Overview of Events

Mr CUI Jianchun, graduated with a Master's Degree of Business Administration, is currently the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He served as the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, the Chinese ambassador to Guyana, the Chinese ambassador to Kuwait, the Minister of the Embassy of China in France, and the Deputy Director General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

Besides, he has taken the post of the Director General of the International Cooperation and Development Department in the China National Nuclear Corporation ("CNNC"), the General Manager of the CNNC Finance Company Limited, the Deputy Director General of the Finance and Accounting Department of CNNC, the Deputy Director General of the Finance and Auditing Department of CNNC, and the Deputy Director General of the Investment Operation Department of CNNC, etc.

Alberto Ninio advises the President and governance bodies of AIIB and is responsible for the legal aspects of the Bank's work. Prior to his appointment as General Counsel in January 2021, he was Director General of the Operational Services Department and led AIIB's operational support team in the areas of environment, social, procurement and financial management. Prior to joining AIIB in March 2020, Ninio served in a variety of senior roles both at the World Bank where he left as its Deputy General Counsel for Operations, and, more recently, at Vale S.A., a major multinational mining and logistics corporation based in Brazil, where he served as its Global Sustainability Director.

Ninio brings over 30 years of experience in the international development, environmental law and corporate responsibility fields. He has law degrees from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the American University in Washington DC. Ninio is from Brazil.

Mr Roden Tong was in private practice specialising in litigation and dispute resolution before moving to in-house role in 2007. Mr Tong is currently the Chief Executive of Berkley Insurance Company. He leads the Hong Kong operations of Berkley Insurance Asia (a Berkley Company), with a strong focus on Financial Lines and Specialty insurance. Mr Tong has deep expertise in handling complex claims across Asia, including Lehman related investment mis-selling cases, US securities class actions against Hong Kong and PRC companies, US SEC investigations and large-scale fidelity claims. His clients include multinational corporations, listed companies, banks, and other financial institutions. Mr Tong was admitted in Hong Kong.

In addition to his role as the Chief Executive of Berkley Insurance Company, Mr Tong holds prominent positions within the legal and community spheres. He has served on various Law Society committees and working groups for nearly 20 years. In 2016, he was elected to the Council of The Law Society of Hong Kong, in 2021, he was elected as Vice-President, and in 2024, he was elected as President. Furthermore, he is a member of the Junior Police Call Central Advisory Board and an Executive Committee Member of Customs YES, a youth uniformed group operated by the Customs and Excise Department, where he actively promotes legal education for youth.

Dr Anthony Neoh is a senior member of the Hong Kong Bar specialising in international litigation, arbitration and financial regulatory matters. In 1980, he commenced practice at the Hong Kong Bar after serving for 13 years in the Hong Kong Civil Service in Directorate rank for his last 4 years. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1990 (re-titled Senior Counsel in 1997). From 1991 to 1994, he was a member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Council and its Listing Committee, and chaired its Disciplinary Committee and Debt Securities Group, and was Co-Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Hong Kong and China Listing Working Group. He was the chief architect of the legal structure for the listing of Chinese enterprises in Hong Kong. He is former Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission from 1995 to 1998; during this time, he was the first Asian to be elected Chairman of the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. From 1999 to 2004, he was Chief Advisor of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, at the personal invitation of former Premier Zhu Rongji. Dr Neoh was Chairman of the Hong Kong Independent Police Complaints Council from June 2018 to May 2021. He was the Convenor of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Expert Group on the Hong Kong Finance Academy and now serves as one of the first Fellows of the Finance Academy. He was also the Co-Chairman of 2018 B20 Financing Growth and Infrastructure Task Force, and now serves as Co-Chairman of The China National Securitization Forum. He served 29 years as a Council Member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has served as adjunct and visiting professors in many universities (including Peking, Tsinghua Universities and the Harvard Law School). He has served as Risk Chair in the Boards of the Bank of China, China Life and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. His research interests are in financial history and regulation and corporate governance with particular emphasis in ESG.

Ms Peggy Au Yeung joined the Department of Justice, Government of Hong Kong SAR upon her admission as a solicitor in Hong Kong. She is now acting as a Principal Government Counsel in the LEAD Office under the Secretary for Justice’s Office. The LEAD Office (Legal Enhancement and Development Office) assumes the role of the central policy unit of the Department and assists the Secretary for Justice and the Deputy Secretary for Justice in formulating strategic plans and co-ordination for effective implementation of the Department’s policy initiatives. In the LEAD Office, Ms Au Yeung assists in taking forward the initiatives on strengthening of the rule of law education, as well as the promotion and enhancement of legal cooperation between Hong Kong and the Mainland, in particular in relation to the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Before joining the LEAD Office, Ms Au Yeung headed one of the policy affairs units in the Department’s Constitutional and Policy Affairs Division. She has assisted in formulating and taking forward various legislative proposals, including those relating to mutual legal assistance with the Mainland in civil and commercial matters. In addition, she has advised on policy matters relating to the legal profession and legal education. Ms Au Yeung has also been attached to the International Law Division where she has handled matters relating to criminal legal assistance.

