ABOUT US
FACTS
The Calligraphy  | The Chinese characters representing the Faculty [法律] (law) were handwritten by Emeritus Professor Ambrose King, former Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Year established | September 2004 (School of Law); August 2008 (Faculty of Law) |
First Staff | Planning Officer – Mrs. Diana Ying Academic Core Team of 10 led by Founding Dean – Professor Mike McConville |
First Teaching Year | September 2006 |
First Students (year/number) | Founding LLB class (2006/48) Founding JD class (2006/221) Founding LLM (Common Law) class (2006/44) Founding LLM (International Economic Law) class (2006/52) Founding LLM (Chinese Business Law) class (2006/41) Founding Research Students (2007/4) Founding PCLL class (2008/76) Founding LLM (Energy and Environmental Law) class (2018/49) |
First Graduates (year/number) | JD (2007/2) LLM (Common Law) (2007/11) LLM (International Economic Law) (2007/33) LLM (Chinese Business Law) (2007/14) PCLL (2009/72) LLB (2010/46) MPhil (2010/2) PhD (2010/2) |
Administrative Staff Complement | 56 (including staff at headquarters, GLC and IT team as at October 2023) |
Physical Locations | Mong Man Wai Building on University campus (2004 – 2008) Graduate Law Centre on 2/F of the Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central (since July 2006) Teaching Complex on Western Campus (now Lee Shau Kee Building), University campus (since January 2009) |
Specialised Teaching Resources | Moot Courts, Break Out Rooms, Interactive Classrooms and Lecture Theatres all equipped with the latest advanced technological devices |
Library Resources | Law Library on 3rd and 4th floors of the Main University Library Legal Resource Centre at Graduate Law Centre Legal Workshop and Reference Centre at Lee Shau Kee Building |
Colleges for U/G students | Chung Chi, New Asia, United, Shaw, Morningside, S.H. Ho, C.W. Chu, Wu Yee Sun and Lee Woo Sing |
Colleges for teaching staff | Chung Chi, New Asia, United, Shaw, Morningside, S.H. Ho, C. W. Chu, Wu Yee Sun and Lee Woo Sing |
Public Transport to Headquarters | By MTR East Rail Line to University Station, then by University Bus to Central Avenue |
Public Transport to Graduate Law Centre | By MTR Island or Tsuen Wan Line to Central |