Structure & Composition
Section 74A(3) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance
Pursuant to section 74A(3) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Chapter 159 of the Laws of Hong Kong), the Standing Committee shall consist of 17 members appointed by the Chief Executive of whom:
| (i) | 2 shall be persons nominated by the Chief Justice; |
| (ii) | 1 shall be a person nominated by the Secretary for Justice; |
| (iii) | 1 shall be a person nominated by the Secretary for Education; |
| (iv) | 2 shall be persons nominated by The Law Society of Hong Kong; |
| (v) | 2 shall be persons nominated by Hong Kong Bar Association; |
| (vi) | 2 shall be persons nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong; |
| (vii) | 2 shall be persons nominated by the President of City University of Hong Kong; |
| (viia) | 2 shall be persons nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong; |
| (viii) | 2 shall be members of the public; and |
| (ix) | 1 shall be a person nominated by the Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education, a nonprofit-making educational organization, from among its members which provide continuing legal education courses in Hong Kong; and |
The chairman is appointed by the Chief Executive after consultation with the persons and organizations making nominations pursuant to paragraph (i) to (viia) and (ix).
Current Chairman
The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert TANG Ching, G.B.M., S.B.S., J.P.
Current members
The current members of the Standing Committee are:
On the nomination of the Chief Justice
The Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas AU Hing-cheung
The Honourable Mr. Justice Anderson CHOW Ka-ming
On the nomination of the Secretary for Justice
Ms. CHAN Yuen-ping, Lorraine
Deputy Solicitor General(Policy Affairs)(Acting), Department of Justice
On the nomination of the Secretary for Education
Ms. JI Sang, Jerry
Principal Assistant Secretary (Higher Education), Education Bureau
On the nomination of The Law Society of Hong Kong
Mr. YUEN Hoi-ying
Mr. Vincent TSO Shiu-kei
On the nomination of Hong Kong Bar Association
Mr. Richard KHAW Wei-kiang, S.C., J.P.
Mr. Isaac CHAN Chi-kong
On the nomination of the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong
Professor Michael NG Hoi-kit
Associate Dean of Law and Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Alwin CHAN Wai-ho
Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
On the nomination of the President of City University of Hong Kong
Professor LIN Feng
Dean, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
Mr. Ubaid Rehman
Programme Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
On the nomination of the Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor XI Chao
Dean of the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Dennis HIE Hok-fung
Programme Director of Postgraduate Certificate in Laws Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Members of the public
Mr. Edmund LEE Chi-wai
Ms. Sherry NGAI Hing-wan
On the nomination of Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education
Dr. Daniel John GITTINGS
Secretary: Mr. Simon LAU, Deputy Principal Government Counsel, Department of Justice