Paul Lam Urges Cross-Sector Team in Uzbekistan
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, after completing the Kazakhstan leg of a broader delegation visit covering Xinjiang and Central Asia from August 24 to 28. He said the trip follows Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s June visit to Uzbekistan, during which multiple memoranda of understanding were signed, and is intended to sustain bilateral exchanges. Framed around “collaboration for mutual benefit”, Lam said Hong Kong’s professional services can serve as an ideal partner for companies seeking to expand globally. He also proposed setting up a cross-sector working group between the two places to provide one-stop professional services for businesses entering international markets
Key Points
- After landing in Tashkent on August 28, Lam first visited Tashkent State University of Law, met senior management and toured the campus
- Lam said the university is interested in cooperation with Hong Kong law schools in legal education, training and research, and he offered to facilitate contacts
- He added that the Department of Justice’s Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy is willing to sign an MOU with the university on training and exchanges
- Lam later met Tashkent Mayor Umurzakov Shavkat Buranovich over lunch and outlined Hong Kong’s institutional strengths under “one country, two systems”
- The wider mission, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Department of Justice, brought senior representatives from legal, finance and trade sectors to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong businesses and professional firms, the visit is aimed at turning Central Asia’s reforming markets into practical opportunities for legal, trade and advisory work. The push by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council for “hub-to-hub” cooperation and the city’s “super connector” role suggests officials want to convert political outreach into sustained commercial links