Yan Shun is survived by his wife: Frances; children: Yvonne, Edmund (Jr), Conrad; siblings: Ruby, David; grand-children: Damian, Kasper, Lukas; and numerous nieces and nephews. Edmund is preceded in death by his eldest sister, Nancy.
Born on 5th September 1931 in Hong Kong, Yan Shun was the youngest of four children. In the mid-50’s he travelled by ship to London, England for law school. On his return to Hong Kong, as his cargo ship was rounding the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (due to the Suez Canal crisis), he received news
that he had passed his law exams.
He articled at Johnson, Stokes & Master and opened his firm Edmund Cheung & Co. in 1960. As there were less than 100 solicitors in Hong Kong, the opening of a law firm was big news. He retired in the early 90’s and immigrated to Canada. Today, Edmund Cheung & Co. is headed by senior partner Raymond Yip.
Yan Shun served on the Council of The Law Society of Hong Kong for 20 years and was President from 1979 to 1981. In 2008, his contribution was recognised by his peers and was admitted as the eleventh member to the Roll of Honour of The Law Society. He was also appointed a Magistrates’ Court judge on a part-time basis during his career.