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Hong Kong SAR

Judiciary generative AI guidelines (July 2024) and Law Society position paper (January 2024).

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Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Guidelines on the Use of Generative AI for Judges, Judicial Officers and Support StaffJudicial guidelinePrimary sourcePractice note. Written for judicial officers, not for a practitioner filing a document.	Hong Kong Judiciary	Judiciary Administration, July 2024 · Effective 2024-07	No delegation of judicial functions; understand limits and verify; use Judiciary-issued devices; annex of AI terms.	Hong Kong Judiciary

Law societies and bars

Law societies and bars for Hong Kong SAR
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Position paper: The Impact of AI on the Legal ProfessionLaw society guidancePrimary sourceSecondary. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.	Law Society of Hong Kong	per secondary source (HK Lawyer) · Effective 2024-01	AI is a tool, not a substitute for professional responsibility; lawyers retain ultimate responsibility for quality. Context: PCPD AI model framework; SFC circular Nov 2024.	Law Society of Hong Kong

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AI instruments for Hong Kong SAR
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Guidelines on the Use of Generative AI for Judges, Judicial Officers and Support StaffJudicial guidelinePrimary sourcePractice note. Written for judicial officers, not for a practitioner filing a document.	Hong Kong Judiciary	Judiciary Administration, July 2024 · Effective 2024-07	No delegation of judicial functions; understand limits and verify; use Judiciary-issued devices; annex of AI terms.	Hong Kong Judiciary
Position paper: The Impact of AI on the Legal ProfessionLaw society guidancePrimary sourceSecondary. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.	Law Society of Hong Kong	per secondary source (HK Lawyer) · Effective 2024-01	AI is a tool, not a substitute for professional responsibility; lawyers retain ultimate responsibility for quality. Context: PCPD AI model framework; SFC circular Nov 2024.	Law Society of Hong Kong

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Guidance
Topic	Guidance
Define the matter	Confirm the client’s instructions, jurisdiction, intended output and the information available before dividing the work.
Confirm the source material	Check the work against the original records and identify omissions, contradictions and remaining information.
Record review and approval	Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.
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