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President and Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of the PRC and CityU Honorary Doctor of Laws, Dr Xiao Yang shared his insights on the judiciary system and its reform in China in the Wei Hing Theatre, 12 November, 2004.
Jointly organized by CityU's School of Law, the Legal and Judicial Training Centre of the Macao SAR, and the French Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao, "Present and Future of Civil Law in Greater China — Conference on the 200th Anniversary of the French Civil Code" takes place 9-10 November, 2004.
The City University of Hong Kong successfully bolstered its brand among mainland Chinese and international universities by participating in the Beijing International Education Expo 2004, 24-26 August.
Thirty-three judges from Sri Lanka gathered in CityU -- not to adjudicate any legal cases, but to attend the inauguration of the two-week "Short-term Knowledge Sharing Session for Judicial Officers from Sri Lanka", organized by CityU Professional Services Limited, 6 to 17 September.
Tony Miller, JP, Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong SAR to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, visited CityU's WTO Law and Dispute Resolution Centre on 4 August 2004.
C Raj Kumar, Lecturer in the School of Law, has completed his reasearch project entitled "Corruption and Human Rights -- Promoting Transparency in Governance in Hong Kong, Japan and India".
The Schools of Law of CityU and Sun Yat-Sen University signed an Agreement on Academic Cooperation and Exchange in March, with a view to promoting further development of the friendly relationship between the two universities.
Co-hosted by Tsinghua University's School of Law and CityU's School of Law, the 'Conference on Legal Education in Greater China—Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century', held at CityU 21 and 22 May, was the culmination of a long, cooperative relationship between the two institutions. Some essential ingredients in a comprehensive strategy for meeting the challenges faced by legal education emerged during the discussions.
Twelve members of the Qingdao Arbitration Commission visited the School of Law on 13 May to receive a lecture on the WTO dispute settlement system.
Announced on 5 January 2004, a team of students from the School of Law (SLW) was among the 28 teams from around the world selected to participate in the English-speaking session of the prestigious Jean-Pictet Competition, 10-17 April, in Méjannes-le-Clap, France. This year, there were 79 applications. The CityU team, comprising LLB students Beverly Koo, Yvonne Pang and Nicky Sai Hang Tse, were the first from China to take part in the Competition.