Secretary for Justice Paul Lam attended the opening ceremony of the first Practical Legal Training for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Lawyers in Guangzhou today.

The Practical Legal Training for GBA Lawyers is being held at the Guangdong Judges College today and tomorrow.

Around 100 GBA lawyers are participating in the training, which is organised by the Supreme People's Court and the Ministry of Justice, and hosted by the High People's Court and the Department of Justice of Guangdong Province.

Experts and lawyers with ample practical experience from the people's courts, arbitral institutions and commercial mediation institutions on the Mainland are giving lectures on topics including civil and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation.

Mr Lam said the Department of Justice has been actively working to facilitate the GBA Legal Professional Examination and the provision of practical legal training for GBA lawyers with the Mainland authorities.

This is to take forward the measures to enhance the interface of talent under the Action Plan on the Construction of Rule of Law in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area released by the department earlier, he added.

The justice chief also looks forward to maintaining close liaison with the relevant Mainland authorities to discuss future training work for the professional development of GBA lawyers, thereby contributing to the construction of the rule of law in the bay area.