Andrew Liao

Andrew Liao
Non-official Member of the Executive Council
In office
2002–2017
Appointed byTung Chee-hwa
Donald Tsang
CY Leung
Personal details
EducationYing Wa College
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (LLB)
London School of Economics (LLM)

Andrew Liao Cheung-sing, GBM GBS SC JP (Chinese: 廖長城; Hong Kong), is a Hong Kong barrister. He was a Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 2002 to 2017. Martin Liao, a barrister and prominent pro-establishment politician, is his younger brother.

Education

Liao studied at Ying Wa College, where he was head boy. He graduated in 1972 with an LLB from the University of Hong Kong, where he was a member of the first LLB cohort. He later earned an LLM in intellectual property from the London School of Economics.

Career

Liao was called to the Bar in England and Hong Kong in 1974 and 1975 respectively, and subsequently in Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory in 1984. He took silk in Hong Kong in 1989, and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore in 1990. Liao served as a Deputy Judge of the High Court in 1990 and as a Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2000.

Liao was a member of the Law Reform Commission's Copyright Sub-committee, which was appointed in 1987 to review Hong Kong copyright law. He later served as the first chairman of the Copyright Tribunal.

In 2011, Liao was appointed chairman of the Advisory Committee on Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong. The committee recommended in 2012 that Hong Kong establish an original grant patent system for standard patents.

In 2013, Liao was appointed vice-chairman of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Trading. The group released a report in 2015 on the development of Hong Kong as an intellectual property trading hub.

In 2015, Liao was appointed Council Chairman of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and served for 8 years, subsequently becoming Chairman of the University Court after leaving office as Council Chairman.

Honours and awards

References

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  3. ↑ "Andrew Liao GBM, GBS, KC, SC, JP". 18LC | Barristers' Chambers in Hong Kong. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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  5. ↑ "Reform of the Law Relating to Copyright" (PDF). Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Speakers". Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Appointments to Advisory Committee on review of the patent system in Hong Kong". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Review of the Patent System" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "CCIDAHK - Appointments to Working Group on IP Trading". www.ccidahk.gov.hk. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Working Group on Intellectual Property (IP) Trading releases report on driving the development of Hong Kong as an IP trading hub (with photos)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Speakers". Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Andrew Liao GBS SC JP | Hong Kong Lawyer". www.hk-lawyer.org. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "CE presents honours". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 16 October 2026.


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