Secretary for Justice Paul Lam will depart for Europe tomorrow to visit the Netherlands, France and Italy to introduce Hong Kong's latest legal developments, promote its strengths in legal and dispute resolution services, and explore collaboration on international capacity building.

Mr Lam plans to attend seminars organised by the Department of Justice and other exchange sessions.

He will also deliver speeches to legal and business sectors to introduce Hong Kong's unique advantages in the practice of the common law system under the "one country, two systems", the strategic positioning of the city as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre in the Asia-Pacific region, and its important role as a "super connector" and "super value-adder" between the Mainland and the rest of the world.

The Secretary for Justice will return to Hong Kong on July 13 upon conclusion of his visit in Rome. Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan will be Acting Secretary during his absence.