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Basic Law 30th Anniversary Legal Summit
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  • Date: 17 November 2020 ( Tuesday )
  • Time:
    8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Morning Session)
    2:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (Afternoon Session)
  • Venue: Former French Mission Building
  • Registration time: 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
  • Organiser(s): Department of Justice
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Basic Law 30th Anniversary Legal Summit
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Morning Session ( 08:45 – 12:30 ) :


Afternoon Session ( 14:15 – 17:30 ) :


Year 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Basic Law.  The Department of Justice (the “DoJ”) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) would host a Legal Summit virtually on 17 November 2020 (Tuesday). This is the first Legal Summit organised by the DoJ on the promulgation of the Basic Law.  We hope to foster exchanges between the legal professions in the Mainland and Hong Kong, and share the experience of successful implementation of the Basic Law through the Legal Summit.  The Legal Summit also promotes public understanding of the origin and design of “one country, two systems” institution as well as the relationship between the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and the Basic Law.

Interested parties are cordially invited to register on this page on 17 November 2020 to join our event by viewing online.

Date: 17 November 2020(Tuesday)
Time: 08:45 – 12:30 (Morning Session)
  14:15 – 17:30 (Afternoon Session)
Language: Cantonese/Putonghua
Simultaneous interpretation: Cantonese/Putonghua/English

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Welcome Remarks:
The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS
The Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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Mr Zhang Xiao-ming
Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council

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Mr Chen Dong
Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR
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Keynote Speech:The Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and the Basic Law: the Constitutional Basis of the Special Administrative Region

Speaker :
Mr Zhang Yong
Vice-chairperson of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
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Keynote Speech : “One Country, Two Systems” and its Contribution to the International Law

Speaker :
Judge Xue Han-qin
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
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Panel Discussion : The Drafting Process and Legislative Intent of the Basic Law

Moderator :
Mr Qiao Xiao-yang
Former Chairperson of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

Panelist :
Mr Feng Wei
Former Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council

Ms Maria Tam Wai-chu, GBM, GBS, CBE, JP
Vice-chairperson of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

Ms Elsie Leung Oi-sie, GBM, JP
Former Vice-chairperson of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
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Panel Discussion : Interpretation of the Basic Law (The Right of Abode case and the Oath-taking case)

Moderator :
Dr Priscilla Leung Mei-fun, SBS, JP
Member of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

Panelist :
Professor Wang Lei
Professor at Peking University Law School

Professor Albert Chen Hung-yee, SBS, JP
Professor at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

Professor Zou Ping-xue
Director of the Center for the Basic Law of Hong Kong and Macao SARs at the Shenzhen University
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Panel Discussion : The Responsibility of Maintaining National Security under the “One Country” Principle

Moderator :
Dr Lee Ho-ey Simon, MH, JP
Member of the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee

Panelist :
Mr Zhang Yong
Vice-chairperson of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

Professor Wang Zhen-min
Professor at Tsinghua University Law School

Professor Han Da-yuan
Professor at Renmin University of China Law School
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Panel Discussion : Implementing “One Country, Two Systems” under the Basic Law and its Benefits to the HKSAR

Moderator :
The Hon Mr Martin Liao Cheung-kong, GBS, JP
Member of the HKSAR Legislative Council

Panelist :
Professor Zhao Yun
Head of Department of Law at the University of Hong Kong

Judge Si Yan-li
Deputy Director of the Research Office of the Supreme People’s Court of China

Mr Edward Liu Yang
Legal Director at Hill Dickinson LLP
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Closing Remarks :

The Hon Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, GBS, SC, JP
Secretary for Justice. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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