Secretary for Justice Paul Lam will depart for a three-day visit to Singapore tomorrow.

Mr Lam will attend the inaugural Forum of Chief Legal Advisors organised by the Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore and the 125th Anniversary Commemorative Event of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

He will also meet Singapore’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and visit public policy and dispute resolution-related institutions.

Mr Lam will return to Hong Kong on July 26.

During his absence, Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan will be the Acting Secretary.