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.
The Law Society remains abreast of major developments across different legal markets by sending representatives and young lawyers to attend selected international events regularly. Because of the pandemic, it is sad to know that almost all the physical annual conferences globally have been cancelled. While the valuable face-to-face meetings and conferences are unfortunately not an option in 2020 due to the pandemic, with the help of technology, the Law Society is able to continue the collaboration and exchange with lawyers associations and legal practitioners around the world virtually.
The LAWASIA 2020 Conference Online opened on 10 September 2020 with its first session on “Bar Issues during the Pandemic in each Jurisdiction”. 18 bar leaders from 11 jurisdictions formed a panel and exchanged information on the recent developments in their respective jurisdictions. As the moderator, President Melissa Pang took the opportunity to interact with other Bar Leaders from around the globe. Vice-President C.M. Chan also participated as a panel speaker to share an update on the Hong Kong situation and the work the Law Society had done for our members during the pandemic. The event was well-attended by over 300 registrants from 45 jurisdictions.
Various bar leaders shared the situation of their jurisdictions amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Representing the Law Society, President and Vice-President C.M. Chan participated in the Bar Leaders’ LAWASIA Roundtable.
