You are cordially invited to the annual HKLII DAY, organized by the Law Library, on Friday, 9 November 2012.

Introduction to HKLII & CLIC

1-2 pm, Lui Che Woo Law Library, 1/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, by Dr Kevin Pun, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Science & Law, Co-Director of HKLII. Demonstration will also be given on CLIC (Community Legal Information Centre http://www.hkclic.org/, a bilingual community legal information website and a quick internet guide for the general public to find legal information in Hong Kong.  To register online, visit

http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43#6488

HKLII (Hong Kong Legal Information Institute, http://www.hklii.hk) is the first comprehensive portal providing free access to public legal information in Hong Kong.  It is a project of Law & Technology Centre, a centre jointly established by Department of Computer Science and Faculty of Law, and is based on data obtained from public authorities and other sources in Hong Kong.  Databases in HKLII now comprise Judgments from most Hong Kong Courts and Tribunals; Practice Directions; Current Ordinances and Regulations; selected publications of Hong Kong Law Reform Commission; selected domain name arbitration decisions from the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre; Administrative Appeals Board case notes and complaint case notes from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.

 For enquiries, please email lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 3917-2914.

HKLII DAY is organized by the Law Library, with support from the Faculty of Law and the Dept of Computer Science.

You are cordially invited to the Westlaw Day and Lexis Day training sessions.  Multiple sessions will be offered each day by Westlaw/Lexis specialist trainers in the Lui Che Woo Law Library, 1/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus.  For the schedule, please visit http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43.   Souvenirs and training materials will be distributed to participants.  Registration is not required but seats with PCs are limited, first come first served.

Whether you are new to Lexis or Westlaw or need to reinforce your search skills, we invite you to come along.  For enquiries, please email lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 3917-2914.

Lexis.com is an online legal research service which provides case law, law reviews, legislation and legal journal articles from Hong Kong, China, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, Malaysia, India, South Africa etc.  Lexis.com can be accessed from the University Libraries’ Key English Resources page at http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/ER/keyDB/hkul/i.

Westlaw is an online legal research service which provides a unique collection of legal and regulatory information. The collection includes case law, legislation, law reviews, treaties, and directories from Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, European Union.  Westlaw can be accessed from the University Libraries’ Key English Resources page at http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/ER/keyDB/hkul/i.

You are cordially invited to the annual HKLII DAY, organized by the Law Library, on Thursday, 10 November 2011.

HKLII (Hong Kong Legal Information Institute, http://www.hklii.org.hk) is the first comprehensive portal providing free access to public legal information in Hong Kong.  It is a project of Law & Technology Centre, a centre jointly established by Department of Computer Science and Faculty of Law, and is based on data obtained from public authorities and other sources in Hong Kong.  Databases in HKLII now comprise Judgments from most Hong Kong Courts and Tribunals; Practice Directions; Current Ordinances and Regulations; selected publications of Hong Kong Law Reform Commission; selected domain name arbitration decisions from the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre; Administrative Appeals Board case notes and complaint case notes from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.

HKLII Day events include:

(A) Introduction to HKLII & CLIC

1-2 pm, e-Learning Lab, G/F, Main Library, presented by Dr Kevin Pun, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Science & Dept of Law, HKU; Co-Director of HKLII. Demonstration will also be given on CLIC (Community Legal Information Centre http://www.hkclic.org/),  a bilingual community legal information website and a quick internet guide for the general public to find legal information in Hong Kong.  To register online, visit
http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43#5737.

(B) HKLII Poster Exhibition & Quiz
This exhibition will highlight the major features of HKLII, its content coverage and functionalities.  Take the HKLII Quiz and receive a souvenir at the Law Library!

We look forward to your participation.  For enquiries, email lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 2859-2914.

HKLII DAY is organized by the Law Library, with support from the Faculty of Law and the Dept of Computer Science.

