Herman Hui

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.{{cite web|title=World Scout Committee elections, List of Candidates |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |location=Thessaloniki |date=15 July 2002 |url=http://www.scout.org/wse/conf02docs/confdoc5_e.pdf |accessdate=27 August 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828073253/http://www.scout.org/wse/conf02docs/confdoc5_e.pdf |archivedate=28 August 2006 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.hwfb.gov.hk/en/committees | title = Advisory committees list | publisher = Government of Hong Kong, Health, Welfare and Food Bureau | accessdate = 26 August 2006 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060911101005/http://www.hwfb.gov.hk/en/committees/ | archivedate = 11 September 2006 | df = dmy-all }}

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.{{cite web | title = Miscellaneous lists in connexion with the Civil Establishment, Justices of the Peace | publisher = Government of Hong Kong | url = http://www.info.gov.hk/cml/eng/miscell/index3f.htm | accessdate = 27 August 2006 | archive-date = 5 June 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170605125907/http://www.info.gov.hk/cml/eng/miscell/index3f.htm | url-status = dead }}

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.{{cite web | title = Annual Report | url = http://www.glorisun.com/pdf/Annual%20Report%20(E).pdf | pages = 146 pages | publisher = Glorious Sun Group | year = 2005 | accessdate = 27 August 2006}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} He is also managing director of Everight Consultants Ltd.

In July 2024, Hui was selected by the Hong Kong government as chief of the Social Workers Registration Board.{{cite web|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/05/hong-kong-govt-appoints-new-chief-of-revamped-social-workers-licensing-body/|title=Hong Kong gov’t appoints new chief of revamped social workers' licensing body|first=Kelly|last=Ho|work=Hong Kong Free Press|date=5 July 2024|access-date=4 August 2024}}

Hui is married and has one child.

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.scout.org.hk/article_attach/4835/P06-07.PDF | title = 和而不同 (in Chinese) | publisher = The Scout Association of Hong Kong | accessdate = 1 September 2006}} He now still holds the title of Group Scout Leader in the Scout Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.75scout.org/introduction06_content.php |title=Introduction to 75th Kowloon Group (in Chinese) |accessdate=1 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928214916/http://www.75scout.org/introduction06_content.php |archivedate=28 September 2007 }} 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.{{cite web|title=Information about the chairman |publisher=World Organization of the Scout Movement |url=http://www.scout.org/front/wscchair_e.shtml |accessdate=27 August 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011054813/http://www.scout.org/front/wscchair_e.shtml |archivedate=11 October 2006 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}

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.{{cite web| url = http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3617/32998/file/elections.pdf| title = Result of elections| publisher = World Organization of the Scout Movement| accessdate = 14 November 2007| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081207003351/http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/3617/32998/file/elections.pdf| archivedate = 7 December 2008| df = dmy-all}} During the 37th World Scout Conference in Tunisia in 2005, Hui was elected to be chairman of the Committee.{{cite web | url = http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_events/world_conference/37_wsc/conference_summary | title = Conference Summary | publisher = World Organization of the Scout Movement | format = pdf | accessdate = 14 November 2007 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825040521/http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_events/world_conference/37_wsc/conference_summary | archivedate = 25 August 2007 | df = dmy-all }} His term was expected to end in 2008 with the World Scout Conference scheduled in Korea, but he resigned on 2008-02-29.{{cite web | title = Announcement to National Scout Organizations | publisher = World Scout Bureau | date = March 2008 | url = http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/news/2008/announcement_to_national_scout_organizations | accessdate = 3 March 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080509170701/http://scout.org/en/information_events/news/2008/announcement_to_national_scout_organizations | archivedate = 9 May 2008 | df = dmy-all }}

In 2000, Hui was awarded the Bronze Wolf award for his strong support to Scouting. He continues to be active in The Scout Association of Hong Kong as Deputy Chief Commissioner (Support),{{cite web | url = http://www.scout.org.hk/en/history/hohks/00002513.html | title = HK Scouting Event in 2000s | accessdate = 3 September 2006}} and holds other international Scout offices.

In 2008 Hui resigned his position on the World Scout Committee, and was succeeded by Philippe Da Costa.{{cite web| year =2007| url =http://scout.org/en/information_events/news/2008/announcement_to_national_scout_organizations| title =Herman Hui resigns as Chairman of the WSC| publisher =World Organization of the Scout Movement| accessdate =3 March 2007| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20080509170701/http://scout.org/en/information_events/news/2008/announcement_to_national_scout_organizations| archivedate =9 May 2008| df =dmy-all}}

{{Portal|Scouting}}

• [http://www.scout.org World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) official website]
• [http://www.info.gov.hk/mcor/english/sepd/profile.html Support of the Employment of People with Disability (SEPD) official website]
• [http://www.glorisun.com Glorious Sun Enterprises official website]
• [https://www.google.com/finance/?cid=671201 Financial data of Glorious Sun Enterprises on Google Finance]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207070438/http://chinascout.org/bbs/dispbbs.asp?boardID=16&ID=4022&page=1 Hui awarding ribbons to Packs and Troops in Hong Kong]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060818134336/http://www.scout.org/press/wnews/060704.shtml.en Hui attending the awarding of the Bronze Wolf to King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand]

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