Events

On 23 December 2020, the Director of Legal Aid, Mr Thomas Kwong (small photo, right in the second row) officiated at the Joint Opening Ceremony of Teen Talk 10th Anniversary and Law Week 2020 through an online platform. Also officiating at the opening ceremony were the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Geoffrey Ma Tao-li (small photo, right in the first row); the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (large photo, right in the first row); the Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC, (large photo, left in the first row); the President of The Law Society of Hong Kong, Ms Melissa Pang(small photo, left in the first row), and the Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council, Dr William Leung Wing-cheung (small photo, left in the second row).

On 8 November 2020, Senior Legal Aid Counsel / Kowloon Branch Office, Miss Anna Tsang (facing the camera), participated in the production of a short legal tips video as one of the events for the Law Week 2020 organised by the Law Society. In the video, she briefly introduced legal aid services and works of the Department.

On 31 October and 1 November 2020, a total of 12 Professional Officers of the Department participated in the “Free Legal Advice Programme” at the Covered Piazza of Times Square in Causeway Bay organised by the Law Society of Hong Kong as one of its events for Law Week 2020. Professional Officers manned the Department’s booth and answered public enquiries on issues relating to legal aid services. The picture shows two of the participating Professional Officers, Acting Assistant Principal Legal Aid Counsel / Legal and Management Support, Miss Emily Ho (right), and Legal Aid Counsel / Kowloon Branch Office, Mr Jackson Lai (left).

On 22 October 2020, Legal Aid Counsel / Application and Processing, Mr Jet Luk (left) and Legal Aid Counsel / Civil Litigation (2), Miss Kanas Wong (right), hosted a talk for social workers and frontline staff from the Social Welfare Department and non-governmental organisations and introduced the Department’s work and legal aid services relating to family issues including divorce, maintenance, child custody and guardianship of minor.

On 9 July 2020, Senior Legal Aid Counsel / Application & Processing, Miss Anna Tsang (left), and Acting Senior Law Clerk I / Kowloon Branch Office, Mr Gary Cheng (right), hosted a talk for the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions and introduced legal aid services relating to employees’ compensation and personal injuries at work.

On 23 January 2020, the Legal Aid Department launched a Television Announcement in the Public Interest (TV API) on legal aid services and its corresponding radio APIs. The APIs were broadcast at local TV and radio channels. In addition, the TV API was also uploaded to the websites of the Department and the Information Services Department. Members of the public can click the hyperlink of ‘All are equal before the law’ and watch the video. Picture shows a theme poster of the TV API.

On 15 January 2020, Assistant Principal Legal Aid Counsel / Civil Litigation 2, Miss Doreen Chan, hosted a talk for about 20 social workers and frontline staff of Po Leung Kuk Tsui Lam Centre and introduced the work and services of the Department relating to family issues such as divorce, maintenance, child custody and guardianship of minor.