The campaign for the new Belt & Road Justice Challenge hackathon has been launched. We are receiving strong interests in the community, seeking to apply access to justice solutions in the Belt & Road region.

Check out the post-hackathon feedback, write-ups, and media. The hackathon has contributed to growing the legaltech community in Hong Kong!

Event photos & video

Photos and trailer video of the Hackathon weekend uploaded in the Media section of the website.

Details of the judging criteria with weighing are now updated in the FAQ session.

Scenario problem statements are up! GO CHECK THEM OUT!!!

LegalTech season in HK

Apart from the A2J Hackathon, Hong Kong has witnessed the Global Legal Hackathon and the Computational Law + Blockchain Festival held in February and March, respectively. These three events were covered by this blog article posted on the Machine Lawyering Blog hosted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 

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Registration now open

Please sign up today - by yourself or bring a team - and join the first ever access to justice focused hackathon in Hong Kong powered by the Law Society of Hong Kong. Registration period open until mid-March 2018.

Stay tuned to schedule updates

Kindly review the Schedule page for the indicative schedules of the Hackathon competition period and the pre-Hackathon events. The schedules might be updated from time to time, so please revisit the page regularly to receive the latest information.

Online news of the A2J Hackathon spreads

Ms. Heidi Chu, Secretary-General of the Law Society of Hong Kong, mentions the A2J Hackathon in the "From the Secretariat" column of the Hong Kong Lawyer (February 2018), the official journal of the Law Society of Hong Kong).

The Chinese University of Hong Kong blog "Machine Lawyering" posts article covering the A2J Hackathon among other upcoming legaltech and regtech events in Hong Kong.

Instructions released

Instructions for participating teams are accessible here. It sets out the objectives and expected outcomes of the Hackathon. The instructions also set out guiding questions and the design and thinking process participants are encouraged to adopt to create and develop their solutions.

We have sent out our first flyer to recruit participants for the Hackathon.  Please check it out and share with friends. We look forward to the response.​