BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The General Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, recently revised the guidelines for a trial program allowing lawyers from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to obtain licenses and practice in nine cities in south China's Guangdong Province.
The trial program will be extended to Oct. 4, 2026, according to the revised guidelines made public on Thursday.
A lawyer from Hong Kong or Macao with at least three years of professional experience will be able to engage in legal work on the mainland, within a certain scope, if he or she passes a practice examination for lawyers in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and obtains a practicing certificate.
The revised guidelines will take effect on Oct. 5. ■
