The Centre for Comparative and Public Law of The University of Hong Kong and ONC Lawyers will co-host a Conference on Law Reform. Eminent international experts, academics, members of the profession will explore and discuss issues centering around Hong Kong's law reform process, in particular: -
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How is HK's law reform mechanism serving us?
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Do we need any change to our law reform machinery?
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Are they any lessons we could learn from English and other Commonwealth countries?
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What should the Government do to make our law reform mechanism serve our social and economic developmental needs?
Date: 17 September 2011
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, University of Hong Kong
Confirmed Speakers include:
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The Honourable Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG (Keynote Speaker), fist Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), former Justice of the High Court of Australia
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Professor Martin Partington, Bristol University, former Law Commissioner for England and Wales
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Patricia Hughes, Executive Director, Law Commission of Ontario
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Kate Warner, Director, Tasmania Law Reform Institute
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The Honourable Wong Yan Lung SC JP, Secretary for Justice
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Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
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Ludwig Ng, Senior Partner, ONC Lawyers
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Hon Margaret Ng, Legislative Councillor
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Stuart Stoker, Secretary, Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong
Members of the media are cordially invited to attend, please contact Ms Sharron Fast (sfast@hku.hk) of the Faculty of Law to reserve a seat and to receive the conference poster and programme.
