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Asian Law Students to present their cases on "Cross-Border Child Abduction" in the Lawasia Moot Competition 2007

05 Jun 2007

Law students from nine countries/regions will be engaged in heated arguments over cross-border child abduction. They are participating teams for the 2nd Lawasia Moot Competition to be held on 6 and 7 June 2007 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre ('HKCEC'). Among the participating teams are law students from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Tsinghua University of Mainland China.

The event is held in conjunction with the 20th Lawasia Biennial Conference. HKU is the host for the Competition and the Law Society of Hong Kong is the official sponsor.

The Competition provides law students with an excellent opportunity to develop and present arguments on issues of international and regional interest. The subject for this year is cross-border child abduction.

Teams from universities in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and the Russian Federation will be participating in the Competition. The teams will be adjudicated by eminent judges, practitioners and academics.

The Final Round of the Competition will be presided by eminent judges from New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong. They are: The Right Honourable Dame Sian Elias GNZM, Chief Justice of New Zealand, The Honourable Chief Justice Gleeson AC, Chief Justice of Australia and The Honourable Mr Justice Bokhary, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong.

Members of the media and the public are cordially invited to attend and observe any round of this exciting event. The details of the Competition are as follows:-

Date: Wed, 6 June
Round: General Round
Session: 1st Session
Time: 9 am – 11 am
Session: 2nd Session
Time: 11am – 1 pm
Session: 3rd Session
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm
Session: 4th Session
Time: 4 pm – 6 pm
Venue:HKCEC Meeting Rooms 404 – 406

Date: Thur, 7 June
Round: Semi-Finals
Session: 1st Session
Time: 9 am – 11 am
Session: 2nd Session
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Round: Final Round (followed by Prize Presentation)
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm
Venue: HKCEC Meeting Room 406

For enquiries, please contact Ms Linda Cheung (2241 5939) at the HKU Faculty of Law.