In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong organized a series of talks by its alumni. Senior Partner C. K. Kwong was invited to give a talk at the “Custodians of Intellectual Property: A Sharing Session” on 4th April 2019.

Mr. Kwong gave the audience snapshots of his experience as an intellectual property lawyer, International President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), a law reformer who proposed Hong Kong’s Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 to further enhance the infrastructure for arbitrating IP disputes in Hong Kong and promoting it as an international IP ADR hub. He also expressed his views on the unique qualities of Hong Kong which give it an extra edge to be the preferred seat for IP arbitration and made recommendations on how young lawyers may advance themselves in the practice of IP disputes resolution.

The panel of Custodians included Mr. Andrew Liao S. C. (former Non-Official Member of the Executive Council of the HKSAR), Mr. Peter Cheung (former Director of Intellectual Property), Mr. Anthony Tong (Managing Partner of Robin Bridge & John Liu), Mr. Kenny Wong (Chairman of IP Committee of the Law Society) and Ms. Alice Lee (Associate Dean & Associate Professor of Law, HKU Faculty of Law).

The Session was attended by law students, alumni and distinguished guests which was preceded by a reception and followed by dinner afterwards.

Photos taken at the Session: