Hong Kong Legal Week 2023 will be launched on November 6 with the aim of bringing together prominent legal and dispute resolution experts and academics from around the world to share their insights.

Being the Department of Justice’s annual flagship event, this year's Hong Kong Legal Week will explore important topics including international legal co-operation, mediation, arbitration, and opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the Belt & Road Initiative.

It will be the first time a special session is hosted for the Secretary for Justice to answer questions and clarify misunderstandings about the National Security Law.

In addition, there will be interactive sessions for young people, such as the Understanding the three jurisdictions - Embracing opportunities and realising dreams in the GBA forum where young legal representatives from the three places are invited to discuss the opportunities offered in the GBA.

During the Youth Empowerment through Rule of Law Education session, students will also have a chance to chat with a Legislative Council member, a school principal and a teacher on the rule of law topics.

This year, exhibition booths dedicated to promoting legal services in Hong Kong, Macau and the nine Mainland cities in the bay area will also be set up for the first time during the Hong Kong Legal Week forum outside the main event venue.

Representatives from the cities will introduce the new developments and opportunities of the legal services in the GBA and answer participants' enquiries.

The five-day programme will feature a series of international and important events in a hybrid mode.

Furthermore, a live broadcast will be available.