Went to London to attend the opening ceremony of the legal year Law Society Chen Zeming: Clarifying the misunderstanding of Hong Kong law

The "England and Wales Law Year Opening Ceremony 2022" will be held in London from 2 to 3 October and will also be attended by Chairman of the Law Society of Hong Kong, Mr Chan Chak Ming.

Chen Zeming issued a statement today (28th) explaining the purpose of participating in this event.

Chen Zeming said that Hong Kong is the only common law jurisdiction in China and the only true bilingual common law system in the world.

The Central Government also fully supports Hong Kong in maintaining its common law system as one of its irreplaceable advantages to expand and promote exchanges between Hong Kong and the world.

It is therefore vital that the Law Society, as a professional body representing lawyers, network with colleagues from other common law jurisdictions who will be attending the event.

Chen Zeming pointed out that during the foreign visit, he will explain to the international legal community Hong Kong's judicial independence and the stability of the rule of law.

(File photo/Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Will truthfully explain to the international legal community the independence of Hong Kong's judiciary

Chen Zeming mentioned that this official visit would allow him to discuss legal issues of common concern face-to-face with the international legal interface, and predicted that he would clearly and truthfully explain to them the independence of the judiciary and the stability of the rule of law in Hong Kong, and clarify any misunderstandings.

During this foreign visit, Chen Yiming will attend the Legal Organization Leaders Roundtable and seminars for legal organization leaders and judges to discuss important legal issues of common concern with international colleagues.

In addition, he will meet the President-elect of the Law Society of England and Wales, local judicial officers, government officials, business leaders, and law students from Hong Kong to exchange views on hot legal issues.

The government has just eased entry restrictions, and Chen Zeming pointed out that this foreign visit marks a big step forward in the efforts made by the Hong Kong legal profession to return to normal after the epidemic.

About 700 people are invited to the opening ceremony of the Law Year in England and Wales, including judges, senior judicial officers, legal officers, Queen's Counsel, government ministers, lawyers, judges of the European Court of Justice and other overseas judges and lawyers, the late Queen Elizabeth Pope II also attended the ceremony.

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