Events


Schedule of IPLSA Work (2018 - 2022)

Period Events
Apr 2018
  • Establishment of the International Probono Legal Services Association Ltd (26.4.2018)
Oct – Dec 2018
  • Signing of a collaboration Framework Agreement with Hong Kong Environmental Protection Practitioners Association Ltd (30.10.2018)
  • Visit and exchange with the Hong Kong Academy of Management (23.11.2018)
  • Signing of a Co-operation Agreement with National Judges College, Beijing (6.5 CPD points) (6.12.2018)
  • Held the International Probono Legal Services Association Ltd Inauguration Ceremony and Legal Forum (6.5 CPD points) (7.12.2018)
Jan – Mar 2019
  • Visited Guangdong Department of Justice & Guangdong Lawyers Association (8.3.2019)
  • Visited the School of Law, South China Normal University (8.3.2019)
Apr – Jun 2019
  • Hosted the visitors from Hainan Lawyers Association and Qingdao Lawyers Association (28 delegates) and exchanged opinions (1.4.2019)
  • Organizaed RME course - Risk Management in Handling Probono cases (4 CPD/RME points) (6.4.2019)
  • Organized the Greater Bay Area's Young Lawyers seminar series in collaboration with the National Judges College (13 CPD points) (21.6.2019– 25.6.2019)
  • Signing of a collaboration Framework Agreement with the Law Society of Guangdong (22.5.2019)
Jun – Dec 2020
  • Held a legal forum on The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (7.7.2020)
  • Set up a Rehabilitation Fund (24.7.2020)
  • Organized CPD course - Judicial Reform and National Security Law (3 CPD points) (28.11.2020)
  • The National Security Education Centre, the branch office of IPLSA hosted press conference for its establishment (23.12.2020)
  • Set up a National Security Education Group by the National Security Education Centre to design the proposed syllabus and reference materials for the National Security Education curriculum. (28.12.2020)
Jan – Dec 2021
  • Visited school-operation groups in Hong Kong to exchange views on national security education and established channels of communication with them. (1.2021)
  • Held an open seminar on national security education, inviting school-operation groups to send principals or teacher representatives to exchange views and raise important points on national security education. (2.2021)
  • Held a press conference and lodged a refute to the UN Secretary-General and relevant committees against the Human Rights Watch’s false report on China and Hong Kong, China, and to ask the UN Commission on Human Rights to not adopt the false reports. (23.3.2021)
  • Introduced the first national security education to mark the promulgation of the National Security Law. The National Security Education Center hosted an online discussion forum on National Security Education and invited Legislative Council members, university scholars, barristers, retired police officers and KOLs (internet celebrities) to attend the online seminar to exchange views and opinions on national security education and recently debated issues. (10.4.2021)
  • The National Security Education Center organized a series of targeted projects, including the publication of national security advertisements on Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, the ordering of cultural propaganda souvenirs, the renting of buses to cruise in the main streets of Hong Kong, the organizing of 10 publicity street stations in the downtown area of Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Territories, and the arrangement of KOL live broadcasts. (15.4.2021)
  • Submitted an application form to the Lands Department for the appointment of the Bok Man School in Sheung Shui as a "National Security Education Center". The reply letter from the Lands Department was received on 22 December, Security Bureau: There is NO opposition, and the Security Bureau is not the best person to provide advice. Department of Justice: No comment. Regional Stakeholders: Opposed. (30.7.2021 and 22.12.2021)
  • Started a fundraising appeal for the flooding in Henan in support of the flood relief actions to deal with the aftermath of Henan Province. Alongside six representative groups we also attended at the Liaison Office of the CPG to hand in three donation cheques totaling to HK$474,968. (4.8.2021)
  • Visited the Sichuan Agricultural University and Shaanxi Normal University in Mainland to exchange views on National Security Education and establish channels of communication with the school (9.2021)
  • Organized CPD Course - Building Management – Legislation for Empowerment and Frequently Encountered Category of Building Management (3 CPD credits) (25.9.2021)
  • Organized Risk Management Course - The Advantages and Limitations of Greater Bay Area Lawyers and “Risk Charges” for Lawyers working in the Mainland versus Hong Kong (3 CPD/RME credits) (16.10.2021)
Jan – July 2022
  • National Security Education Day – Published advertisement regarding National Security in the Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po as an attempt to encourage citizens to learn more about national security. (15.4.2022)
  • In order to publicize the Hong Kong National Security Law, the National Security Online Forum was held at 3 p.m. on April 15, Legislative Council Members, scholars, retired principals and KOLs (Internet celebrities) were invited to attend the online forum to exchange views and opinions on national security education. (15.4.2022)
  • With regard to IPLSA’s application to the Lands Department for the use of the Bok Man School in Sheung Shui as a “National Security Education Centre”, the Lands Department replied to the Town Planning Board on 15 March agreeing to the ‘No opposition” decision. On 24 June, Home Affairs Secretary Mr. Jack Chan expressed support to the application. On August 16, IPLSA also wrote to Mr. Gary Hau of the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee requesting for a meeting with the committee members in mid-August. (15.3.2022, 24.6.2022, 16.8.2022)
  • Risk Management Course - Tips and hints for crisis management in legal practice both in the mainland and Hong Kong under the threat of the global pandemics (3 CPD/RME credits) via ZOOM (28.5.2022)
  • CPD Course - Basic Law & National Security Law (Train the Trainer) (4 CPD credits) (16.7.2022)
  • School Lecture – Online Talk for parents on “Know more about National Security Law” to Tseung Kwan O Pui Chi School (19.7.2022)

IPLSA創立典禮
2018.12.7

拜訪廣東省司法廳及省律協 Visit Department of Justice Guangdong and Guangdong Lawyers Association
2019.3.8

與海南省律師協會和青島市律師協會交流
2019.4.1

 


處理公益法律案件的風險管理
2019.4.6

與廣東省律師協會簽訂「合作框架」協議
2019.5.22

國家法官學院年青法律人才培訓班
2019.6.21~25

 


淺談司法改革及簡介港區國安法
2020年11月28日

成立分支機構「國家安全教育中心」記者會
2020年12月23日