Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 to Commence on Monday: Fostering Collaboration and Innovation in the Legal Sector

Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 to commence on Monday

Hong Kong Legal Week 2026, an annual flagship event of the legal sector and the Department of Justice (DoJ), with the theme "Collaboration & Innovation: Legal Synergy for a Shared Future", will be held for five days starting from Monday (November 2). The event will bring together legal professionals, business leaders, policymakers, academics, and leading international legal organisations from around the world to explore important topics including international legal co-operation, international dispute resolution, foreign-related rule of law, lawtech and opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Hong Kong Legal Week 2026. Photo source: legalweek.hk

Co-organised by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) and the DoJ, the UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for the Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Liaison Office will take place on Monday to mark the official commencement of Hong Kong Legal Week 2026. The UNIDROIT Asia-Pacific Liaison Office is UNIDROIT's first office outside its seat in Rome in its 100 years of history. This marks a significant milestone for Hong Kong's development as a legal hub, further strengthening Hong Kong's position as a leading international legal hub. The 3rd Asia-Pacific International Private Law Summit, themed "Advancing Future-Ready Legal Infrastructure to Foster Digital Innovation, Sustainable Growth, and Regional Connectivity in the Asia-Pacific", will be held on Tuesday (November 3).

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the UNCITRAL’s Contribution to the International Transport of Goods in the Digital Economy – A Celebration of UNCITRAL@60 at Hong Kong Legal Week will be held on Wednesday (November 4).

Hong Kong Legal Week 2026. Photo source: legalweek.hk

As one of the highlights of this year's Hong Kong Legal Week, the Hong Kong LawTech Fest will feature dynamic exhibitions, live demonstrations and the hosting of the LawTech Forum on the fourth day of the event (November 5), fostering collaboration between legal and technology professionals. On the morning of the same day, with the support from the Legal Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Fourth Legal Forum on Interconnectivity and Development, co-organised by the DoJ and the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will focus on Hong Kong's role as an all-round international dispute resolution hub and its position in the country's development of foreign-related rule of law. Closing the event on a high note, the Second Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyers Forum will echo last year's resounding success to advance the "soft connectivity" of legal and dispute resolution practices in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The previous Hong Kong Legal Week. Photo source: reference image

A series of important events to be featured at Hong Kong Legal Week 2026 are as below:

November 2

* UNIDROIT Centenary: Regional Conference for the Asia-Pacific and Opening Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Liaison Office

November 3

* 3rd Asia-Pacific International Private Law Summit

November 4

* UNCITRAL's Contribution to the International Transport of Goods in the Digital Economy – A Celebration of UNCITRAL@60 at Hong Kong Legal Week

November 5

* The Fourth Legal Forum on Interconnectivity and Development

* LawTech Forum

* Hong Kong Mediation Lecture 2026

November 6

* The Second Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyers Forum

For more details of Hong Kong Legal Week 2026, please visit the dedicated website at www.legalweek.hk. A live broadcast will be available on the dedicated website and at webcast.info.gov.hk. For event details of the Hong Kong LawTech Fest, please visit the thematic website.

"Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" commences in Shenzhen

Presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB), implemented by the Hong Kong Publishing Federation, and sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA), "Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" commenced in Shenzhen today (November 1). The Hong Kong publishing industry will hold around 30 events in Shenzhen from today until December 5, including the "The World of Hong Kong Kung Fu" thematic exhibition and book fair, "Book Fairs of Selected Hong Kong Publications" and "Symposium on Historical Walk in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", sponsored by CCIDA. These events aim to further promote exchanges and co-operation between the publishing sectors of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and to help the Hong Kong publishing industry explore more development opportunities.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of "Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" and "The World of Hong Kong Kung Fu" thematic exhibition and book fair this afternoon, the Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries, Miss Drew Lai, remarked that this was the fourth consecutive year for Hong Kong to participate in the Shenzhen Reading Month, in response to the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Co-Reading Consensus" initiated by Shenzhen, with a view to enhancing the reading atmosphere of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Miss Laiand the Hong Kong industry delegation also attended the opening ceremony of the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month on the same evening to express support for Shenzhen's efforts in promoting reading for all.

As one of the highlights this year, the "The World of Hong Kong Kung Fu" thematic exhibition and book fair centres on Kung Fu culture and showcases Hong Kong's efforts in inheriting and innovating Chinese culture. The public are welcome to visit for free the exhibition and book fair held at the atrium of UpperHills in Shenzhen, from today until November 22. The "Book Fairs of Selected Hong Kong Publications" will take place from today until November 15 and November 30 at Fan Deng Bookstore and United Bookstore in Shenzhen respectively. During the period, selected Hong Kong publications will be on sale and a total of eight authors' talks and workshops will be organised. The "Symposium on Historical Walk in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" will take place at the Shenzhen Library on November 22, covering topics such as Lingnan culture, historical ties of overseas Chinese hometowns, inheritance of Chinese martial arts, and urban cultural development, with a view to further deepening cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

The CSTB has been participating in the Shenzhen Reading Month since 2023, promoting the atmosphere of reading for all through organising thematic exhibitions, talks, workshops and more. For more details on "Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month", please visit participationinszrm.hk(Chinese only).

"Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" commences in Shenzhen Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

"Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" commences in Shenzhen Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

"Hong Kong's Participation in the 27th Shenzhen Reading Month" commences in Shenzhen Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases