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Hong Kong justice minister Teresa Cheng set to travel to Beijing for talks on cross-border exchanges for legal community
- Cheng expected to ‘sign a number of cooperation arrangements … in the areas of legal, dispute resolution and deal-making services’
- Pro-establishment politicians say they hope other local officials will follow in her footsteps, and that outreach leads to reopening of border
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Hong Kong’s legal professionals looking to get a foot in the door in mainland China are set for a boost this week, with the city’s justice minister set to visit Beijing for policy discussions and to sign cooperation deals on cross-border exchanges.
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Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah will travel to Beijing on Tuesday for a four-day trip to meet officials from various ministries and authorities, according to a government statement.
“She will also sign a number of cooperation arrangements in order to enhance training and exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong in the areas of legal, dispute resolution and deal making services,” the statement said.
Earlier this month, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor – along with Cheng, and the city’s finance, security and mainland affairs ministers – visited Beijing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party.
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