Eulogy / 頌辭
署理終審法院首席法官聲明 ( Statement by the Acting Chief Justice )
「本人今早獲悉，李宗鍔法官由於久病不癒，已於昨日在瑪麗醫院病逝。對於他的逝世，本人與司法機構仝人深感哀痛。他的同事及法律界人士將會懷念他。
本人及司法機構仝人謹向他的夫人及家人致以最深切的慰問。
李宗鍔法官在一九八七年加入司法機構為裁判官前曾私人執業。他於一九九五年獲委任為當時的地方法院法官。」
"I was deeply saddened to learn this
morning that His Honour Judge Z.E. Li had passed away in Queen Mary Hospital
yesterday after a valiant struggle against a long illness. The news of his death
has been received by all in the Judiciary with great sorrow. He will be missed
by his colleagues and the legal profession.
"The Judiciary joins me in extending our most sincere condolences to his wife
and family on their bereavement.
"The late Judge Li was in private practice before joining the Judiciary as Magistrate in 1987 and was appointed District Judge in 1995."
區院首席法官馮驊悼辭
( The Chief District Judge
delivered his statement in Court)
區域法院一月三十日特別在早上開庭前，悼念病逝的李宗鍔法官，而不少來自高等法院及區域法院的法官及職員亦有出席。區院首席法官馮驊在悼辭中，讚揚李宗鍔積極在法律界推動雙語審訊，是區院的強大支柱。
高院首席法官梁紹中、上訴庭法官馬道立、高院法官夏正民、首席裁判官李瀚良等均有出席悼念儀式，而李宗鍔的遺孀昨亦有出席，在儀式完結後與眾官握手，期間更淚灑法庭。終年51歲的李宗鍔將於2月7日在北角香港殯儀館舉殯。
馮驊在悼辭中讚揚李宗鍔有獨立的思考，在判辭中經常處理新的法律觀點，尤其熟悉租務及樓宇管理的法律，是土地審裁處的資深法官。
悼辭中又提到李是在法庭中使用雙語的先鋒，而且盡力推動法律界的雙語運用，當眾多法例條文及著作是以英文寫成的時候，李卻編纂本港第一套中文版香港法律大全，而且有份參與編輯中英文法律詞典。
馮驊形容，就如建築物需要支柱一樣，法庭是由許多法官支持着的，而李宗鍔是區域法院的強大支柱。「我們將會懷念李宗鍔這位良好法官、學者及朋友，並向李的遺孀及家人致以深切哀悼。」