Mr Paul LAM, SC has been the Secretary for Justice since 1 July 2022.
Before joining the Government, Mr LAM, SC was a Senior Counsel in private practice specialising in general civil and commercial proceedings, and has passed the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Legal Professional Examination. He was a former Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 2014 to 2017 and the Chairman from 2017 to 2018. He sat as a Deputy Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong for short periods each year since 2015. He was once enlisted in the Panel of Arbitrators of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration and The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, and was once appointed by the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing as professor.
Mr LAM, SC held a number of public service positions, such as Chairman of the Consumer Council, Chairman of the Administrative Appeals Board, Chairman of ICAC Operations Review Committee and Member of Independent Police Complaints Council.
Dr CHEUNG Kwok-kwan has been the Deputy Secretary for Justice since 1 July 2022.
Dr CHEUNG was a solicitor in private practice in Hong Kong with the qualifications of China-appointed Attesting Officer and Civil Celebrant of Marriages before joining the Department of Justice. He was a Non-Official Member of the Executive Council, and a member of the Legislative Council as well as the District Council.
He has also served as a member of Hong Kong Housing Authority, the Non-Executive Director of Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited, the court member of the University of Hong Kong, a member of Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service, and the Chairman of Practice and Examination Committee of Hong Kong Estate Agents Authority.
Constantly engaged in Huawei's global cybersecurity, privacy protection, and legal insights and compliance governance related to artificial intelligence.
Adam Au, Acting Co-CEO of Toys“R”Us Asia, is a seasoned executive and a passionate advocate for data privacy and technology governance. A Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), he also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Hong Kong across Law, AI, Philosophy, and Policy. Reflecting his deeply multidisciplinary approach, Adam holds an MBA from MIT Sloan as a Sloan Fellow, law degrees from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Economics and East Asian Studies from Brown University.
Ms Peggy Au Yeung is the Principal Government Counsel heading the LEAD Office under the Secretary for Justice’s Office.
The LEAD Office (Legal Enhancement and Development Office) assumes the role of the central policy unit of the Department of Justice, supporting the Secretary for Justice and the Deputy Secretary for Justice in formulating strategic plans and co-ordination for effective implementation of the Department’s policy initiatives. In the LEAD Office, Ms Au Yeung takes forward initiatives on strengthening rule of law education, promotion of Hong Kong’s role as an international legal hub, enhancement of legal cooperation between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland, particularly in relation to the rule of law construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as well as supporting enterprises in leveraging the strengths of Hong Kong’s legal and other professional services to expand globally via Hong Kong as the preferred platform.
Ms Au Yeung holds a Master of Laws (Chinese Law) degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree, both awarded by The University of Hong Kong.
Joe Choy is a partner of JSM’s Employment & Benefits Group. He is dual qualified in Hong Kong and in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and advises employers in Hong Kong and the wider region on all aspects of employment-related issues, including recruitment; structuring of employment relationship; variation of employment terms and benefits; termination of employment; enforceability of non-compete clauses; personal data issues; disciplinary matters; and labour relations. He also handles contentious matters, including litigation at all levels of the Hong Kong courts, investigations by regulators and other authorities in Hong Kong and internal employee misconduct investigations.
Joe also advises on retirement scheme matters, including establishment, maintenance and restructuring of occupational retirement schemes and mandatory provident fund schemes, as well as other related services. Joe is regularly involved in M&A deals and advises on employment and retirement scheme issues arising from the transactions. Joe speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Iu Kwan Yuen is a barrister-at-law, an accredited general mediator and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (FHKIArb). He serves as Co-Chair of the AI Committee of the Joint Mediation Helpline Office and has taken up the role of HKMAAL Honorary IT/AI Advisor on 5 October 2026.
His research interests encompass artificial intelligence and law, dispute resolution and legal technology. His publications have received more than 160 citations on Google Scholar. He holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago, a J.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mr Tony Wong is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws at City University of Hong Kong, where he previously earned his LLB, graduating magna cum laude.
Bakhshillo Khodjaev was born on 25 June 1982 in Bukhara region in Uzbekistan. He graduated from Tashkent State Institute of Law with a bachelor's degree in 2004 and a master's degree in 2006. He earned his PhD in Private Law there in 2009. He then completed a Doctor of Laws in Comparative Law at Nagoya University in Japan (2014–2018).
He has taught at Tashkent State University of Law since 2006. He has worked there as a lecturer, associate professor, Head of the Business Law Department, Dean of the Faculty of Private Law, and Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation. He also held senior posts at the Ministry of Justice and its Legal Policy Research Institute. He has been Rector of the university since 2025.
His areas of expertise are business and competition law, advertising law, comparative law and legal education. He is an arbitrator, a professional mediator, and the author of numerous academic works published in Uzbekistan, Japan and the USA. He is a member of the international organisations International Association of Law Schools, Association of International Education Administrators, International Association of University Presidents and International Association of Universities, and of Association of Legal Universities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the field of legal unification.
Academic achievements: He is the author of dozens of academic works, including articles, a monograph and a textbook on advertising, competition and comparative law. They were published in Uzbekistan, Japan (Doshisha Law Review) and the USA. He was a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. He is Chief Editor of the journal "Jurisprudence" and a member of the Scientific Council of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan. He is also a member of the international organisations International Association of Law Schools, Association of International Education Administrators, International Association of University Presidents and International Association of Universities, and of Association of Legal Universities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the field of legal unification.
Honours and awards: His honours include the badge for the 30th Anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2022), the "O‘zbekiston belgisi" badge (2012), the Young Scientists' Award and the Best Article Award of the Higher Economic Court (2008). He also received international research scholarships from MEXT and JSPS (Japan) and the Max Planck Institute.
Franklin is a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong with extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. He has worked within the judiciary as a Judicial Assistant at the Court of Final Appeal and as a Judicial Associate at the High Court, handling cases in both the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance.
Active in the arbitration community, Franklin serves on the HK45 committee, which supports young arbitration practitioners under the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). He is also a member of the panel of arbitrators at the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre.
As an accredited mediator with CEDR and HKMAAL, Franklin has made contributions to dispute resolution through his involvement with the Judiciary’s Integrated Mediation Office and the Lands Tribunal.
Beyond dispute resolution, Franklin has conducted research on the Hong Kong jury system, which has received recognition and citations in various legal journals and publications, further establishing his expertise in legal research.
Joyce is a Council Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong and Chairperson of its In-House Lawyers Committee.
She is a Senior Lead Lawyer at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), where she leads legal teams across a few Asian markets and advises the bank on a broad range of cross-border and elevated-risk legal matters.
Joyce is passionate about bringing positive values to the legal profession and the wider community. She also chairs the Law Society of Hong Kong’s Community Relations Committee, Pro Bono Committee, and Pro Bono and Community Services Recognition Programme Committee.
She serves as the President of the Hong Kong Federation of Women Lawyers and is a member of Hong Kong’s Election Committee for the Legal Subsector.
Joyce holds a Bachelor of Laws from City University of Hong Kong and a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge. She has also passed the Greater Bay Area Legal Professional Examination.