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Hong Kong Bar Association - Press Releases

Hong Kong Bar Association - Press Releases

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PRESS RELEASES

Date Title
2012
2012.10.10 HKBA Press Statement in Response to Recent Remarks Made by Ms Elsie Leung (PDF) - Chinese | English
2012.09.26 Statement by the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Desirability of an Independent Legal Aid Authority-the current situation is an Impediment to Access to Justice for Persons of Limited Means and "the Sandwich Class" (PDF)
2012.06.28 Hong Kong Bar Association's Press Statement on the Appointment of the Secretary for Justice(PDF)
2012.03.28 Press Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association - English and Chinese (PDF)
2012.02.18 Press Statement of HKBA on Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2012 (PDF) - Chinese | English
2011
2011.08.31 Consultation Paper on Arrangements for Filling Vacancies in the Legislative Council (July 2011) Response of the Hong Kong Bar Association dated 31st August 2011 (PDF) - Chinese | English
2011.08.24 Statement of Hong Kong Bar Association on the Security Arrangements of the Hong Kong Police Force During the Visit of Vice Premier Li Keqiang (PDF)
2011.07.04 HKBA's Press Release dated 4th July 2011 on Government's New Proposal on Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2011 (PDF) - English
2011.06.29 HKBA's Statement on the HKSAR Government's new proposal on the Legislative Council Vacancy Replacement Mechanism dated 29th June 2011 (PDF) - Chinese | English
2011.06.25 HKBA's Statement dated 25th June 2011 in Reply to the Government's Written Response dated 24th June 2011 on the Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2011 (PDF) - Chinese | English
2011.06.21 HKBA's Further Press Release on the Government's Proposals regarding Replacement Arrangements in the event of a Vacancy (PDF) - Chinese | English
2011.06.17 HKBA's Submission on the Proposed Replacement Arrangement in the Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Press Release 17th June (PDF)
2011.06.13 Press Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association - English and Chinese (PDF)
2011.06.08 Press Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association - English and Chinese (PDF)
2011.05.20 Joint Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Law Society of Hong Kong (PDF)
2011.04.12 Press Release on the recommendation of JORC that Mr. Justice Andrew Cheung be appointed as new Chief Judge of High Court (PDF)
2011.04.01 Press Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association (PDF)
2010
2010.11.19 Joint Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Law Society of Hong Kong (PDF)
2010.08.11 Joint Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Law Society of Hong Kong (PDF)
2010.07.05 Press Release of the Hong Kong Bar Association on Bar Disciplinary Proceedings under the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) (PDF)
2010.06.02 Press Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association (PDF)
2010.04.08 Press Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association (PDF)
2010.01.11 Chairman's Speech for the Opening of the Legal Year 2010 (PDF)
2009
2009.11.18 Press Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association Regarding Consultation Paper on Constitutional Development 2009 (PDF)
2009.11.11 Press Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association regarding remarks made by Mr. Zhang Xiaoming, Deputy Director, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, on 10th November 2009. (PDF)
2009.10.27 The Hong Kong Bar Association deplores the physical assault made this afternoon immediately outside the District Court premises upon one of its members who has currently been performing his duties as a prosecutor in a criminal trial.

The Hong Kong Bar Association hopes that there is a quick and full recovery from any injury suffered, and that the perpetrator is swiftly brought to justice.
2009.09.28 Joint Statement by the Hong Kong Bar Association and The Law Society of Hong Kong on the Debate about the Conviction Rate in Hong Kong (English | Chinese)
2009.09.02 Joint Statement by The Hong Kong Bar Association and The Law Society of Hong Kong on Chief Justice's early retirement (English | Chinese)
2009.08.20 Trial Scheme on School Drug Testing in Tai Po District (PDF)
2009.01.12 Opening of the Legal Year 2009 - Speech by the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association (PDF)
2009.01.06 Press Statement on Constitutional Development (PDF)
2008
2008.12.17 Hong Kong Bar Association’s visit to Beijing (PDF)
2008.12.09 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Joint Statement Law Society and Bar Association (PDF)
2008.11.28 Press Statement on the Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee Against Torture (21 November 2008) (PDF)
2008.07.09 Press Statement Regarding Judicial Independence (PDF)
2008.06.13 Further Submission of the Hong Kong Bar Association to the Bills Committee - Race Discrimination Bill (PDF)
2008.02.22 Re: Delegation to the United Nation's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (PDF)
2008.01.18 The Chairman's Statement on the CPPCC Appointment (PDF)
2008.01.16 Re: The Bar's Chairman appointment as a member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (PDF)
2008.01.14 Chariman's Speech of the Opening of the Legal Year 2008
2008.01.12 Bar’s Press Statement on the continuing operation of the Citizen’s Radio (PDF): English
2007
2007.01.08 Chariman's Speech of the Opening of the Legal Year 2007: Chinese | English
2005
2005.08.08
Law Enforcement (Covert Surveillance Procedures) Order - Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association
(PDF) : Chinese | English
2005.04.14 The Acting Chief Executive’s Request for NPCSC
Interpretation of Article 53 of the Basic Law of the HKSAR - Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association (MS Word): Chinese | English
2005.03.17 Secretary for Justice’s Statement on the Term of the New Chief Executive of the HKSAR - Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association (PDF): Chinese | English
2005.03.10 Legal Issues Arising out of the Resignation of the Hon. Tung Chee Hwa from the Office of Chief Executive of the HKSAR - Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association (PDF): Chinese | English
2004
2004.04.16 HKBA's views on the Report by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR to the SCNPC (15 April 2004)
2004.03.11 HKBA's views on Articles 45, 68 & Annexes I, II of the Basic Law: Constitutional Development
2003
2003.12.11 The Loss of Sir Oswald Cheung, SC
2003.07.04 Press Release on Article 23
2003.04.11 The National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill 2003
2003.02.13 Implementation of Article 23 of the Basic Law - National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill
2002
2002.12.27 Comments received from the Bar of England & Wales on the Consultation document on the proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law
2002.12.09 Response to the Consulation document on the Proposals to Implement Article 23 of the Basic Law and the Summary of the Bar's Recommendation
2002.07.22 Legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law
2002.07.09 United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Bill
2001
2001.11.29 Civil Justice Reform
2001.06.25 The Bar's Fair Trial Seminar in East Timor
2001.05.25 The Bar Council on HKSARG's Thinking about Legislating Against Cults
2000
2000.12.18 Update on Bar Free Legal Service Scheme
2000.12.14 Orderly Discussion on Public Order
2000.11.30 The Loss of Charles Ching, QC
2000.11.25 The Bar's Submissions on the Right of Peaceful Assembly or Procession
2000.11.08 Young Barristers' Survey on Extension of Rights of Audience to Solicitors
2000.10.09 Public Order Ordinance and The Prosecution of Student Demonstrators
2000.06.07 Income of Junior Bar
2000.05.31 Bar Free Legal Service Scheme
2000.05.16 Re-appointment of the Secretary for Justice
2000.04.13 Free Press / Freedom of Expression
2000.04.03 UGC's Proposed Withdrawal of Funding for PCLL