Ian Grenville Cross SBS, QC, SC served as the Director of Public Prosecutions of Hong Kong, China, from 1997 to 2009, and as the deputy DPP from 1990 to 1997. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Senate of the International Association of Prosecutors, and chairs its Standing Committee on Prosecutors in Difficulty. He is a barrister-at-law, and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1990, becoming Senior Counsel in 1997. He is Visiting Professor of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Honorary Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong, and Adjunct Professor of Law, China University of Political Science & Law, Beijing. He is Sentencing Editor of Hong Kong Cases and Archbold Hong Kong, and co-author of Sentencing in Hong Kong. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star, for his contribution to the development of prosecution services in Hong Kong.