香港是一個法治社會。香港律師制度至今已有百多年的歷史,早在1844年,香港還在英國管治時期,香港便設立了最高法院,同時並引入了英國的法律及准許英國和愛爾蘭認許的律師在香港執業。香港的首間法律學院於1969在香港大學設立。在此之前,欲投身律師行業的人士,必須遠赴英國接受教育,取得英國的大律師或律師資格後在香港執業。當時律師的數目並不多,衹有幾百人,大部份均相互認識,在竭力維護客戶的同時,大家都是以禮相待,極少出現惡言相向的 Hong Kong is a society ruled by law. Hong Kong’s lawyer system has been in existence for over a hundred years now. As early as 1844, while Hong Kong was under British administration, Hong Kong set up the Supreme Court. At the same time, it introduced British law and allowed British and Irish lawyers in Hong Kong Practice. Hong Kong’s first law school was established at Hong Kong University in 1969. Prior to that, those who want to join the lawyer profession must go to Britain for education and qualified as barristers or lawyers in the United Kingdom before practicing in Hong Kong. At that time, the number of lawyers was not that large. Only a few hundred people, most of whom knew each other, worked hard to protect their clients and treated everyone with courtesy.