Hong Kong Legal Week 2024 to commence on Monday

     Hong Kong Legal Week 2024, an annual flagship event of the legal sector and the Department of Justice (DoJ), is one of the most anticipated legal and dispute resolution events in the region and beyond. Themed "Hong Kong Common Law System: World-Class Springboard to China and Beyond", the five-day event will start Monday (November 4) and run until November 8. The Hong Kong Legal Week 2024 will provide an opportunity for participants to engage in a series of professional and insightful discussions and exchanges with prominent experts, practitioners, government officials and academics on a wide spectrum of topics from international law, developments in alternative dispute resolution, opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, to the rule of law in the region and beyond.

     Hong Kong Legal Week 2024 will open on Monday with the Asia-Pacific International Private Law Summit, co-organised by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law and the DoJ. The Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy, one of the policy initiatives set out in the 2023 Policy Address, will also be officially launched on the last day of this year's Hong Kong Legal Week.

     In addition to the insightful events, there will be an exhibition at the venue highlighting the achievements in the construction of the rule of law by the country in the modern era, and the role played by Hong Kong in contributing to the developments.

     A series of international and important events to be featured at the Hong Kong Legal Week 2024 are as below:

November 4
* Asia-Pacific International Private Law Summit 2024

November 5
* The Second Legal Forum on Interconnectivity and Development

November 6
* Beyond Litigation: The Vibrant Landscape of Alternative Dispute Resolution of Hong Kong
* 2024 Hong Kong Mediation Lecture

November 7
* Joint Contribution to the Construction of Rule of Law in the GBA

November 8
* Rule of Law: The Best Business Environment

     For more details on Hong Kong Legal Week 2024, please visit the dedicated website at www.legalweek.hk. Live broadcasts will be available on the dedicated website and at webcast.info.gov.hk.