Secretary for Justice Paul Lam and Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan today attended a consultation session to listen to views and suggestions from the legal and dispute resolution sectors on the upcoming Policy Address.

About 30 representatives and stakeholders from the sectors attended the session, which was held by the Department of Justice at Justice Place, and was titled “International Legal & Dispute Resolution Services Centre”.

The attendees expressed their professional views, put forward suggestions, and held discussions with the officials on how to enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre, and further leverage the advantages of its common law system.

Mr Lam said the representatives proactively offered their insights on promoting Hong Kong’s status as an international legal and dispute resolution services hub, with a view to advancing Chinese modernisation and the joint construction of foreign-related rule of law in the country.