The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced today (January 9) the establishment of the Expert Committee on Professional Services for Going Global, which will advise the DoJ on the strategy for promoting Hong Kong's legal and other professional services sectors to support Chinese Mainland enterprises seeking to go global.
      
     Chaired by the Deputy Secretary for Justice, Dr Cheung Kwok-kwan, the 13 members of the Expert Committee comprise experts from the legal, financial, and accounting sectors from the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong, as well as outstanding business and corporate representatives, for a term of two years. The Expert Committee will provide advice and assistance on enhancing the understanding of the needs of Chinese Mainland enterprises expanding overseas, and co-ordinating with Hong Kong's professional services sectors, including the legal, accounting, and financial sectors, to support Chinese Mainland enterprises going global.
      
     Dr Cheung said that the Hong Kong Professional Services GoGlobal Platform, initiated by the DoJ with the support of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, was officially launched on December 13, marking a new stage of collaborative support by Hong Kong's professional services for Mainland enterprises going global. To support and promote the work of the Platform, the DoJ has established the Expert Committee on Professional Services for Going Global, gathering strategic advice from members of different professional services sectors to provide better assistance to Mainland enterprises in relevant work in going global.

     The terms of reference and membership of the Expert Committee are set out in Annex 1 and Annex 2 respectively.

Ends/Friday, January 9, 2026
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