Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Hong Kong Legal Week 2025 concludes
The first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyers Forum, themed “GBA Connectivity: Setting Sail for Global Horizons”, was held in the morning, with prominent legal experts from Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland sharing their insights on cross-boundary collaboration and future development for GBA lawyers.
In the afternoon, the highlight of the Hong Kong LawTech Fest – LawTech Conference “The AI Era: Shaping the Legal Landscape in the 21st Century” – was held. The conference featured multiple sessions, including a keynote speech, an interactive “LawTech Guess Who” segment, and the “LexGoTech Roundtable Series – 2025 Final Round”, which deepened the industry’s understanding of the opportunities and challenges presented by lawtech and artificial intelligence.
Addressing the conference, the Deputy Secretary for Justice, Dr Cheung Kwok-kwan, said that the DoJ is steadfast in its commitment to foster innovation and the integration of technology in the legal industry. To this end, it has established the Consultation Group on Lawtech Development, and organised the LexGoTech Roundtable Series and the inaugural LawTech Fest. He said that while lawtech and AI enhance the efficiency of legal services, they cannot replace the indispensable human elements of legal professionals, such as empathy, judgment, and integrity. Only with an open and responsible mindset will the legal sector be able to grasp the opportunities brought by lawtech and AI and transform the challenges into benefits.
The LexGoTech Roundtables Report
In his closing remarks, the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, said that the Policy Address this year emphasised the Government’s strong commitment to step up the promotion of AI as a core industry for Hong Kong’s development. In this connection, apart from actively promoting the integration of lawtech and AI in the legal sector, the DoJ will establish an interdepartmental working group by the end of this year to co-ordinate the responsible bureaux in reviewing the relevant legislation, so as to support and complement the development of and need for wider application of AI in Hong Kong.Issued at HKT 18:56
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