This day, 6 February, in 2003, Shi Jiuyong, a well-known Chinese international law expert, was elected President of the International Court of Justice for a 3-year term. He was the first Chinese judge to serve as such since the Court’s establishment in 1946. As legal advisor to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shi had also previously participated in the Sino-British negotiations as to the return of Hong Kong to China.
2003年2月6日这一天，著名的中国国际法专家石九勇当选国际法院院长，任期3年。 他是自1946年法院成立以来第一位担任此职的中国法官。 作为中国外交部的法律顾问，Shi之前也参与了关于香港回归中国的中英谈判。
