Lam urges Greater Bay Area lawyers to serve nation
RTHK · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok (林定國) said Hong Kong legal practitioners who have obtained qualification to practise as Greater Bay Area lawyers should use their dual-practice advantage to better integrate into and serve the country’s overall development. He also urged those who have not yet taken the examination to join the professional ranks of Greater Bay Area lawyers as soon as possible.
Key Points
- The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area lawyer practice examination was held smoothly on September 19, according to RTHK.
- Bastille Post reported the same examination was held on September 18, while also quoting Lam’s call for qualified practitioners to serve national development.
- Lam said Hong Kong practitioners who already hold Greater Bay Area practice qualifications should make good use of the advantages of dual professional qualifications.
- He said the Hong Kong government on Wednesday announced Hong Kong’s first five-year plan to proactively align with the national 15th Five-Year Plan.
- The plan proposes leveraging Hong Kong’s common law strengths under “one country, two systems”, deepening its role as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre, and strengthening rule and mechanism alignment in the Greater Bay Area.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong’s legal sector, Lam’s remarks tie professional development directly to the government’s newly announced five-year planning framework and to cross-boundary legal integration within the Greater Bay Area. If more Hong Kong lawyers obtain and use Greater Bay Area qualifications, that could expand their scope to practise in other cities in the region while reinforcing Hong Kong’s positioning in legal and dispute resolution services.