Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Martin Hui to leave justice department and enter private practice later this year
- Senior prosecutor expected to join either Plowman Chambers or Temple Chambers
- News comes on same day David Leung is officially handed director’s job on permanent basis
One of Hong Kong’s top prosecutors is leaving the justice department and will join a private practice later this year, the Post has learned.
The departure of Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Martin Hui Siu-ting comes as the Department of Justice (DOJ) is trying to groom talent from within to fill the void left by retirement, or veteran prosecutors leaving.
It also coincided with a gazette notice on Friday that confirmed David Leung Cheuk-yin’s appointment as DPP, after he held the acting position for more than a year.
Hui, 47, is known as one of the DOJ’s “home-grown” senior counsel, after spending 23 years working his way up from an entry-level position as government counsel, to the deputy to the top prosecutor.
The Post has learned that Hui has to give one year’s notice before formally entering private practice in the second half of this year.
