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III. Problems in Cooperation ………………………………………………………… 33

3.1 Obstacles to Hong Kong practitioners practising in the GBA ………………………………………… 33

3.1.1 Major difficulties for Hong Kong law firms establishing offices and non-partnership associations 33
3.1.2 Difficulties in cooperation arising from differences in business practises ………………………… 35

3.2 Obstacles to the cooperation between Mainland law firms and Hong Kong legal practitioners ………… 35
3.2.1 Degree of understanding about the collaboration policy in the GBA ……………………………… 36

3.2.2 Factors hindering cooperation between Mainland law firms and Hong Kong legal practitioners … 37
3.3 Supervision and self-regulation of the lawyers ………………………………………………………… 38

3.3.1 Industry management gaps in the three jurisdictions need to be coordinated ……………………… 38
3.3.2 Further improvement of the format and content of the qualifying examination for Hong Kong lawyers

practising in the GBA ……………………………………………………………………………… 40

IV. Demand for Legal Services in the GBA ………………………………………… 42

4.1 The status of GBA lawyers providing legal services in the Mainland ………………………………… 42

4.1.1 Case participation by GBA lawyers ……………………………………………………………… 42
4.1.2 Cooperation status between Mainland law firms and Hong Kong legal practitioners ……………… 45

4.2 Demand for GBA lawyers to practise in the Mainland ………………………………………………… 49
4.2.1 Demand for GBA lawyers to handle cases ………………………………………………………… 49

4.2.2 Prospect of cooperation between Mainland law firms and Hong Kong law firms ………………… 51
4.3 Comments on Hong Kong legal practitioners by the Mainland legal practitioners …………………… 54

4.3.1 Comparative advantages of Hong Kong legal practitioners ……………………………………… 54
4.3.2 Comparative disadvantages of Hong Kong legal practitioners …………………………………… 56

Ⅴ. Development Prospects and Strategic Analysis of Hong Kong Legal Practitioners in

the GBA …………………………………………………………………………… 59

5.1 Outlook of the development prospects of Hong Kong legal practitioners in the GBA ………………… 59
5.1.1 The “Belt and Road” Initiative creates broader market prospect …………………………………… 59
5.1.2 The resilience and vitality of the Hong Kong financial market bring new opportunities for legal

practitioners ……………………………………………………………………………………… 60
5.1.3 Hong Kong legal practitioners have opportunities in exploring the GBA market ………………… 61

5.1.4 Hong Kong legal practitioners have room to expand business in the Mainland …………………… 62