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The 2026 Seminar on China’s Legal System for students from the University of Hong Kong(HKU) , hosted by Guanghua Law School of Zhejiang University, successfully concluded on June 15. Supported by Zhejiang University’s Exchange Program for Teachers and Students of Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao Higher Education Institutions, this 15-day programme gatheredmore than 30 teachers and students from HKU and ZJU. Guided by the core goals of "Institutional Understanding, Practical Integration and Youth Integration", it built a four-dimensional exchange platform featuring high-end lectures, institutional visits, cultural immersion and peer buddy programmes. It fostered in-depth dialogue and mutual learning between young legal practitioners from the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong, cultivating interdisciplinary foreign-related legal professionals who with solid expertise in the legal systems of both jurisdictions
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Systematic Lectures to Establish a Complete Framework of Mainland Legal Knowledge
Centered on cutting-edge advances in the rule of law across the Mainland, the curriculum is divided into four core modules: public law, private law, digital law and international law. It covers key themes including constitutional enforcement, the Civil Code framework, AI regulation, cross-border dispute settlement, foreign-related rule of law and judicial reform. The teaching team consists of the school dean, leading academics and veteran professors. Custom-designed courses balanced rigorous theories, forward-looking research and local practical experience, systematically equipping HKU participants with a holistic understanding of the mainland legal system.
In-class teaching at Guanghua Law School, Zhejiang University
Interactive Academic Discussions Spark Cross-Jurisdictional Legal Reflections
Drawing on their common law training, HKU students raised thoughtful questions regarding mainland judicial reform, the legislative logic of the Civil Code and digital judicial innovations, engaged in comparative law discussions with professors. Young law students from ZJU and HKU exchanged perspectives, compared institutional differences and shared professional insights. In-depth discussions broke down cross-jurisdictional cognitive barriers, creating an equal, interactive academic atmosphere and enabling high-level mutual learning across regional legal communities.
Comprehensive Field Trips Offer First-hand Experience of Grassroots Judicial Practice
The school arranged field visits following a full-chain logic: adjudication, arbitration, legal services and market practice. Participants visited the Hangzhou Internet Court, Hangzhou International Commercial Court, specialized courts, Zhejiang Provincial International Arbitration Center, offshore legal service hubs, as well as top-tier law firms including Tian Ce and Dentons. At judicial organs, they learned about digital judicial breakthroughs and exchanged ideas with judges on asynchronous trials and government-court coordination mechanisms in bankruptcy proceedings. At arbitration institutions and law firms, roundtable talks focused on cross-border dispute resolution and career paths for Hong Kong legal practitioners on the Mainland. Moving beyond textbook provisions, the on-site visits allowed HKU students to witness the real operation of the mainland judicial system and comprehend the practical logic and contemporary value of the Chinese path to the rule of law.
Zhejiang Merchants Foreign-related Legal Service Center Hangzhou International Commercial Court
Zhijiang Offshore Legal Service Cluster Tian Ce Law Firm
Hangzhou Internet Court Dentons Law Firm & China Centennial Legal History Exhibition Hall
Throughout the seminar, HKU students shared that the programme completely reshaped their perception of the mainland legal system, and they witnessed the booming growth of digital judiciary and foreign-related legal services. Many were deeply inspired by the lecture’s remark that “academic research should be rooted in China’s on-the-ground social realities”, realizing that every legal system is deeply shaped by local social conditions. Conversations with mainland lawyers also unveiled promising career prospects for Hong Kong legal professionals to practise on the Mainland and engage in cross-border legal collaboration.
Built on professional expertise, linked by youth exchanges and warmed by thoughtful humanistic arrangements, the seminar has created a heart-to-heart dialogue platform for legal communities across Zhejiang and Hong Kong. Moving forward, Guanghua Law School will consolidate long-term cooperation with the Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong, expand exchange channels for young legal talents from the Mainland and Hong Kong, and launch more high-quality exchange programmes focusing the rule of law. The school will advance in-depth integration of legal education and mutual learning between the two regions, contributing Zhejiang University’s legal expertise to the implementation of “One Country, Two Systems” and the development of the rule of law in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
