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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:41   Chris Lau

Hong Kong lawyers urged to make most of new opportunities presented by Beijing’s 14th five-year plan

Pro-Beijing heavyweights and Hong Kong’s justice minister have called on lawyers in the city to make use of their strengths to take part in China’s grand development blueprint in the coming few years, better known as the 14th five-year plan.Speaking at a legal forum on Monday, Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah also pledged to step up liaison with authorities across the border to gain greater access for Hong Kong lawyers to practise on the mainland. She revealed she had been exploring…

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