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.
On 27 July 2024, the Law Society was pleased to sign a cooperation agreement with the East China University of Political Science and Law (“ECUPL”) in Shanghai. President Roden Tong and Council member and Vice-Chairlady of the Greater China Legal Affairs Committee Heidi Chui represented the Law Society at the signing ceremony. The cooperation agreement was co-signed by President Roden Tong and Deputy Party Secretary of ECUPL Professor Han Qiang.
Witnessing the historic moment of the signing ceremony for the cooperation agreement were Mr Liu Chunhua, Director-General of the Department of Law of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, and a group of legal practitioners from Hong Kong. These legal practitioners have just contemporaneously graduated from the Legal Course on Hot Topics of National Foreign-related Legal Affairs for Hong Kong Legal Sector at ECUPL. President Roden Tong and Council member Heidi Chui were also invited to attend their graduation ceremony on the same day.
The Law Society’s collaborations with Mainland top universities underscore its commitment to contributing to the construction of the country’s foreign-related legal affairs and connection with the world.
