Founded August 2009
Founders & Fellows
The Hong Kong Institute of Law and Translation Limited was founded in August 2009 by a group of distinguished professionals and academics in law and translation, and continues to be supported by its Fellow Members.
Founders
Dr. Anthony Francis NeohQC, SC, JPA senior member of the Hong Kong Bar specialising in international litigation, arbitration and financial regulatory matters, and a principal architect of the legal framework for Mainland enterprises listing in Hong Kong.View profile →
Dr Elsie Leung Oi-sieGBM, JP · SolicitorFormer Secretary for Justice and Member of the Executive Council of the HKSAR Government, and former Deputy Director of the Basic Law Committee.View profile →
Dr. Lau Kit-hungSolicitorA practising solicitor in Hong Kong, the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area, New South Wales, England and Wales, and New Zealand.View profile →Dr. Wai-yee Emily Poon1960 – 2026 · Founding InitiatorA prominent scholar in legal translation and linguistics and former Associate Professor at the Open University of Hong Kong, whose research shaped the understanding of common-law English in Hong Kong’s bilingual setting.View profile →
Fellow Members
Dr. Lau Kit-hungSolicitorA practising solicitor in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, New South Wales, England and Wales, and New Zealand.View profile →
Dr. TONG Kar WaiBarrister · Solicitor · MediatorMulti-disciplinary experience across law, healthcare and education; senior management of a Hong Kong private hospital and a long-serving part-time university lecturer.View profile →
