Ross Penlington
Ross Grange Penlington (Chinese: 彭亮廷; 3 March 1931 – 2001) was a former Court of Appeal Judge in Hong Kong.[1][2] He was also the Commanding Officer of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force from 1975 to 1983. Penlington was later appointed to be the Honorary Air Commodore of the Force.
Penlington was born on 3 March 1931 in Christchurch, New Zealand. His father was Cedric Grange Penlington and his mother was Elsie May (née Flanagan). He received his education at Elmwood Primary School, Christ's College, and the University of Canterbury; he graduated with an LLB in 1955. Justice Peter Penlington KC (born 1932), also from Christchurch, is his second cousin.[3]
As the Chairman of the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority in the later 1970s and early 1980s, he had presided over licensing applications which involved BCAL, Cathay, BA, Laker. He was generally recognised in the industry that his judgements were entirely fair and wise.[4] He retired in 1995 and returned to New Zealand, settling in Taupō. When he died in 2001, he was survived by his wife and their two daughters.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Judgment on Retirement." South China Morning Post. N.p., 1 April 1995. Web. 19 February 2017.
- ^ Scholarships and Prizes Search Details – University of Canterbury – New Zealand. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 February 2017.
- ^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. pp. 493f. ISBN 9780790001302.
- ^ "CFEA Caledonian Far East Airways". www.british-caledonian.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Ross Penlington, 1931-2001". New Zealand Law Society. Retrieved 16 October 2022.