Regularisation of Greater Bay Area Lawyer System and Lawyers Forum
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On 6 November 2026, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam delivered the opening address at the Second Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyers Forum of Hong Kong Legal Week 2026. The forum, themed "Legal Wisdom in the Greater Bay Area: Convergence and Connectivity", attracted more than 900 participants online and in person. Paul Lam said the amendments to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance took effect in September, formally regularising the Greater Bay Area lawyer system, and more than 700 Hong Kong and Macao legal practitioners have now obtained practising qualifications.
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- 政府新聞處·新聞公報Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Gives Opening Address at Second Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyers Forum During Hong Kong Legal Week 2026
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam today gave the opening address at the Second Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyers Forum, held under the theme "Legal Intelligence in the Greater Bay Area: Convergence and Connectivity", attracting more than 900 online and in-person participants. He said the amendments to the Lawyers Law took effect in September, formally regularising the Greater Bay Area lawyer system, and more than 700 Hong Kong and Macao legal practitioners have now obtained practising qualifications.
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