5 HK youths to serve in intl legal organizations

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam expected these Hong Kong youths to grow into outstanding legal talent to boost Hong Kong's status as an international legal center. The city is facing huge opportunities to serve the nation's Belt and Road Initiative, in which both Chinese mainland and international enterprises are in great demand for legal and arbitration services.

The five will set out for their new positions after the ceremony.

In 2019, the commissioner's office also sent five Hong Kong young civil servants to serve as junior professional officers at the United Nations.

Chen Dong, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said in a speech that it was another good instance of the country creating a platform for the city's youngsters to take to the international stage.

"To learn and work at an international organization is an opportunity that many Hong Kong youngsters yearn for. But it can only be achieved with the nation growing stronger and the intuitive strength of the 'one country, two systems' arrangement," Chen said.

This is not only a personal opportunity for the five, but also an honor for the special administrative region, he said.

Working in these international groups can enrich professional skillsets for these youngsters and in the meantime could provide different perspectives and channels for them to understand the world and the nation, he said, calling on the five to cherish the fine opportunity.

Working in these international groups can enrich professional skillsets for these youngsters and in the meantime could provide different perspectives and channels for them to understand the world and the nation, he said, calling on the five to cherish the fine opportunity.