Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, position existed before 1997 as the head of the Supreme Court and of the Judiciary, the former role was replaced by the Chief Judge of the High Court in 1997, and the latter by the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
Became Chief Justice of Jamaica.
Sterling acted for periods of time as Chief Justice of Hong Kong in the absence of the Chief Justice John Walter Hulme.
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In 1970, he was appointed Chief Justice of Hong Kong replacing Sir Michael Hogan.