Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC Hong KongDo you Pro Bono? Launch of the inaugural Hong Kong Pro Bono Week
ACCHK is proud to announce it is acting as a supporting organisation of Hong Kong’s inaugural Hong Kong Pro Bono Week, to be held from 20 to 26 November 2023. Pro Bono Week aims to raise the awareness of, and promote the voluntary contributions by, the Hong Kong legal community for the public good in giving legal advice and assistance to those in need in Hong Kong. These events are by invitation only.
Event 1: Launch event – Do You Pro Bono? Fireside Chats
|
Date: 20 November 2023 (Monday) |
|
Time: 6:15pm to 8pm (Registration starts at 6pm, event followed by a cocktail reception until 8:30pm) |
|
Venue: Bloomberg Auditorium, 25/F, Cheung Kong Centre, 2 Queen’s Road Central, Central |
|
Speakers: Nigel Kat SC (Parkside Chambers), Katherine Henzell (UBS AG), Kay McArdle (Equal Justice), Denise Souza (QED Chambers), Lynette Nam (Justice Centre Hong Kong), Andrew J. Dale (Ropes & Gray), Manisha Wijesinghe (Help For Domestic Workers), Vincent Pang (Impact HK) and more. |
Event 2: Pro Bono Roundtable
|
Date: 21 November 2023 (Tuesday) |
|
Time: 12:30pm to 2pm |
|
Venue: Allen & Overy, 9th Floor, Three Exchange Square, Central |
|
Registration link: click here (in-person) / click here (virtual) |
|
A light lunch will be provided. Registration is first-come first-serve. |
Event 3: Networking Drinks with Pro Bono HK x Pantheon Chambers
|
Date: 22 November 2023 (Wednesday) |
|
Time: 7pm to 8:30pm |
|
Venue: Liberty Exchange, 1/F & 2/F, Two Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Road, Central |
|
No registration is needed. |
Event 4: Law Students & Junior Lawyers Sharing Session x PILnet Public Interest Law Mentorship Program Closing Event
|
Date: 23 November 2023 (Thursday) |
|
Time: 6:30pm to 8pm |
|
Venue: Linklaters, 11th Floor, Alexandra House, 18 Chater Road, Central |
|
Registration link: click here |
|
Please RSVP by 16 November 2023. Registration is first-come first-serve. |
Sponsored By
