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Bachelor of Laws 法學士

LLB

Short Description

The four-year Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme is the first local university qualification to be recognised for admission to legal practice in Hong Kong. It offers a range of distinctive features designed to ensure the competitiveness of our graduates, including:

  • A solid foundation in legal knowledge, transferable critical and analytical skills, and broadening of intellectual horizons;
  • Systematic honing of professional skills such as critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills, research and writing skills, and bilingual language proficiency; and
  • Integrated experiential learning and capstone experience through an integrated sequence of legal research and writing, mooting, internship and clinical legal education.

The LLB programme includes a professional core that equips students with a solid foundation in legal knowledge. It also offers the possibility of specialising in a particular area of law such as commercial law, Chinese law, or international trade and economic law. Students have the option to pursue a minor in a non-law discipline offered by the University.

In addition to the 4-year LLB programme, students may consider other enriching programmes:

  • Integrated Double Degree Programmes offered in partnership  with the Faculty of Arts, the HKU Business School, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science; or
  • Dual Degree Programmes offered with the University College London (UCL) in the UK or Peking University (PKU) in Mainland China, which enable graduates to obtain two LLB degrees from two top-ranking law schools and earn legal qualifications in both jurisdictions.

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Programme Website

Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 4
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT1 Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 3
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)2 3
Or
MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 3
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3

Remark:

  1. Level 3 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting(s) will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
  2. Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for the minimum requirement.

The calculation of programme score considers category A subjects and M1/M2 only. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.

The result(s) of Liberal Studies, Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.

Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT3 Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)4 3
Or
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 3

Remark:

  1. "Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education” is referred to as “HKDSE”.
  2. "Attained with Distinction" obtained prior to 2018, or "Attained with Distinction (I)" or "Attained with Distinction (II)" obtained in or after 2018, in Applied Learning subjects (other than Applied Learning Chinese) will be used as additional supporting information. In the meantime, student learning experiences in Applied Learning subjects may be considered within the context of other learning experiences in their application.
  3. Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
  4. Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.
  5. The result(s) of Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.

Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination

In general, most of the programmes offered by HKU consider the best results achieved by candidates in different combination of sittings, except for a few programmes which only consider the latest results.  Few programmes may also impose a penalty on HKDSE repeaters.  Please refer to https://www.hku.hk/dse for details.

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 47,000

Contacts

Faculty of Law

Email: lawzoom@hku.hk

Tel: +852 3917 2951

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2025 264 108 148 238 255 1013
2024 237 93 149 244 288 1011
2023 281 107 148 212 264 1012
2022 259 68 124 167 232 850
2021 226 93 130 169 237 855
2020 232 85 133 179 265 894
2019 221 100 144 214 316 995
2018 266 101 142 237 315 1061
2017 231 93 177 227 353 1081
2016 281 108 137 216 448 1190
2015 172 85 141 197 432 1027
2014 222 81 131 197 443 1074
2013 164 53 92 149 369 827
2012 239 68 104 135 286 832

Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2025 66 0 0 0 0 66
2024 61 1 0 0 0 62
2023 93 0 0 0 0 93
2022 80 0 0 0 0 80
2021 70 0 0 0 0 70
2020 71 1 0 0 0 72
2019 67 0 0 0 0 67
2018 75 0 0 0 0 75
2017 77 0 0 0 0 77
2016 85 0 0 0 0 85
2015 76 0 0 0 0 76
2014 80 0 0 0 0 80
2013 70 0 0 0 0 70
2012 65 0 0 0 0 65