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12:00 noon (GMT +8), August 14, 2026
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Overview
The Executive Master of Business Laws (EMBL) programme is designed for mid-career professionals who seek to acquire a systematic and advanced understanding of the business laws. The programme aims to equip students with solid foundational knowledge of business law principles while enabling them to develop comparative legal perspectives with newly acquired business law expertise. Through a carefully structured curriculum, the EMBL Programme enhances students’ analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills in cross-jurisdictional legal contexts. The programme places particular emphasis on areas of law that are of practical and strategic importance in contemporary legal practice, including corporate and financial law, dispute resolution, data protection, and emerging legal issues arising from technological developments. Graduates of the programme are expected to strengthen their professional competitiveness and capacity to operate effectively in both Hong Kong and other business law environments.
Programme Structure
The EMBL Programme is offered as a part-time taught postgraduate programme with a normative study period of two academic years, subject to a maximum registration period of three academic years, in accordance with University regulations.
While the programme is offered in part-time mode, teaching may be delivered through concentrated teaching blocks scheduled primarily on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, to facilitate intensive learning and engagement by mid-career professionals. Assessment methods may include continuous assessment, written examinations, or a combination of both, as specified at the commencement of each course.
The programme is taught primarily in English, with selected courses incorporating Chinese-language business cases, court judgments, and relevant legislations/regulatory materials, reflecting Hong Kong’s role as a bridge between common law and civil law jurisdictions and supporting students’ engagement with legal practice in the Greater Bay Area and beyond.
Entrance Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the courses leading to the Executive Master of Business Laws, a candidate:
(a) shall comply with the General Regulations and the Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Curricula;
(b)(i) shall hold the degree of Bachelor of Laws with at least second class honours or a qualification of equivalent standard from this University or another comparable institution accepted for this purpose; or
(ii) shall hold a degree in a discipline other than law with at least second class honours of this University, or a qualification of equivalent standard from this University or another comparable institution accepted for this purpose; or
(iii) shall have obtained either the Common Professional Examination of England and Wales or the Common Professional Examination Certificate of this University provided that in either case the candidate has also obtained a degree with at least second class honours of this University, or a qualification of equivalent standard from this University or another comparable institution accepted for this purpose;
(c) shall have at least three years of full-time work experience, preferably in a professional position broadly related to finance, business or law; and
(d) for a candidate who is seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong of which the language of teaching and /or examination is not English, shall satisfy the Faculty-specific English language requirement* as follows:
(i) IELTS (Academic): Overall band of 6.5 or above; or
(ii) TOEFL (Internet-based): Overall score of 97 or above for tests taken before January 21, 2026; or
(iii) TOEFL (Internet-based): Overall score of 5.0 or above for tests taken on or after January 21, 2026.
*IELTS and TOEFL tests must be taken within two years prior to the start of each admissions year. Scores from "IELTS One Skill Retake," "IELTS Indicator," and "TOEFL iBT Home Edition" will not be accepted.
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Faculty
From a teaching department in 1969 to a Faculty today with about 2,500 students and over 80 full-time academic staff from about 17 jurisdictions, the Faculty of Law has been the training ground of many distinguished legal minds. Generations of lawyers who graduated from the Faculty now form the backbone of the legal profession and protect the Rule of Law in Hong Kong, which is crucial to the success of the territory.
The Faculty is committed to academic and professional excellence in meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing environment. While the Faculty has gone a long way from its inception, it continues its efforts in international outreach, in strengthening the ties with Mainland China, and in enhancing the quality of legal education with a view to train not just good lawyers but also leaders who have a passion to serve, wherever they are.
You can find more information about HKU Law at https://www.law.hku.hk/.
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