You are cordially invited to the Westlaw Day and Lexis Day training sessions.  Multiple sessions will be offered each day by Westlaw/Lexis specialist trainers in the Law Library, 1/F, K.K. Leung Building.  For the schedule, please visit http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43.   Souvenirs and training materials will be distributed to participants.  Registration is not required but seats with PCs are limited, first come first served.

Whether you are new to Lexis or Westlaw or need to reinforce your search skills, we invite you to come along.  For enquiries, please email lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 2859-2914.

Lexis.com is an online legal research service which provides case law, law reviews, legislation and legal journal articles from Hong Kong, China, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, Malaysia, India, South Africa etc.  Lexis.com can be accessed from the University Libraries’ Key English Resources page at http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/ER/keyDB/hkul/i.

Westlaw is an online legal research service which provides a unique collection of legal and regulatory information. The collection includes case law, legislation, law reviews, treaties, and directories from Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, European Union.  Westlaw can be accessed from the University Libraries’ Key English Resources page at http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/ER/keyDB/hkul/i.

You are cordially invited to the annual HKLII DAY, organized by the Law Library, on Thursday, 4 November 2010.

HKLII (Hong Kong Legal Information Institute, http://www.hklii.org.hk) is the first comprehensive portal providing free access to public legal information in Hong Kong.  It is a project of Law & Technology Centre, a centre jointly established by Department of Computer Science and Faculty of Law, and is based on data obtained from public authorities and other sources in Hong Kong.  Databases in HKLII now comprise Judgments from most Hong Kong Courts and Tribunals; Practice Directions; Current Ordinances and Regulations; selected publications of Hong Kong Law Reform Commission; selected domain name arbitration decisions from the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre; Administrative Appeals Board case notes and complaint case notes from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.

HKLII Day events include:

(A) Introduction to HKLII & CLIC

1-2 pm, e-Learning Lab, G/F, Main Library, presented by Dr Kevin Pun, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Science & Dept of Law, HKU; Co-Director of HKLII. Demonstration will also be given on CLIC (Community Legal Information Centre http://www.hkclic.org/),  a bilingual community legal information website and a quick internet guide for the general public to find legal information in Hong Kong.  To register online, visit
http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43#5201.

(B) HKLII Poster Exhibition & Quiz

This exhibition will highlight the major features of HKLII, its content coverage and functionalities.  Join an HKLII Quiz and win souvenirs at the Law Library.

For enquiries, email lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 2859-2914.

HKLII DAY is organized by the Law Library, with support from the Faculty of Law and the Dept of Computer Science.

You are cordially invited to the Westlaw Day and Lexis Day training sessions.  Multiple sessions will be offered each day by Westlaw/Lexis specialist trainers in the Law Library, 1/F, K.K. Leung Building.  For the schedule, please visit http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43.   Souvenirs and training materials including new Westlaw HK user guides will be distributed to participants.  Registration is not required but seats with PCs are limited, first come first served.

Whether you are new to Lexis or Westlaw or need to reinforce your search skills, we invite you to come along.  For enquiries, please email lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 2859-2914.

Lexis.com is an online legal research service which provides case law, law reviews, legislation and legal journal articles from Hong Kong, China, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, Malaysia, India, South Africa etc.  Lexis.com can be accessed from the University Libraries’ Key English Resources page at http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/ER/keyDB.jsp?lang=i.

Westlaw International is an online legal research service which provides a unique collection of legal and regulatory information. The collection includes case law, legislation, law reviews, treaties, and directories from Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, European Union.  Westlaw can be accessed from the University Libraries’ Key English Resources page at http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/ER/keyDB.jsp?lang=i.

You are cordially invited to the annual HKLII DAY to be held on Tuesday, 3 November 2009.

HKLII (Hong Kong Legal Information Institute, http://www.hklii.org.hk ) is the first comprehensive portal providing free access to public legal information in Hong Kong.  It is a project of China IT & Law Centre, a centre jointly established by Department of Computer Science and Faculty of Law, and is based on data obtained from public authorities and other sources in Hong Kong.  Databases in HKLII now comprise Judgments from most Hong Kong Courts and Tribunals; Practice Directions; Current Ordinances and Regulations; Law Reform Commission selected publications; Historical laws, with data supplied by the University Libraries; selected domain name arbitration decisions from the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre; Administrative Appeals Board case notes and complaint case notes from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.

