his Pro-Chancellorship, he was designated by the university to investigate the Public Opinion Programme Disputes. In 1988, he was elected an Honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn. He served as President of the Bentham Club at University College London in 1991. From 1998 to 2012, he was chairman of the Hong Kong Red Cross; in June 2012, he assumed the honorary position of President. After retiring from the Executive Council in 2002, Yang spent much of his time teaching English grammar and etiquette. In September 2003, he hosted a Radio Television Hong Kong radio programme, Yang Ti-liang Mail Box (), teaching English grammar and answering questions on his website. He has been honorary professor of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong since 1998. In 2005, he was appointed honorary professor and chairman of the Executive Committee of the School of Law by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 2006, he was made honorary professor of Social Sciences at the Open University of Hong Kong. Translated works Yang has translated Chinese classics into English, including: General Yue Fei, 1995 () The Peach Blossom Fan, 1998 () Officialdom Unmasked, 2001 () Honours He was knighted in 1988. He was appointed a Justice of Peace from 1 July 1998 to 2012. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1999 to acknowledge his contribution to justice and higher education in Hong Kong. Honorary degrees Hon. LLD, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1984 Hon. DLitt, University of Hong Kong, 1991 Hon. LLD, Hong Kong Polytechnic, 1992 Fellows University College London, 1989 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 1990 See also Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong Tung Chee Hwa References Additional sources English materials Former Chief Justice warns not to let language deteriorate, Pensioners' Corner, Civil Service Newsletter Editorial Board, retrieved on 1 September The Hon. Sir Ti Liang Yang, GBM, JP Curriculum Vitae, Hong Kong Red Cross, 2005 Information Paper for the Joint Meeting of the Panel on Security and Panel on Health Services to be held on 29 April 2003, Hong Kong Legislative Council, retrieved on 1 September 2007 HISTORY, Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam, retrieved on 1 September 2007 American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 116, No. 3 (Nov 2010) pp. 1046–1052 by Barbara Celarent Chinese materials 得失之間 楊鐵樑, 壹週刊時事專訪, 7 August 2003 楊鐵樑簡介, 楊鐵樑留言信箱, RTHK, retrieved on 1 September 2007