Paul Lam to lead legal services mission to Central Asia
Crhk · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok will depart on August 23 with a cross-professional delegation for visits to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The programme combines official meetings, legal training, a seminar in Almaty and a fact-finding stop in Tashkent to promote Hong Kong’s legal and professional services strengths.
Key Points
- Lam will lead an about 40-member delegation to Xinjiang, Almaty in Kazakhstan and Tashkent in Uzbekistan, with the visit running until August 30.
- Delegation members include Belt and Road Commissioner Nicholas Ho Lik-chi and representatives from the HKTDC, Invest Hong Kong, the Financial Services Development Council, the Law Society of Hong Kong and HKIAC.
- In Urumqi on August 24, Lam will attend the opening of a practical training course on Hong Kong common law and dispute resolution organised by the Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy.
- From August 25 to 26 in Almaty, the delegation will join the “Collaborate for Success” seminar co-organised by the Department of Justice and the HKTDC, and meet Kazakh legal and business representatives.
- The final stop is Tashkent, where the group will meet local officials and examine developments in Uzbekistan’s legal services sector before Lam returns to Hong Kong on August 30.
Why It Matters
The trip is designed to widen Hong Kong’s legal and professional links with Xinjiang and Central Asia while marketing the city’s role as a connector between the mainland and international markets. For Hong Kong firms in law, finance and dispute resolution, the visit could open more channels for cooperation tied to Belt and Road-related business flows.