Ms Au Yeung holds a Master of Laws (Chinese Law) degree from the University of Hong Kong, and a Bachelor of Laws degree also from the University of Hong Kong.

Mr. Philip Yang has been a full-time international commercial arbitrator for well over 30 years. He has acted as arbitrator in thousands of cases. Mr. Yang is the member of the Expert Committee of China International Commercial Court of the Supreme People’s Court of China, Honorary Chairman of HKIAC, Chairman of Shanghai International Arbitration Academy, Member of the International Advisory Board of CIETAC, Past Vice-Chairman of the BIMCO Documentary Committee, Past President of the APRAG, and Past Hong Kong Representative of ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Mr Dawes is a practising Senior Counsel and a member of Temple Chambers in Hong Kong. His practice covers a wide range of commercial disputes including banking, regulatory, company, trust and international arbitration. He is a Recorder of the High Court and also a Non-Executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission. He is currently the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association.

Professor Wei SHEN is KoGuan Distinguished Professor of Law at Shanghai Jiao Tong University Law School; PhD (LSE), LLM (Cantab), LLM (Michigan), LLM & LLB (ECUPL). Prior to joining academia, he was a lawyer qualified in New York practising for a decade, mostly in Hong Kong, on foreign direct investment, private equity and mergers and acquisitions. His main research interests include international investment law, financial regulation, corporate governance, and commercial arbitration. He has published around 300 articles in Chinese and English journals, and is the sole author, co-author, editor, translator, and chapter contributor of over sixty books. His article was cited by the Supreme Court of Singapore. He is an arbitrator with London Court of International Arbitration, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (International), Shanghai International Arbitration Centre, Shanghai Arbitration Commission, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Shenzhen International Court of Arbitration, among others.

Professor Grenville Cross GBS, SC served as the Director of Public Prosecutions of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2009, and as the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions from 1990 to 1997. He is the Senator for Life of the International Association of Prosecutors, and chairs its Standing Committee on Prosecutors in Difficulty. He is a barrister-at-law, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1990, becoming Senior Counsel in 1997. He is Visiting Professor of Law of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Honorary Professor of Law of The University of Hong Kong, and Adjunct Professor of Law of the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing. He is Sentencing Editor of Hong Kong Cases and Archbold Hong Kong, and co-author of Sentencing in Hong Kong. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 2010 for his contribution to the development of prosecution services in Hong Kong SAR, and in 2021, the Gold Bauhinia Star for services to the community.

Dr. LIANG Zheng now serves as the Professor of the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, as well as the research fellow and vice president of Institute for AI International Governance, Tsinghua University (I-AIIG), the director of the Research Center on AI governance at Tsinghua, the research fellow and deputy director of China Institute for Science &Technology Policy at Tsinghua University (CISTP).

Dr. Liang got his doctor’s degree of economics at Nankai University (2003) and accomplished the senior executive training program on leadership at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2010). He had visited at MIT Industrial Performance Center (MIT IPC) as the Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar for one year (2012).

The main areas of his research now focus on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Globalization of R&D, IPRs and Standardization, Emerging Technology and Innovation Governance etc. Besides academic publishing on peer review journals such as National Science Review, Regional Studies, Journal of Informetrics, Industry and Corporate Change, World Economy etc. Dr. Liang also participated in some important research projects such as the Strategic Research for National Medium and Long Term Science and Technology Development Program (MLP) of China. He used to be the member of National Innovation Survey Expert Group (2014-2017), as well as the member of Sino-US Innovation Dialogue Expert Group (2015-2018).

Mr Paul Lam has been the Secretary for Justice since 1 July 2022.

Before joining the Government, Mr Lam was a Senior Counsel in private practice specialising in general civil and commercial proceedings, and has passed the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Legal Professional Examination. He was a former Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 2014 to 2017 and the Chairman from 2017 to 2018. He sat as a Deputy Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong for short periods each year since 2015. He was once enlisted in the Panel of Arbitrators of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration and The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, and was once appointed by the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing as professor.

Mr Lam held a number of public service positions, such as Chairman of the Consumer Council, Chairman of the Administrative Appeals Board, Chairman of ICAC Operations Review Committee and Member of Independent Police Complaints Council.