University of Hong Kong. Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港大學法律學院; commonly known as HKU Law) is one of the 11 faculties and schools at the University of Hong Kong. Founded in 1969 as the Department of Law, it is the oldest law school in Hong Kong. HKU Law is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the world. In 2019, HKU Law was ranked 18th on the QS World Rankings and 22nd on the Times Higher Education World Rankings. HKU Law has produced many distinguished alumni, including current chief justice Andrew Cheung, three permanent judges of the Court of Final Appeal, three secretaries for justice, one-third of Hong Kong's senior counsel, and more than twenty members of the Executive Council and Legislative Council.