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HKU and UCL jointly launch Dual Degree Programme in Law
to train new generation of lawyers with an international perspective

14 Sep 2016

The Faculty of Law at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Faculty of Laws at University College London (UCL) jointly launch a new Dual Degree Programme in Law (“HKU-UCL Law Programme” this year which marked a strategic collaboration between the two leading law schools.  Students from the first cohort of HKU-UCL Law Programme will be starting their first two years of study at UCL in late September 2016.

The HKU-UCL Dual Degree Programme in Law aims at recruiting students who wish to study in two of the world’s most important international cities, London and Hong Kong.  The Programme responds to the increasingly global nature of the legal profession, which requires a new generation of lawyers with an international perspective.  Through the Programme, students would experience the development of the common law in England, as well as trace its development in Asia. Students would gain knowledge and insights into the legal systems in England and Hong Kong.  It allows students to obtain two Bachelors of Law degrees from the two universities in four years.  It provides an opportunity to study common law at its origin and gives students a solid underpinning in the two jurisdictions.  It also develops students’ comparative insight into the interaction between the common law and the civil law practised in Mainland China.

Members of the media are cordially invited to meet four students who will share their expectations towards the Programme.  Dr. Marco Wan, Associate Dean (International Affairs), Faculty of Law, HKU, will join the press briefing to talk about the admissions-related information as well. 

Details are as below:

Date:       September 15, 2016 (tomorrow)

Time:       1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. (lunch will be provided)

Venue:    Room 901, 9/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU (Map)

Spokesperson:

Dr. Marco Wan, Associate Dean (International Affairs), Faculty of Law, HKU

HKU-UCL Dual Degree Programme students:

Media enquiries:

Communication and Public Affairs Office Ms Rhea Leung (Tel: +852 2857 8555/ +852 9022 7446; Email: rhea.leung@hku.hk) or

Academic Liaison Section Ms Betsy Lee (Tel: +852 2219 4202/ +852 6373 9927, email: betsylee@hku.hk) or

Faculty of Law Ms Scarlette Cheung (Tel: +852 3917 2919; Email:scarlettecheung@hku.hk)