The Hong Kong Regional Rounds of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, kindly sponsored by White & Case and Des Voeux Chambers, will be held this weekend on 11 and 12 March 2023.
Teams from the University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and City University of Hong Kong will be competing for the opportunity to represent Hong Kong in the International Rounds in Washington DC.
The Grand Final will be held on Sunday afternoon, and we are honoured to have Mr. Johnny Mok SC, BBS, JP from Des Voeux Chambers, Mr. Jin Pao SC from Temple Chambers, and Ms. Jessica Zhou from White & Case on the panel.
The cocktail reception and awards ceremony will be held immediately after. The entire event is open to the public and your presence and support for the teams is very much welcome.
Details of the competition are as follows:
Preliminary Rounds
Date: Saturday, 11 March 2023
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm (first preliminary round), 2:30pm-4:30pm (second preliminary round)
Venue: White & Case, 16/F, York House, Landmark, Central, Hong Kong
Date: Sunday, 12 March 2023
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm (third preliminary round)
Venue: White & Case, 16/F, York House, Landmark, Central, Hong Kong
Grand Final
Date: Sunday, 12 March 2023
Time: 2:30pm-4:30pm
Venue: Court 5, 4/F, High Court, 38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Cocktail Reception and Awards Ceremony
Date: Sunday, 12 March 2023
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Venue: Pondside, 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Hong Kong (located inside Hong Kong Park, Admiralty)
For any queries, please contact the Hong Kong Administrator at jessuphongkong@gmail.com.
