Secretary for Justice Paul Lam visited the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) today, following a tour of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) yesterday.
Mr Lam attended a seminar of the National Prosecutors College under the SPP this morning and shared with the participants the work of the Department of Justice in prosecution and safeguarding public interests under the principle of “one country, two systems”.
He then had a working lunch with First Deputy Prosecutor General of the SPP Tong Jianming to learn more about the college’s initiatives in nurturing high-level and high-quality prosecutorial talent in the country.
In the afternoon, Mr Lam met SPP Prosecutor-General Ying Yong to exchange views on the strengthening of legal co-operation between Hong Kong and the Mainland, and issues of mutual concern.
Yesterday, the Secretary for Justice attended an SPC foreign, Hong Kong and Macau-related seminar series, sharing with the participants the characteristics of Hong Kong’s common law system under the “one country, two systems” principle and ways to leverage the advantages of its common law system in contributing to the country’s high-quality development.
At a meeting with SPC Vice-president Mao Zhonghua, issues including promoting the nurturing of the country’s foreign-related legal talent were discussed.
Mr Lam will return to Hong Kong after a meeting with SPC President Zhang Jun tomorrow.
