the Causeway Bay Magistracy (Chinese: 銅鑼灣裁判司署) until 1970, when he finally retired on the eve of his 80th birthday. Lo was well regarded as a magistrate. He was particularly respected for his kindness and compassion for the underprivileged. He was said to have “always tried to give the benefit of the doubt to the underdog”. On occasion he had also helped hawkers paid their fines out of his own pocket. On the occasion of his first retirement in 1959, Chief Justice Hogan wrote the following in a valedictory letter: Lo was also noted for his good sense of humour, for which he was well liked by lawyers. Passing Lo died at the age of 100 on 2 January 1989. Personal life and beliefs Lo was married and had 2 sons (Kenneth Lo Kwong-ki and Clement Lo Kwong-chi) and 1 daughter (Helen Lo Hoi-lun, also Lo Helen Andrene). His daughter was also a judge in Hong Kong, and died in 1988. He was a keen racing fan and a voting member of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. In his memoirs, Lo argued for keeping death penalty on the statute book of Hong Kong, so that an "extremely wicked and atrocious condemnes murderer" can be hanged at the Governor's discretion and with the advice of the Executive Council. He distinguished such a man from one who commits a murder under a loss of control or the influence of an unbalanced mind, who should not be hanged lest "creating a vicious cycle contrary to humanity". Honours Lo was made a justice of the peace in the late 1940s. He was made an MBE in December 1975 for public services in Hong Kong. References 1889 births 1989 deaths Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of St. John's Hall, University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple Barristers of Hong Kong British Hong Kong judges Hong Kong collaborators with Imperial Japan Officers of the Order of the British Empire Alumni of Queen's College, Hong Kong