Our Senior Partner, Mr Peter Sit, was conferred University Fellowship 2023/2024 by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 26 April 2024 to honour his longstanding commitment to PolyU.

The citation read out at the Conferment Ceremony states:

“Mr Peter Sit Kien-ping, Senior Partner of the highly-regarded law firm Sit, Fung, Kwong & Shum, has been serving the legal sector for over 40 years. Abided by the motto ‘quantum potes, tantum aude’, or ‘do as much as you are able’ in English, Mr Sit has spared no effort in any endeavour, both as a solicitor and as an advocate for progressive reforms in legal practice.

In 2018, Mr Sit was inducted into the Roll of Honour of the Law Society of Hong Kong in recognition of his distinguished contribution to the legal sector, the development of the legal profession, and the practice of law in Hong Kong. This prestigious list celebrates the outstanding achievement of solicitors. Only 40-odd practitioners have made it to the list since the Society was founded in 1907. Serving on the Council of the Law Society from 1995 to 2000, Mr Sit contributed his valuable time and expertise to the Society by joining numerous committees over the years including chairing the Hong Kong Lawyer Editorial Board, and the Standing Committee on Compliance. Highly optimistic about the future of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), Mr Sit is among the second cohort of Hong Kong lawyers qualified to practice in GBA.

Once an examiner and a part-time lecturer, Mr Sit is enthusiastic about educating the next generations of professionals. His dedication to this cause is evident in his longstanding commitment to PolyU. Having served as a Council Member from 2015 to 2021, and as a Court Member from 2021, he actively contributes to steering the University towards continuous advancement. Throughout his tenure, Mr Sit has provided invaluable legal advice to the University, he also played a crucial role in various committees including the Governance Committee, Campus Development Committee, Task Force on Governance Report of UGC, and several search committees for senior management of the University.

Mr Sit believes in an “industry approach” to legal practice in a bid to improve efficiency and uncork the bottlenecks in the judiciary system, as well as to recruit more practitioners and attract more students to pursue an education and a career in law-related sectors. He also believes the education sector may benefit from an industry-university-research approach where the contents of curricula and knowledge align with evolving social needs and contexts.”