The US-China Trade Negotiation: A Contract Theory Perspective
Philip K.H. Wong Centre for Chinese Law
黃乾亨中國法研究中心
Past Events
Book Talk – On Law and Ritual: Or, How Best to Combat Corruption?
Date & Time: April 30, 2026 (Thursday) 16:00-17:30
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Speaker:
Daniel A. Bell, Professor, Chair of Political Theory, The University of Hong Kong
Justin Tiwald, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
Bella Pei Wang, Assistant Professor, School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong
Chair: Albert H.Y. Chen, Cheng Chan Lan Yue Professor and Chair of Constitutional Law, The University of Hong Kong
CCL Seminar: Common Law, Continental Civil Law and Economic Development
Date & Time: 28 April, 2026 (Tuesday) 17:30-19:00
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong (also via Zoom)
Language: English (supplemented with Mandarin)
Speakers:
Richard Wong, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong
Honghai Li, Professor, School of Law, Peking University
Discussants:
William Wong S.C., Member, Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the NPCSC
Rico Chan, President of Hong Kong University Graduates Association; Member of Hong Kong Law Society
Book Talk – The Idea of China Constitutionally?
CCL Talk: 鄉土語境下的中國西部地區基層司法實踐——以《馬背上的法庭》為視角的觀察與思考 (Grassroots Judicial Practice in Western China in the Context of Rural Society: Observations and Reflections through the Lens of Court on Horseback)
Date & Time: April 14, 2026 (Tuesday) 13:30-14:30
Venue: Room 901, 9/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong Kong
Language: Mandarin
Speaker: Feng Liu, Vice President of the Intermediate People's Court of Meishan City, Sichuan Province.
More information can be found here.
CCL Talk: The Future of Tso (祖) and Tong (堂)
Date & Time: April 9, 2026 (Thursday) 16:00-17:00
Venue: Room 901, 9/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong Kong (also via Zoom)
Language: Bilingual (English/Chinese)
Speaker: Max WL Wong, member of the Centre for Law in Asia, SOAS, University of London.
The Position of the CISG and International Practice in the Legal System of China
Resolution of Space Disputes in the New Space Age: A Dispute System Design Approach
Date & Time: March 20, 2026 (Friday) 14:00-15:00
Venue: Room 723, 7/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Speaker: Ata Türkfiliz, PhD Researcher, University of Antwerp Faculty of Law and Antwerp Center on Responsible AI (ACRAI); Young Professionals Group Steering Committee Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC)
Comparison of Choice of Law Rules in Non-contractual Obligations Between England and Hong Kong
Date & Time: March 11, 2026 (Wednesday) 11:00-12:00
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Speaker: Pippa Rogerson, Professor in Private International Law at Cambridge University
[Law & Practice Series] 律師事務所主流業務領域熱點思考以及法學生的職業選擇 (Hot Topics in Mainstream Law Firm Practice Areas and Career Choices for Law Students)
[Law & Practice Series] Navigating Change: Transformation of the Legal Market in Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong (2006-2026) – Strategies for Future-Ready Legal Professionals
Date & Time: March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) 17:30-18:30
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Speaker: Simon Mui 梅品和, Founder of China Legal Education and Career Seminar Series
More information can be found here. You can watch the recording here.
The Prerogative Supermarket: Institutionalizing Extralegality in China
Date & Time: February 26, 2026 (Thursday) 11:00-12:00
Venue: Room 901, 9/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Speaker: Yueduan Wang, Assistant Professor, Peking University
[Chinese Law and Society Series] Legally Supported Bullying? Legal Consciousness on Non-compete Agreements in China
Date & Time: February 9, 2026 (Monday) 11:00-12:00
Venue: Room 901, 9/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Speaker: Longxuan Zhao, Assistant Professor at Tongji University; Yang Chen, Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong.
More information can be found here. You can watch the recording here.
Judicial Review of Constitutionality: The Taiwan Experience
Date & Time: 13 January 2026 (Tuesday) 13:30-15:00
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Language: Mandarin
Speaker: Dennis Tang 湯德宗, Wang Shao-Yu Chair Professor of Law at Soochow University, former Judge of the Taiwan Constitutional Court in 2011-19
More information can be found here. You can watch the recording here.