Administrative Measures for Residents from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Macau Special Administrative Region Possessing Mainland's Legal Profession Qualification who Engage in Legal Profession in the Mainland (Revised in 2013)
Administrative Measures for Residents from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Macau Special Administrative Region Possessing Mainland's Legal Profession Qualification who Engage in Legal Profession in the Mainland (Revised in 2013)
Administrative Measures for Residents from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Macau Special Administrative Region Possessing Mainland's Legal Profession Qualification who Engage in Legal Profession in the Mainland (Revised in 2013)
Order of the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China No.128
August 7, 2013
(Promulgated by Order No. 81 of the Ministry of Justice on November 30, 2003, revised in accordance with Order No.99 of the Ministry of Justice on December 28, 2005, Order No.105 of the Ministry of Justice on December 22, 2006, Order No.117 of the Ministry of Justice on September 1, 2009, and Order No. 128 of the Ministry of Justice on August 7, 2013.
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Lawyers (hereinafter referred to as the "Law on Lawyers") and relevant regulations with a view to implementing the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement and the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement approved by the State Council , and to regulating the activities and administration of the residents of Hong Kong or Macau possessing the mainland legal profession qualifications in respect of their engagement in legal profession.
Article 2 A resident of Hong Kong or Macau who has obtained a Legal Profession Qualification Certificate of the People's Republic of China after participating in the National Judicial Examination held in the Mainland may apply for practicing law in the Mainland.
Article 3 A resident of Hong Kong or Macau who possesses Mainland's legal profession qualification applying for practicing law in a Mainland law firm shall, in accordance with relevant provisions of the Ministry of Justice, go through an internship and apply for a lawyer's license.
Article 4 In case a resident of Hong Kong or Macau with a Mainland legal profession qualification certificate engages in legal practice in a Mainland law firm, he/she may conduct non-litigation legal affairs or act as an agent of Hong Kong or Macau-related civil cases.
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