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
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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.
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Since the signing of the memorandum with Peking University in 2019, the Law Society has jointly organised a 32-hour course under the title “An Introduction to Legal Services and Risk Management for Cross-border Transactions” for law students in Peking University for the third year in a row.
This year, a group of lawyers, including Mr. C.M. Chan, Vice-President, Ms. Careen Wong, Council Member, Mr. Ambrose Lam, Past President, Mrs. Cecilia Wong and Mr. Nick Chan, former Council Members, Mr. Henry Wai, Vice-Chairman of the GCLAC, Ms. Catherine Mun and Mr. William Ling, members of the GCLAC, Ms. Heidi Chui, member of the Standing Committee on Standards and Development, and Mr. Chin Yeoh, member of Interest Group on Mergers and Acquisitions, shared their knowledge on cross-border legal services with the students through e-learning platform once again. The four-day course was successfully completed in May and June.
Council Member Careen Wong hosted the first lecture of the course.
Vice-President C.M. Chan (second from left) exchanged views with students online.
