Policy Initiatives for Development of HKSAR Legal Services
- DAB
- Aug 12, 2022
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12 August, 2022
LegCo member and solicitor Holden Chow and the Business and Professional Affairs Committee jointly published the Policy Initiatives for Development of HKSAR Legal Service. The policy initiatives covered three areas: electronic filing and proceedings in courts; Chinese constitution training; promotion of Hong Kong’s status as a center to provide mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution services.
Electronic filing and proceedings in courts
Aims to help litigants save paper, money and time. We urged the Judiciary to closely monitor the usage of the electronic integrated management system, and set a timetable to make courts paperless.
Chinese constitution training
Hong Kong is a part of the country that judicial appointees and judges should have sound knowledge of the country’s constitution and constitutional basis. We advocate the Judiciary to hold more training on the country’s constitution.
Promotion of Hong Kong as a center to provide mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution services
The Government should strengthen promotion, so that the public is fully aware of mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution services as a “bang for the buck” option other than litigation.
Media contacts:
DAB Business & Professional Affairs Committee Chairperson, LegCo member and Solicitor Holden Chow 37039870
DAB Business & Professional Affairs Committee member, LegCo member and Solicitor Kennedy Wong 94226633
DAB Business & Professional Affairs Committee member and Solicitor Christopher Wong 96234441
DAB Business & Professional Affairs Committee member and Solicitor Leung Hang Faat 64963825
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