Dean's Message
It is our mission to train not just first rate legal professionals with the highest caliber and integrity, but also leaders with broad international exposures, vision and commitment to the society.
Dean of the Faculty
Professor Chan M M Johannes SC (Hon)
Hong Kong is no doubt one of the most vibrant international cities in the world, a leading financial centre at the heart of Asia, a gateway to China, a meeting point of the East and the West, a haven for arts, culture, shopping and cuisine. With a unique legal and constitutiontal system, the Faculty of Law at The University of Hong Kong reflects all these characteristics of Hong Kong as the oldest university in the territory with a cherished history and heritage.
Building on its strong tradition of teaching and research in the common law and prominent professional community, our Faculty, as a regional centre of excellence in China and the Asia-Pacific Region, aspires to be a world class law school that meets the highest standards of international excellence in every dimension and to be recognized as one of the best law schools internationally.
The Faculty of Law considers the study of law as a liberal training of minds and character, and cultivation of sophisticated intellectual and practical problem-solving skills. The Faculty is committed to producing graduates capable of meeting the legal, political and social challenges of the 21st century, especially in our endeavour to uphold the rule of law in Hong Kong and China.
Hence, it is our mission to train not just first rate legal professionals with the highest caliber and integrity, but also leaders with broad international exposure, vision and commitment to society. This is cultivated through a curriculum that is intellectually rigorous and socially responsive.
The law school was established in 1969 and matured into the Faculty of Law in 1984. Since its establishment, the Faculty of Law has become the breeding ground of some of the most distinguished legal professionals and community leaders in Hong Kong. While most of our undergraduates have proceeded to study the Postgraduate Certificate in Law (the qualification for entry into the legal profession in Hong Kong, either as solicitors or barristers), a considerable number of them have become senior figures serving in the business, public service and other sectors. Among them are judges at the highest level of the court, Senior Counsel, leading practitioners, legislators, political party leaders, cabinet members, chairpersons of statutory bodies, senior civil servants, leading journalists, committed philanthropists, and artists, not to mention leading academics and many others contributing to the well being of the community in many different ways.