HKLII Day events include:

(A) Introduction to HKLII & CLIC

1-2 pm, e-Learning Lab, G/F, Main Library, by Dr Kevin Pun, Associate Professor, Dept of Computer Science & Dept of Law, HKU; Director of HKLII. Demonstration will also be given on CLIC (Community Legal Information Centre http://www.hkclic.org/, a bilingual community legal information website and a quick internet guide for the general public to find legal information in Hong Kong.  To register online, visit

http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43#4334

(B) HKLII workshops

A small-group session will be offered at 2.30-3.15 pm, 1/F, Law Library, K.K. Leung Building.  No registration is required.  Limited seats with PCs are available, first-come-first-served.

For enquiries, please email lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 2859-2914.

HKLII DAY is organized by the Law Library, with support from the Faculty of Law and the Dept of Computer Science.

You are cordially invited to the Westlaw Day and Lexis Day training sessions.  Multiple sessions will be offered each day by Westlaw/Lexis specialist trainers in the Law Library, 1/F, K.K. Leung Building.  For the schedule, please visit http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43.   Souvenirs and training materials will be distributed to participants.  Registration is not required but seats with PCs are limited, first come first served.

Whether you are new to Lexis or Westlaw or need to reinforce your search skills, we invite you to come along.  For enquiries, please email lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 2859-2914.

Lexis.com is a web-based online service providing access to full text news, magazine, legal, and business articles and reports. The sources include newspapers, magazines and government documents, US state and federal laws and regulations, case law, newsletters, company and industry information.  Jurisdictions covered include US, UK, Hong Kong, PRC, and many others.  Lexis.com can be accessed from the University Libraries’ Key English Resources page at http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/ER/keyDB.jsp?lang=i.

Westlaw International is a web-based online service providing access to primary and secondary legal research materials that include federal, state, and foreign case law, court rules, statutory and regulatory materials, digests, reference publications, and full text legal periodicals, newsletters, newspapers, and publications in US, Canada, UK, Australia, Hong Kong and other jurisdictions.  Westlaw can be accessed from the University Libraries’ Key English Resources page at http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/ER/keyDB.jsp?lang=i.

* Kindly note that there has been a change in the dates for Westlaw Day, originally scheduled on 21-22 Oct.

Did it ever occur to you that improving your legal research skills could save you hours of research time in the future?  Take action now by signing up in a Lexis/Westalw training this coming October 2 and October 9.  In the training sessions, you will be able to meet the specialist trainers from Lexis and Westlaw and will be introduced to the essential legal research skills needed to search effectively in these resources, e.g.

• locate a case by citation;
• search for cases by topics/issues
• select a database;
• construct a terms and connectors search;
• print and download the documents.    

For Lexis & Westlaw training schedules and sign-ups, please go to:

Lexis demo: http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43#4170

Westlaw demo: http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/course/list_gp_m.cgi?category=43#4171

For further information, please contact the Law Library at 2859-2915.  We look forward to your participation!

• 19-20 October 2009 Westlaw Day (Date changed!)
• 29-30 October 2009 Lexis Day

Specialist trainers from both LexisNexis and Westlaw will offer training sessions on October 19-20 and 29-30 respectively at the Lui Che Woo Law Library.  Souvenirs and training materials will be distributed to participants.  Registration is not required but seats with PCs are limited, first come first served. 

• 3 November 2009 HKLII Day (Date changed!)

The training event will be held on 3 November 2009 with focus on two of Hong Kong’s leading free legal portals, HKLII (Hong Kong Legal Information Institute) and CLIC (Community Legal Information Centre).  Registration is required.  Introductory session and small-group workshops will be organized. 

Mark the dates on your calendar and stay tuned for more details on our blog.

For enquiries, please email: lawlib@lib.hku.hk or call 2859-2914.