Senior Counsel
After gaining ten years' experience, a barrister may be nominated to become a Senior Counsel (S.C.). In colonial Hong Kong before 1997, the title was instead Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) (御用大律師). After the transfer of sovereignty, the rank of Queen's Counsel has been replaced by Senior Counsel.
As of August 2009, there are 85 Senior Counsel (77 male, 8 female), out of a total of about 1000 practising barristers in Hong Kong.
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