The Research Grants Council (RGC) has recently announced the results of the General Research Fund (GRF) for 2025-26. Prof Peter Chi Hin CHAN, Associate Professor of School of Law, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), has successfully obtained this funding. The School fosters a supportive and vibrant research environment, and the grant success further enhances our thriving research community.
The School appreciates the hard work of each colleague involved in preparing the grant applications.
Details of the funded grant are as follows:...
The delegation from Adhyaksa College of Law and Prof (HC), Dr R Narendra JATNA, S H, LLM, - Deputy Attorney General for Civil and State Administration and Prof LIN Feng, Prof Thomas CROFTS, Prof DING Chunyan and Professor Virginia HARPER...
On Wednesday July 2 2025, Deputy Head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit (CEPU) Mr. Nicholas KWAN, along with his colleagues Dr. Rita MENG and Mr. Edward CHOI, held talks with Hong Kong Commercial and Maritime Law Centre (HKCML) to explore opportunities for collaboration and policy inputs. Representing the HKCML were: Prof. Alexander LOKE, Prof. Michael TSIMPLIS, Prof. Virginia HARPER-HO, and Prof. HE Tianxiang....
The School is delighted to announce that Prof ZHU Guobin, Professor of School of Law, and Mr. KHAW Richard Wei-kiang SC, our distinguished alumnus, have been appointed as Justices of the Peace (JP) by the Chief Executive of HKSAR, effective from 1 July, 2025.
The primary responsibility of JPs is to ensure that individuals in correctional facilities and other institutions are treated fairly and their rights are protected.
Please refer to the press release here for more details.
Congratulations to Professor Zhu and Mr. KHAW!...
The School is pleased to announce the recent promotions of our distinguished faculty members, effective from 1 July, 2025:
Prof LIN Feng, Dean of School of Law, has been promoted to Chair Professor.
Prof LIN has demonstrated exceptional leadership since his appointment as Dean of the School in 2023. He is concurrently the director of the Centre for Judicial Education and Research cum Identification of Hong Kong Law (JERI), continues to make significant contributions to the development of Chinese judges programmes and assists mainland Chinese courts in the Greater Bay Areas in identification of Hong Kong law....
The Foreign-related Legal Training Programme for Shanghai Hongkou District Justice Bureau has successfully concluded on 27 June 2025. The one-week programme was organized by the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, from 23 to 27 June 2025....
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) School of Law is delighted to celebrate the incredible success of three distinguished PhD graduates, presented below in alphabetical order of surnames:
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The School of Law of City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) Commencement took place at Wong Cheung Lo Hui Yuet Hall, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building on 17 June 2025, celebrating the accomplishments of the graduating class of 2025....
