ONC Conference on Law Reform “Does Law Reform need Reforming in Hong Kong?” (English only)

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: -

• How is HK's law reform mechanism serving us?
• Do we need any change to our law reform machinery?
• Are they any lessons we could learn from English and other Commonwealth countries?
• 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:

• 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
• Professor Martin Partington, Bristol University, former Law Commissioner for England and Wales
• Patricia Hughes, Executive Director, Law Commission of Ontario
• Kate Warner, Director, Tasmania Law Reform Institute
• The Honourable Wong Yan Lung SC JP, Secretary for Justice
• Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
• Ludwig Ng, Senior Partner, ONC Lawyers
• Hon Margaret Ng, Legislative Councillor
• 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.