Hong Kong Legal Week 2024, an annual flagship event of the legal sector to showcase Hong Kong as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre, was launched today.

Themed "Hong Kong Common Law System: World-Class Springboard to China & Beyond", the five-day event provides an opportunity for participants from all corners of the world to engage in a series of insightful discussions and fruitful exchanges with prominent experts, practitioners and government officials on a wide spectrum of topics.

The topics include international law, developments in alternative dispute resolution, opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the rule of law in the region and beyond.

The Asia-Pacific International Private Law Summit 2024, themed "Springboard to Opportunities: Utilising International Private Law & Technology to Facilitate Access to Credit, Investment, & Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region", was held as the opening event of this year's Legal Week.

The biennial summit brought together preeminent legal academics and renowned practitioners worldwide to discuss how the unification and co-ordination of various areas of international private law can support economic growth and facilitate smoother cross-border interactions.

More than 1,100 registrations from 46 jurisdictions have been received for this event.

In his welcome remarks, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said that the Department of Justice (DoJ) places great importance on nurturing legal talent and will provide professional development opportunities to legal talent with a view to strengthening Hong Kong's position as a leading international legal and dispute resolution centre.

To further the DoJ's capacity building initiatives, Mr Lam announced that the Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy will be set up, with the launch ceremony taking place on the final day of Legal Week, which he invited everyone to join.

In addition, an exhibition featuring the milestones and achievements in the construction of the rule of law by the country in the modern era, as well as the role played by Hong Kong in contributing to the developments, has been set up at the venue this year.

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