The Law Society of Hong Kong is a professional association for solicitors in Hong Kong vested with statutory powers to regulate the professional conduct of solicitors, trainee solicitors and foreign lawyers. It was incorporated in 1907 as a company limited by guarantee.
The Law Society speaks for the solicitors’ profession in Hong Kong and ensures our voice are accurately and purposefully communicated to relevant parties
The Law Society is dedicated to providing relevant and effective support to our members including professional training and legal practice updates.
The Law Society is committed to facilitating the attainment and maintenance of the highest professional standards by our members in the interest of the community
The Law Society reaches out and maintains a wide local and global network for knowledge exchange, experience sharing and collaboration between our members and different sectors of both the local and international communities.
The Law Society strives to raise general public legal awareness, facilitate public access to legal services and promote a culture of giving back to the community among our members.
Since 2018, lawyers associations from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau have been taking turns to host meetings based on the joint meeting system to promote the exchange and cooperation within the legal services industry in the Greater Bay Area.
On 30 January 2021, the Law Society participated in the sixth joint meeting held online at the invitation of the Macau Lawyers Association. Representatives of the Law Society included Ms. Melissa Pang, President of the Law Society; Mr. C.M. Chan, Vice-President and Chairman of the Greater China Legal Affairs Committee; Mr. Thomas So, Immediate-Past-President and Chairman of the Greater Bay Area Sub-committee; and Mr. James Wong, Vice-Chairman of the Greater China Legal Affairs Committee.
The mechanism of the Secretariat for the Liaison Working Group for Lawyers Associations in the Greater Bay Area was confirmed at the meeting. It was agreed that lawyers associations from the three regions would take turns to consolidate and disseminate information. Representatives from Guangdong will take up the Secretariat’s role for the first two years. Meanwhile, the feasibility of certain initiatives, such as online training or virtual mentorship programme, were also discussed at the meeting, with an aim to provide young lawyers with opportunities to learn from senior counterparts.
President Melissa Pang and other representatives of the Law Society attended the Sixth Joint Meeting for Lawyers Associations in the Greater Bay Area.
