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Denys Roberts was born on 19 January, 1923 in London, United Kingdom, is a British judge (1923–2013). Discover Denys Roberts's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 19 January, 1923
Birthday 19 January
Birthplace London, United Kingdom
Date of death 20 May, 2013
Died Place Norfolk, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1923

Sir Denys Tudor Emil Roberts (Traditional Chinese: 羅弼時爵士; 19 January 1923 – 20 May 2013) was a British colonial official and judge.

Roberts was born on 19 January 1923 in London, England, to William David Roberts, a barrister-at-law, and Dorothy Elizabeth Roberts.

1942

He was educated in Aldenham School in his childhood, and later studied law in Wadham College, Oxford in 1942.

1943

His education was interrupted when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 2 November 1943.

During the Second World War, he served in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, and achieved the rank of captain.

1945

He was posted to India when the war ended in 1945.

1946

After the war, Roberts retired from the army in 1946 and resumed his interrupted education in Oxford.

1948

He obtained his Master of Arts degree in 1948, Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1949, and was made an honorary fellow of Wadham College in 1984.

He played cricket for Hertfordshire in the 1948 Minor Counties Championship, playing a single match against Bedfordshire.

Roberts was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn.

1950

In 1950, he began his career as a barrister-at-law based in London, but it was discontinued when he joined the colonial civil service in 1953 as a Crown Counsel in Nyasaland (now Malawi).

1953

Joining the colonial civil service as a Crown Counsel in Nyasaland (now Malawi) in 1953, he became Attorney General of Gibraltar in 1960.

1960

In 1960, he was promoted to Attorney-General of Gibraltar and became an ex officio member of both Executive and Legislative Councils of Gibraltar.

In the same year, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours, and made a Queen's Counsel of Gibraltar on 20 June.

1962

In 1962, he was posted to Hong Kong as Solicitor-General, and was successively promoted to Attorney-General in 1966, Colonial Secretary/Chief Secretary in 1973 and Chief Justice in 1979.

He was the first and only Attorney-General to become both Colonial Secretary (and Chief Secretary) in Hong Kong.

Roberts served for only two years, which was much shorter than his predecessors, and was posted out of Gibraltar in 1962.

According to his memoir, he reckoned that the reason was probably because he offended the Governor in a military parade where he shouted openly at the Governor's aide-de-camp for the poor arrangement of the event.

1964

In 1962, Roberts was sent to Hong Kong as Solicitor General and was made a Queen's Counsel of Hong Kong on 8 September 1964.

1966

He was appointed Attorney-General by then Governor Sir David Trench in 1966 and became ex officio member of both Executive and Legislative Councils of Hong Kong, promoted Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1970 New Year Honours, and was appointed Colonial Secretary, succeeding Sir Hugh Norman-Walker, by Governor Sir Murray MacLehose in 1973.

Roberts was the first and only Attorney-General to become Colonial Secretary in the history of Hong Kong.

1975

In the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, Roberts was promoted Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his public services.

1976

He continued to hold the position when Colonial Secretary was renamed Chief Secretary in 1976.

During his tenure as Colonial Secretary and Chief Secretary, Roberts assisted MacLehose to implement a wide range of policies from political reform to housing development.

He paid particular attention to trade development and visited a number of places, including the United States and Latin America, to promote trade relations.

1978

Besides becoming Chief Justice of Hong Kong, Roberts was appointed honorary bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1978.

1979

Never having been a judge before, he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1979 and was the first and only Colonial Secretary (and Chief Secretary) of Hong Kong to receive such appointment.

Roberts was the last non-Chinese person to hold the post of Chief Justice of Hong Kong.

In 1979, he chaired an investigation to look into the aftermath of the fraud scandal of Golden Jubilee Secondary School.

Roberts was acting Governor for a number of occasions when the Governor was absent.

In 1979, Roberts was appointed Chief Justice of Hong Kong.

His appointment aroused a brief sensation as he had never been a judge and was the first and only Chief Secretary to become Chief Justice in Hong Kong.

His background as an experienced former colonial Attorney-General was the government's justification for his suitability.

From 1979 to 2001, he also served as Chief Justice of Brunei Darussalam and was made a Dato by the royal house of Brunei Darussalam in 1984.

In his capacity as Chief Justice of Hong Kong, Roberts paid visits to mainland China twice.

1983

He was the first Chief Justice to visit People's Republic of China when he visited Canton, Shanghai and Beijing in 1983 under an individual invitation by the Chinese Government.

1984

Roberts witnessed the opening of the new Supreme Court Building (now High Court Building) at 38 Queensway in 1984.

1985

In 1985, he visited China again along with other Hong Kong judges and toured Beijing and Xi'an.

1988

After retiring in 1988, he had served as President of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda, Chief Justice and President of Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam before finally retiring from the judicial service in 2003.

1996

Excluding Sir Noel Power, who was acting Chief Justice from 1996 to 1997, Roberts was the last non-Chinese to hold the post of Chief Justice of Hong Kong.