The Department of Justice (DoJ) today published, for the first time, the Panel List of Hong Kong Legal Services Providers Supporting "Go Global", comprising more than 70 legal services providers in Hong Kong.

The list aims to facilitate precise connections of Mainland enterprises with Hong Kong's legal professional services for expanding overseas, and encourage the Mainland enterprises to use Hong Kong as their preferred springboard of going global. 

The panel list covers international arbitration institutions, practising barristers and 60 local, international and registered foreign law firms of various sizes. All service providers have track records in the relevant professional fields of going global.

Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan noted that the National 15th Five-Year Plan gives explicit support to Hong Kong in leveraging its professional strengths to assist enterprises in their going global endeavours. The release of the panel list at the outset of the 15th Five-Year Plan is a timely and practical response. 

“By capitalising on Hong Kong's strengths as an international legal hub, it supports Mainland enterprises in improving risk management as they go global, enhancing their international competitiveness and making steady and sustainable progress in international markets.”

Mr Cheung added that the panel list fully reflects the breadth of Hong Kong's legal professional services as the city’s legal sector has strong professional capabilities to respond to different going global models, stages of development, and industry demands for high-quality legal services, providing enterprises with comprehensive professional support across the full business cycle. 

The panel list also highlights the depth of Hong Kong's legal professional services by showcasing the specialised practice areas of each legal service provider. 

Apart from listing service providers' names and contact information, it also sets out, with reference to their track records or case submissions to the DoJ, the service providers' business and professional strengths. 

Mr Cheung said this will help the Hong Kong Professional Services GoGlobal Platform play the role of a “golden matchmaker”.

In addition, the DoJ released the inaugural edition of the Collection of Success Stories: Hong Kong’s Professional Services Supporting Chinese Mainland Enterprises Going Global (bilingual in Chinese and English) last year. 

Mr Cheung noted that the DoJ has received a positive response from stakeholders of different sectors and is currently preparing to release a second edition. 

Meanwhile, it will invite representatives from the professional services sector and enterprises going global to share their successful experiences and produce short videos, providing practical references for Mainland enterprises which are interested in learning more about Hong Kong's legal and other professional services.