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- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro abstract "Leonardo Horácio d'Almada e Castro Jr., CBE, QC, JP (Hong Kong, 28 May 1904 – 1996) was a barrister and prominent leader of the Portuguese community in Hong Kong.He was born in Hong Kong in the d'Alamda family which had existed since the British rule of Hong Kong in 1842. He was educated as St. Joseph's College and the University of Hong Kong. He later claimed he failed in completing his studies because of his laziness. He left for England and graduated in jurisprudence from the Exeter College, Oxford in 1926 and was called to the Bar as a member of the Middle Temple in 1927. He briefly lecturing commercial law at the University of Hong Kong before he started practising law in Hong Kong. Until 1960, he was one of the only four Queen's Counsel practising in Hong Kong, the others were namely, John McNeil, Charles Loseby and Brook Bernacchi. He was appointed as an unofficial member in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1937 to 1941 in the succession of José Pedro Braga and 1946 to 1953 after the war.During the Second World War he lived in Macao and served as a liaison officer between the Portuguese and British governments in connection of refugees. He was appointed to the Hong Kong Planning Unit in London during the last years of the war after his difficult journey through Japanese-occupied China to India, and then to England. He served as President of the General Military Court during the short-term British military rule after the surrender of Japan in 1945. He became the first Hong Kong Portuguese King's Counsel in 1947 and his wife was appointed one of Hong Kong's first female Justices of the Peace at this time. In 1949, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Hong Kong.He was also the member of the court of the University of Hong Kong from 1937 and President of the Hong Kong Bar Association five times from 1951 to 1962. In the business sector, he was the director of the China Light & Power Co., China Underwriters and Far East Investment, Vice-President of the Boy Scouts Association of Hong Kong, Member of the Lusitano Club and Club Recreio.According to the Asia Who's Who in 1958, he lived in 12 Kadoorie Avenue, Kowloon.".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro activeYearsEndDate "1941-11-13".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro activeYearsEndDate "1953-04-29".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro activeYearsStartDate "1937-02-03".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro activeYearsStartDate "1946-05-01".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro almaMater Exeter_College,_Oxford.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro almaMater St._Joseph's_College,_Hong_Kong.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro almaMater University_of_Hong_Kong.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro appointer Alexander_Grantham.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro birthDate "1904-05-28".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro birthPlace Hong_Kong.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro birthYear "1904".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro deathDate "1996".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro deathYear "1996".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro occupation Barrister.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro office "Member of the Executive Council".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro office "Member of the Legislative Council".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro religion Catholic_Church.
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- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro birthDate "1904-05-28".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro birthPlace Hong_Kong.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro dateOfBirth "1904-05-28".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro dateOfDeath "1996".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro deathDate "1996".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro name "Leo d'Almada e Castro".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro occupation Barrister.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro office "Member of the Executive Council".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro office "Member of the Legislative Council".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro placeOfBirth Hong_Kong.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro religion Catholic_Church.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro shortDescription "Barrister".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro spouse "Clothilde Belmira Barretto".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro termEnd "1941-11-13".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro termEnd "1953-04-29".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro termEnd "?".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro termStart "1937-02-03".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro termStart "1946-05-01".
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro termStart "1949".
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- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro subject Category:Commanders_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
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- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro subject Category:Hong_Kong_people_of_Portuguese_descent.
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- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro subject Category:Members_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong.
- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro subject Category:Queen's_Counsel_1901–2000.
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- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro comment "Leonardo Horácio d'Almada e Castro Jr., CBE, QC, JP (Hong Kong, 28 May 1904 – 1996) was a barrister and prominent leader of the Portuguese community in Hong Kong.He was born in Hong Kong in the d'Alamda family which had existed since the British rule of Hong Kong in 1842. He was educated as St. Joseph's College and the University of Hong Kong. He later claimed he failed in completing his studies because of his laziness.".
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- Leo_d'Almada_e_Castro name "Leo d'Almada e Castro".