The Law Society of Hong Kong announced award winners for the 2020 Pro Bono and Community Service Recognition Programme

The award winners for the 2020 Pro Bono and Community Service Recognition Programme (“the Programme”) were announced and the video of the ceremony is now accessible at The Law Society of Hong Kong’s website and Facebook page. The Law Society was very honoured to be graced by the participation of The Hon. Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma and The Hon. Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng in the ceremony.

This year’s Programme was well received by the lawyers and law firms with over 300 applications. A total of 43 law firms and 227 lawyers received awards under the Programme, among which several distinguished awards were presented to those with outstanding performance in providing pro bono and community service after rigorous selection by the Judging Panel.

Ms. Patricia Ann Ho received the Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, while Mr. Chan Hiu Fung Nicholas, Mr. Cheung Tat Ming Eric, Mr. Chong Yiu Kwong, Mr. Luk Yiu Chung David and Ms. Wong See Nga Sarah were presented with the Distinguished Community Service Award. Mayer Brown and Morgan Lewis & Bockius were the recipients of the Distinguished Pro Bono Law Firm Award, and the Distinguished Community Service Law Firm Awards were presented to Baker & McKenzie, Hogan Lovells and King & Wood Mallesons.

The Law Society would like to thank the Judging Panel members representing various sectors for selecting the awardees and presenting awards at the ceremony. Panel members for the Distinguished Pro Bono Awards include Mr. Ricky Chu, Chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission; Ms. Winnie Chiu, The Ombudsman; Ms. Ada Chung, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data; Mr. Thomas Kwong, Director of Legal Aid;  Mr. Paul Lam, Chairman of Consumer Council; Mr. C.M. Chan, Vice-President and member of Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Committee of The Law Society; Mr. Ip Shing Hing, Past President and member of the Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Committee of The Law Society and Mr. Alan Schiffman, Chairman of the Pro Bono Committee of The Law Society. Panel members for the Distinguished Community Service Awards include Mr. Chua Hoi Wai, Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service; Mr. Andy Ho, Executive Director of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups; Dr. Shum Chi Wang, Chairman of Agency for Volunteer Service; Mr. Stephen Yau, Chief Executive of International Social Service Hong Kong Branch; Ms. Melissa Pang, President of The Law Society and Mr. Philip Wong, member of Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Committee of The Law Society.

For the video ceremony and the list of 2020 awardees, please visit the website: http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/pub_e/probono/news.asp.