藝高成大業
德厚照千秋

Patrick Chu was born in 1945 in Nam Dinh, a city in the northern part of Vietnam.

He came to Hong Kong in 1947 at the age of two with two of his elder brothers. He and his siblings were taken care of by his paternal uncle and aunt, until he was fourteen when his mother came to Hong Kong to join them.

Having attended primary school at the former Wan Chai College, a government primary school, he continued his secondary education at the King’s College.

Mr. Chu started out as a taxation clerk at Johnson Stokes & Master. His excellent command of spoken and written English made a deep impression on his colleagues.

Later, he sat for the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations and was admitted as a solicitor after having completed his articleship.

Mr. Patrick Chu had all along been dedicated to work for the betterment both of his profession and other sectors of society. While he is remembered by his friends and colleagues as an outstanding litigation lawyer, his contribution to the legal profession also includes serving as a Permanent Magistrate, an appointment made by the then Chief Justice Sir Denys Roberts on 17th June 1986; he was one of the representatives of the Law Society on the Rules Committee of the Court of Final Appeal, the Committee which prescribes rules on the practice and procedure of the CFA. The then Chief Justice, Andrew Li, endorsed his nomination, and Mr. Chu remained in service for six years from 1997-2003. He was also Chairman of the Duty Lawyer Service Council in 1996-97.

His lesser-known sides demonstrate his devotion to community services and nurturing the next generation. As a firm believer in education, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Man Kwan Educational Organisation, a charitable institution established by a group of educators with an aim to promote educational development in Hong Kong through organizing seminars, training courses, exhibitions, and competitions. At the same time he was school manager of Pak Kau College, QualiEd College, and The Jockey Club Eduyoung College, all three schools operated by the Organisation. He was often invited to participate in different kinds of school activities, once being asked to be guest of honour and adjudicator-in-chief of the 12th Hong Kong Inter Primary School English Folk Song Group Singing Contest. For the occasion, he prepared a speech to share his thoughts about and fondness for folk songs (What many people did not know perhaps is he had a very attractive singing voice!), and his proposal on how to promote folk songs in schools. At the charity dinner of the Sponsorship Program ‘The Bridge To Your Dream’ organized by the Virtus Foundation Limited, Mr. Chu performed singing on stage. That night, the event brought in a donation of over 700,000 HKD.

A veteran member of the Craigengower Cricket Club (CCC), Mr. Chu had served as one of the Committee Members of the Club for a few years. He always tried to negotiate better benefits for the staff, and club policies for the members. Appreciation from some long-serving employees of CCC can testify to such selfless efforts on his part.

Being an all-round athlete as a young man, he had developed an interest in lawn-bowling after middle age. More than once, in the capacity of team manager, he accompanied the China lawn bowling team to go abroad to compete in international tournaments. He had also ignited the interest of his wife, Grace Chu, in the sport, who eventually won the world championship in a women’s single event.

Mr. Chu may be gone, but he will be missed, not only because of his reputation in the legal community, but also because of his humour, his strong spirits, and above all, his humane side.

The passages included in this pamphlet are mainly contributed by members of his family. They serve to commemorate him not as a lawyer, but a genuinely good person.

朱國熙律師於1945年在越南北部城市南定出生。

1947年兩歲時，由於越南發生内戰，父母把他和兩位兄長送到香港，交由伯父伯娘照顧。至14歲時，母親方帶同其他兄弟姐妹來港團聚。

朱律師在已停辦的官立學校灣仔書院就讀小學，中學就讀於英皇書院。

他的第一份工作，是於孖士打律師行任文員，專責計算訟費。由於他的英語講寫能力俱佳，使同事留下了深刻印象。

後來，他透過律師資格考試 (Solicitors Qualifying Examination) 考取律師資格，並於完成實習後正式成爲執業律師。

朱國熙律師一直致力貢獻社會，這似乎是他的使命。無論是涉及法律行業或是其他範疇的服務，都不遺餘力。朋友及與他共事過的人都知道，他是位出色的訴訟律師。但除此之外，他亦參與有關香港法院及法律援助的事務。於1986年6月17日，當時的首席按察司羅弼時爵士委任他為常任裁判官。1996-97年，朱律師是當值律師服務執行委員會主席。香港律師會在1997年提名他出任終審法院規則委員會的代表，該委員會負責制訂終審法院的常規及程序。提名由當時的終審法院首席法官李國能確認。朱律師一直留任至2003年。

他較鮮爲人知的一面，便是熱衷參與社會服務和培育下一代。他深明教育的重要性，是非牟利慈善教育組織萬鈞教育機構的會董之一。機構由一眾熱心教育的社會人士創立，透過舉辦教育講座、培訓課程、展覽、及校際比賽，推動香港教育發展。他同時出任伯裘書院、匯知中學、及賽馬會毅智書院校董，三所學校均為萬鈞營辦。他曾獲邀參加不同類型的教育活動。有一次，他為第十二屆全港小學英文民歌組合歌唱比賽擔任主禮嘉賓和首席評判。致辭時，他提到自己對民歌的體會和興趣（知道朱律師歌喉甚佳的人並不多！），亦對如何在學校推廣民歌提出自己的意見。在明德慈善教育基金舉辦的‘夢想之橋’助學計劃慈善晚會中，朱律師在台上引吭高歌。該次活動共籌得了超過70萬港元的善款。

朱律師是紀利華木球會資深會員，曾經當選為球會委員。他一直致力為員工爭取較佳待遇和福利。有關球會政策的制訂和修改，他亦以會員的利益爲先。入職紀利華木球會多年的員工，都知道朱律師的無私付出。

年輕時是體育健將的他，中年以後亦有嘗試接觸草地滾球。他也曾經以領隊身份帶領中國代表隊赴外地參賽。他對草地滾球的認識，亦燃起了太太蔣玲芝對這項運動的興趣。經過多年練習，太太最終贏得一項女子單打國際賽的冠軍。

朱律師已經離開，人們會懷念他，不單因爲他在法律界的聲譽，亦因爲他的爲人風趣幽默、强悍耿直。但最重要的，是他對人對事的熱心，還有他善良率真的本性。

這本小冊子所載，由他的親友所寫。紀念的，亦主要是他身爲律師以外的另一面。