page_title: Hong Kong Bar Association
section_title: Route to entry
hierarchical_section_title: Hong Kong Bar Association / Route to entry
caption_attribution_description: English: List of members of the Hong Kong Bar Association in 1964
context_page_description: The Hong Kong Bar Association is the professional regulatory body for barristers in Hong Kong. The Law Society of Hong Kong is the equivalent association for solicitors in Hong Kong.
  Philip Dykes SC is the current chairman of the Council of the HKBA.
context_section_description: Students must first complete a basic degree in law, such as the Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Juris Doctor (JD) or convert from another first degree with the Common Professional Examination (CPE).
  They must then complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) at The University of Hong Kong, the City University of Hong Kong or The Chinese University of Hong Kong.  From 2008 onwards, all overseas applicants to the PCLL must satisfy each element of the PCLL conversion programme.
  After finishing PCLL, prospective barristers will enter pupillage with a pupilmaster for a year; after half a year they will gain rights of audience in court.
  Overseas barristers may, having at least three years' experience, take the Barristers Qualification Examination to officially become a Hong Kong barrister.
  Additionally, lawyers of at least three years' qualified experience may apply to switch membership of either the HKBA or The Law Society of Hong Kong.  However, one may not enjoy membership of both entities at once.  For example, the No. 1 ranked barrister in seniority in 2007, Sir John Swaine SC, switched to become a solicitor in 2002, but switched back in 2004. Solicitors seeking to qualify as barrister are required to do pupillage, however, the period may be shortened for those with substantial advocacy experience.
caption: List of members of the Hong Kong Bar Association in 1964
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