1. Can mainland lawyers in China represent HKIAC as lawyers?

1. Mainland lawyers who have obtained the qualification of domestic lawyers and hold a lawyer's practice license are only allowed to practice in Hong Kong and Macao in the branches of mainland law firms or other legal service institutions established with the approval of the Ministry of Justice. They shall not be employed by local law firms in Hong Kong and Macao or institutions established in Hong Kong and Macao by other mainland departments to practice in the name of China lawyers, including providing legal advice to China, issuing legal documents, and accepting all kinds of litigation and non-litigation legal affairs.

Two, mainland lawyers who are allowed to practice in Hongkong and Macao law firms established in the mainland shall not undertake legal affairs in the name of China lawyers during their internship.

Three, only to obtain the qualification of China lawyer, shall not hold a lawyer's license, shall not be in the name of China lawyer in any lawyer or non lawyer institutions to engage in lawyer work.

Four, from 1 May 19961day, in violation of the above provisions, by the Ministry of Justice or the relevant provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, the Department of Justice (bureau) Lawyers Disciplinary Committee, respectively, will be punished. In order to keep abreast of the situation and be strict in discipline, China Legal Service (Hongkong) Co., Ltd. and China Legal Service (Macau) Co., Ltd. (to be established soon) should report to the Ministry of Justice and the local competent lawyers in time once they find any violation of the above provisions.