 billion Hong Kong dollars (USD 500 million) investment holding company focusing on casual apparel, he joined the group in 1995 as an Executive Director.[4] He is also managing director of Everight Consultants Ltd.[1]

In July 2024, Hui was selected by the Hong Kong government as chief of the Social Workers Registration Board.[5]

Hui is married and has one child.[1]

Scouting

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Hui Chung-shing has been participating in Scouting since he was a first form student in the secondary school, Ying Wa College. He started as Boy Scout with the school's 13th Hong Kong Group, which is now the 75th Kowloon Group of The Scout Association of Hong Kong.[6] He now still holds the title of Group Scout Leader in the Scout Group.[7] He later became Scout Commissioner, actively involved in social action projects of the Scout Association of Hong Kong, initiating exchange Scouts in Hong Kong and in China.[8]

Hui was chairman of the Asia-Pacific Scout Committee from 1998 to 2001, and he was member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) Strategy Task Force. In 2002, he was elected as a member of the World Scout Committee, the executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, for a period of six years.[9] During the 37th World Scout Conference in Tunisia in 2005, Hui was elected to be chairman of the Committee.[10] His term was expected to end in 2008 with the World Scout Conference scheduled in Korea, but he resigned on 2008-02-29.[11]

In 2000, Hui was awarded the Bronze Wolf award for his strong support to Scouting.[1] He continues to be active in The Scout Association of Hong Kong as Deputy Chief Commissioner (Support),[12] and holds other international Scout offices.

In 2008 Hui resigned his position on the World Scout Committee, and was succeeded by Philippe Da Costa.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "World Scout Committee elections, List of Candidates" (PDF). Thessaloniki: World Organization of the Scout Movement. 15 July 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  2. ^ "Advisory committees list". Government of Hong Kong, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 September 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
  3. ^ "Miscellaneous lists in connexion with the Civil Establishment, Justices of the Peace". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  4. ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Glorious Sun Group. 2005. pp. 146 pages. Retrieved 27 August 2006. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ Ho, Kelly (5 July 2024). "Hong Kong gov't appoints new chief of revamped social workers' licensing body". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ^ "和而不同 (in Chinese)" (PDF). The Scout Association of Hong Kong. Retrieved 1 September 2006.
  7. ^ "Introduction to 75th Kowloon Group (in Chinese)". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2006.
  8. ^ "Information about the chairman". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original on 11 October 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  9. ^ "Result of elections" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  10. ^ "Conference Summary". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  11. ^ "Announcement to National Scout Organizations". World Scout Bureau. March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  12. ^ "HK Scouting Event in 2000s". Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  13. ^ "Herman Hui resigns as Chairman of the WSC". World Organization of the Scout Movement. 2007. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
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