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Structure & Composition

Section 74A(3) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance

Pursuant to section 74A(3) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Chapter 159 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Standing Committee shall consist of 17 members appointed by the Chief Executive of whom:

(i)

2 shall be persons nominated by the Chief Justice;

(ii) 1 shall be a person nominated by the Secretary for Justice;
(iii) 1 shall be a person nominated by the Secretary for Education;
(iv) 2 shall be persons nominated by The Law Society of Hong Kong;
(v) 2 shall be persons nominated by Hong Kong Bar Association;
(vi) 2 shall be persons nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong;
(vii) 2 shall be persons nominated by the President of City University of Hong Kong;
(viia) 2 shall be persons nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong;
(viii) 2 shall be members of the public; and
(ix) 1 shall be a person nominated by the Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education, a nonprofit-making educational organization, from among its members which provide continuing legal education courses in Hong Kong; and

The chairman is appointed by the Chief Executive after consultation with the persons and organizations making nominations pursuant to paragraph (i) to (viia) and (ix).

Current Chairman
The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert TANG Ching, G.B.M., S.B.S., J.P.

Current members
The current members of the Standing Committee are:

On the nomination of the Chief Justice
The Honourable Madam Justice Susan KWAN Shuk-hing
The Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson CHOW Ka-ming

On the nomination of the Secretary for Justice
Ms. CHAN Yuen-ping, Lorraine
Deputy Solicitor General(Policy Affairs)(Acting), Department of Justice

On the nomination of the Secretary for Education
Ms. JI Sang, Jerry
Principal Assistant Secretary (Higher Education), Education Bureau

On the nomination of The Law Society of Hong Kong
Mr. Brian GILCHRIST
Mr. Dieter YIH Lai-tak, J.P.

On the nomination of Hong Kong Bar Association
Mr. Richard KHAW Wei-kiang, S.C.
Mr. Isaac CHAN Chi-kong

On the nomination of the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong
Professor FU Hualing
Dean, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Ms. Julienne JEN
Programme Director of the Full-time Postgraduate Certificate in Laws Programme, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

On the nomination of the President of City University of Hong Kong
Professor LIN Feng
Dean, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong

Mr. Ubaid Rehman
Programme Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong

On the nomination of the Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor XI Chao
Dean of the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Dennis HIE Hok-fung
Programme Director of Postgraduate Certificate in Laws Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Members of the public
Ms. Angela SO Wing-kwan
Mr. TANG Man-chun

On the nomination of Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education
Mr. LEE Chong-ting

Secretary: Mr. Simon LAU, Deputy Principal Government Counsel, Department of Justice



group photo 2024

From left to right (front): Ms. JI Sang, Jerry; The Honourable Madam Justice Susan KWAN Shuk-hing; The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert TANG Ching (Chairman); The Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson CHOW Ka-ming; Ms. FUNG Mei-fung, Jenny; Mr. Simon LAU (Secretary);
(middle): Professor Dennis HIE Hok-fung; Mr. Richard KHAW Wei-kiang, SC; Mr. Isaac CHAN Chi-kong; Ms. Julienne JEN; Ms. Angela SO Wing-kwan;
(back): Professor Lutz-Christian WOLFF; Professor LIN Feng; Mr. Ubaid REHMAN; Mr. Brian GILCHRIST; Mr. Dieter YIH Lai-tak; Professor FU Hualing; Mr. LEE Chong-ting
(Absent members: Mr. TANG Man Chun)

(Membership as at 9 November 2023)