Chapter:	159S	Title:	FOREIGN LAWYERS REGISTRATION RULES	Gazette Number:
Section:	12	Heading:	Prohibition on the practice of Hong Kong law	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a foreign lawyer shall not provide or offer any legal service which, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, can properly be regarded as a service customarily provided by a solicitor in his capacity as such.
(2) A foreign lawyer may give advice on or handle any matter which-

(a) is expected to be subject to the law of a jurisdiction other than Hong Kong; or
(b) involves private or public international law or conflict of laws.