The 2nd Chinese Mooting Competition in HKU
- tsewh6
- Feb 15
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 21
Exciting news!
Riding on the success of the inaugural competition, HKU’s Inaugural Chinese Mooting Competition, co-organised by the Faculty of Law and the School of Chinese joined hands again in February in organising the 2nd Chinese Mooting Competition. Held on 15 February 2025, the competition aimed to provide students with the opportunity to experience oral advocacy in Chinese, a skill of increasing importance in legal practice in Hong Kong nowadays. The event brought together over 40 talented students who, unfazed by the challenging moot problem assigned to them, displayed impressive Chinese debating and presentation skills as well as solid legal knowledge. We were honoured to have a strong lineup of notable figures in the legal profession as guest adjudicators, including: Mr. Clement Lee, Judge of the District Court; Mr. Matthew Leung, Deputy High Court Master; Mr. Jason Chan, Assistant Director of Legal Aid; and barrister-at-law Dr. Jimmy Ma, SBS, JP. Their impartial judgment and valuable feedback greatly enriched the experience for our contestants.
The prize presentation ceremony, which immediately followed the competition, was graced with the attendance of Professor Albert Chen, former Head of the Department of Law, Professor Richard Van Ness Simmons, Programme Director of the Chinese Language Enhancement Programme (CLEP) of the School of Chinese, and Dr. Vichy Ho, Assistant Programme Director of CLEP, as Guests of Honour. They delivered insightful speeches and presented prizes to outstanding contestants. The awards included one champion, one runner-up, one second runner-up, and a number of merit awards.
Congratulations to all the winners! We are very proud of the great success of the Chinese Mooting Competition and will develop this event into a regular annual event and an unforgettable learning experience for our law students. We hope this event will also help raise awareness among law students of the importance of learning and developing skills, both written and oral, in legal Chinese.
