Speeches

• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of Legal Year 2025 (with photos) (20-01-2025)
• CJ's address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (with photos) (11-05-2024)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of Legal Year 2024 (with photos) (22-01-2024)
• CJ's address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (with photos) (20-05-2023)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of Legal Year 2023 (with photos) (16-01-2023)
• Speech by CJ at Rule of Law Congress: Rule of Law and Justice for All under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022 (English only) (with photo) (11-11-2022)
• CJ's address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (with photos) (11-06-2022)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of Legal Year 2022 (with photos) (24-01-2022)
• Speech of the Chief Judge of the High Court at the International Criminal Law Conference (02-11-2021)
• CJ's address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (29-05-2021)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2021 (11-01-2021)
• CJ's speech at Farewell Sitting (06-01-2021)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2020 (13-01-2020)
• CJ's address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (22-06-2019)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2019 (with photos) (14-01-2019)
• CJ's address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (09-06-2018)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2018 (with photos) (08-01-2018)
• CJ's Address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (10-06-2017)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2017 (09-01-2017)
• CJ's speech at the Graduation Ceremony of the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong (12-12-2016) (14 KB)
• CJ's Address at the 82nd Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (01-12-2016) (39 KB)
• CJ's Address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (11-06-2016)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2016 (11-01-2016)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Court of Final Appeal Building (25-09-2015)
• CJ's Address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (02-05-2015)
• CJ's address at Global Law Summit in London (English only) (25-02-2015)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2015 (12-01-2015)
• CJ's speech at St Paul's College Speech Day (English only) (04-12-2014)
• CJ's keynote address at International Malaysia Law Conference 2014 in Kuala Lumpur (English only) (24-09-2014)
• CJ's Address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (17-05-2014)
• CJ's speech at 5th Tun Hussein Onn Lecture in Kuala Lumpur (English only)(19-04-2014)
• CJ's speech at University Assembly at Lingnan University (English only) (17-03-2014)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2014 (13-01-2014)
• CJ's Address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (11-05-2013)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2013 (14-01-2013)
• CJ's Address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (19-05-2012)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2012 (09-01-2012)
• CJ's Address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (21-05-2011)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2011 (10-01-2011)
• CJ's Address at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (08-05-2010)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2010 (11-01-2010)
• CJ's Speech at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (16-05-2009)
• CJ's Speech at Opening Ceremony of the 16th Commonwealth Law Conference in Hong Kong (06-04-2009)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2009 (12-01-2009)
• CJ's Speech at Conference on Effective Judicial Review: A Cornerstone of Good Governance (10-12-2008)
• CJ's Speech at the "Judiciary" special stamps issuing ceremony (27-11-2008)
• CJ's Speech at the Legal Education Trust Fund 20th Anniversary Celebration & Graduation of Class 2008 Student Summer Program in Mainland (Chinese only) (08-09-2008)
• CJ's Speech at Ceremony for the Admission of the New Senior Counsel (26-04-2008)
• CJ's Speech at Labour Tribunal Building Opening Ceremony (with photos) (07-03-2008)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2008 (14-01-2008)
• Speech by the Chief Justice at Mediation Conference (with video) (30-11-2007)
• Common law system continues to develop and thrive: CJ (with photos) (05-06-2007)
• Speech of the Chief Justice (12-05-2007)
• CJ's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2007 (08-01-2007)
• Chief Justice's speech at 63rd Congregation of CUHK (07-12-2006)
• Speech by the Chief Justice (09-11-2006)
• Speech of the Chief Justice (20-05-2006)
• Chief Justice's speech at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2006 (09-01-2006)
• Speech of the Chief Justice (23-04-2005)
• Chief Justice's speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year 2005 (17-02-2005)
• Speech of the Chief Justice (15-05-2004)
• CJ's Speech at Ceremonial Opening of Legal Year 2004 (12-01-2004)
• Chief Justice's speech at 18th Biennial Conference of LAWASIA 2003 (02-09-2003)
• Farewell sitting for The Honorable Mr Justice Leong Chief Judge of the High Court (04-07-2003)
• Speech of the Hon Chief Justice (10-05-2003)
• Speech by the Hon Chief Justice Andrew K N Li at the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians 25th Anniversary Celebration Scientific Meeting (22-03-2003)
• CJ's Speech at Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year (13-01-2003)
• Keynote Address by the Honourable Chief Justice Andrew K N Li at the Shue Yan College 28th Graduation Ceremony (09-12-2002)
• Speech by the Chief Justice (06-12-2002)
• Graduation Ceremony of the University of New South Wales: Award of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws to the Honourable Chief Justice Andrew K N Li - Address by the Honourable Chief Justice Andrew K N Li (16-06-2002)
• Address by the Chief Justice at the Ceremony for the Admission of New Senior Counsel (11-05-2002)
• Speech by the Hon Chief Justice Andrew Li Kwok Nang at the 12th Annual Meeting and Conference of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (04-05-2002)
• Opening Address by the Hon Chief Justice at the Transnational Organized Crime Conference (18-03-2002)
• Opening Address by the Hon Chief Justice at the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal Panel Seminar (15-03-2002)
• The Chief Justice's Address at the Opening of the Legal Year (14-01-2002)
• Keynote Opening Speech by the Hon Chief Justice Andrew Li at the Legal IT Conference for Legal Practitioners (11-12-2001)
• Occasional Address by the Honourable Chief Justice of Hong Kong Andrew Li at the Hong Kong Graduation Ceremony of the Faculties of Commerce and Economics and Law, the University of New South Wales (10-06-2001)
• Address by the Chief Justice at the Ceremony for the Admission of New Silks (05-05-2001)
• 161st Congregation of the University of Hong Kong for the conferment of honorary degrees (29-03-2001)
• The Chief Justice's Address at the opening of the Legal Year (15-01-2001)
• The Society for the Rehabilitation of Offenders, Hong Kong 43rd Annual General Meeting - English Translation of the Speech by the Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Li, Patron (07-12-2000)
• "New Era, New Challenge" Opening of the First ICAC Symposium - Keynote Address by the Hon Chief Justice Andrew Li (13-11-2000)
• Speech by the Hon Chief Justice at the HKU Mentorship Programme Inauguration Ceremony (10-11-2000)
• Enforcement of Arbitral Awards : Asia at the Millennium (English only) (18-02-2000)
• Speech by the Chief Justice at the Opening of the Legal Year (17-01-2000)
• Speech by The Hon. Mr. Justice Hartmann, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, at the Opening Ceremony of Hong Kong Family Welfare Society - Hong Kong Eastern (Healthy Village) Centre (26-11-1999)
• Administration of Justice in the 21st Century (08-09-1999)
• Speech made by Chief Justice on Opening of Legal Year 1999 (11-01-1999)
• Welcome Address by the Chief Justice, The Hon Mr Justice Li, at the International Bar Association Conference (13-06-1998)
• The Chief Justice's Address at the Opening of the Legal Year (12-01-1998)