The HKSAR has more than 5 200 practising solicitors and 640 local law firms, plus some 37 foreign law firms, 750 registered foreign lawyers and seven registered associations between foreign law firms and local law firms in Hong Kong.

    The Law Society is the governing body for solicitors and foreign lawyers and foreign law firms. It has wide responsibilities for maintaining professional and ethical standards and for considering complaints against these legal professionals.

    There are over 390 notaries public, who are members of the Hong Kong Society of Notaries, providing notarial service to different sectors of the community. Legislation on notaries public has been updated with a view to enhancing the notarial system.

    Hong Kong has more than 790 practising barristers, whose governing body is the Hong Kong Bar Association. The Code of Conduct for the Bar of the HKSAR governs their conduct and etiquette.