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Fireside Chat with Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS
On 21 October 2026, the Hong Kong Commercial and Maritime Law Centre was honoured to have Prof. Neil KAPLAN, CBE, QC, SBS, for a Fireside Chat and an insightful Q&A session with students. The event was moderated by Prof. Noam ZAMIR and Prof. CHAN Chi Hin Peter....

LLB Alumni Reunion for Classes of 1996-2000
CityUHK School of Law successfully hosted an LLB Alumni Reunion on 17 October 2026, bringing together alumni from the Classes of 1996–2000, along with faculty members and staff, for a memorable afternoon reception at the School of Law....

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Legal and Policy Forum 2026
The “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Legal and Policy Forum 2026: The Construction of the GBA from Regional and Comparative Perspectives”, co-organised by the Public Law and Human Rights Forum (CPLR) and the Centre for Public Affairs and Law (CPAL) was successfully concluded on 10 October 2026....

Ubaid Rehman Participated in a Panel on AI and The Future of Legal Training at Techlaw.Fest 2026 in Singapore
Mr Ubaid REHMAN, PCLL Programme Director and Barrister-at-Law, took part in the TechLaw.Fest 2026, held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore on 9-10 September....

Professor Enshen Li Interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Professor Enshen LI from the School of Law at City University of Hong Kong was recently interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) regarding an Australian citizen arrested in the city on suspicion of carrying a possible weapon....

CityUHK Undergraduate Information Day 2026
The CityUHK Undergraduate Info Day 2026 was held on Saturday, 3 October, from 9:00am to 5:30pm. The School of Law (“SLW”) set up display boards and organized a series of admission talks and student sharing sessions to provide prospective students with the most up-to-date information about the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and the double degree programmes. Our staff and student volunteers introduced programme information and addressed queries raised by participants....

The 19th Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges
The Centre for Judicial Education and Research cum Identification of Hong Kong Law recently hosted the 19th Advanced Programme for Chinese Senior Judges, in collaboration with the Supreme People’s Court and its National Judges College. The one-week programme concluded on 29 September 2026, with 27 senior judges engaging in exchanges with various Hong Kong legal bodies, including the Court of Final Appeal, the Department of Justice, and the International Organization for Mediation....

Professor Tianxiang He Presents on AI-Generated Content Copyrightability at China’s National IP Law Conference
Professor Tianxiang HE of the School of Law at City University of Hong Kong presented at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Intellectual Property Law Research Association of the China Law Society, held at Wuhan University on 12-13 September. As a major national forum for intellectual property law, the conference brought together more than 400 academics, judges, government officials, practitioners and industry representatives. It covered current developments in copyright, patent, trademark and competition law, with artificial intelligence and copyright forming a substantial part of this year’s programme....

CityUHK School of Law Wins Champion at YSG Think Tank 2026
The School is pleased to share that three of its LLB Year 2 students—Wong Qi Qi (Yoko), Ng Wai Shun (Wilson), and Chau Tsz Yui (Joy)—have been awarded the Champion title at the YSG Think Tank 2026....

[CCCL & CPAL] The Rise and Fall of Judicial Transparency in China
The Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law (CCCL) and the Centre for Public Affairs and Law (CPAL) co-hosted a public guest talk, “The Rise and Fall of Judicial Transparency in China”, on 8 September at the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. The talk was delivered by Professor Rachel E. STERN (Professor of Law and Political Science, School of Law, University of California, Berkeley) and moderated by Professor Virginia HARPER HO (Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong)....