Brian
Tang, the Founding executive director of Law, Innovation, Technology &
Entrepreneurship Lab at HKU’s Faculty of Law (LITE Lab@HKU), has had an
impactful year in 2025 as the third year since ChatGPT’s launch passes.
Appointment by Hong Kong Department of Justice to develop
lawtech in Hong Kong
At the beginning of 2025, Brian was appointed and joined the
inaugural
meeting of Hong Kong Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Consultation Group on
Lawtech Development for the term of January 13, 2025 to January 12, 2028. At the first
of a series of the DOJ’s LexGoTech Roundtables (June), Brian was the
keynote speaker and then also served as a facilitator for the roundtable
comprising legal professionals from the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Small and Medium Law Firms
Association of Hong Kong. Brian was later also invited to present at Hong Kong Legal Week 2025 Lawtech
Week’s Insight Stage (November), at
which the LexGoTech
Roundtables Report was also released.
Thought leadership on AI in the legal profession
Brian has continued to speak at numerous industry and
academic this past year: HKU Law’s Regulating
AI in the Public Interest (February), vlex AI Legal Focus Group – Hong Kong (February), HKU
Law’s Hong Kong Lawtech Startup Ecosystem (March), ALB Hong Kong
Regulatory and Anti-Corruption Compliance Summit (March), LexisNexis’
Legal Minds, Digital Tools: Partnering with AI for Better Outcomes (April),
ALITA x LITE Lab@HKU Evolutions
in legal practice: how AI is transforming law firm and legal department
operating models (May), 6th
Lawtech Summit Asia 2025 in Singapore (May), Future
Law 2025 in Tallinn (May), ALITA-ELTA
Asia-Pacific – European Legal Innovation & Tech Dialogue and Curated
Pitches in London (June), LegalTechTalk
2025 in London (June), Legal
Innovation Festival x ALITA Roundtable (September), SMU Law’s Computational Legal Studies Workshop 2025 in Singapore (September),
TechLawFest
2025 in Singapore (September), Hong
Kong In-House Community Congress 2025 (October), and Hong
Kong Law Society Practice Management Committee “Legal AI: Ethics,
Opportunities & Risks” Seminar” (November).
In addition, Brian has been invited to be a judge for FT
Innovative Lawyers APAC and was quoted in “Law
firm training highlights business relationships and tech skills” (May). And
in augmenting his leadership role
as Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation &
Technology Association (ALITA) co-chair, Brian served as chief editor for ALITA State of Legal Innovation in
Asia-Pacific 2025 (which publication was covered in industry publications
such as Artificial
Lawyer, Law.com
and Law
Gazette), and led ALITA’s response to Singapore
Ministry of Law’s Public Consultation on Guide for Using Generative AI in the
Legal Sector (September).
Thought leadership on AI in broader society
Brian has also been appointed a founding member of Fintech Association of Hong Kong AI Strategic Council and hosted the inaugural panel on AI Regulation and Opportunities in Financial Services (January), and has spoken at Asia Financial Forum 2025 on Regtech Revolution (January), Cyberport AI in Finance Solution Day (March) and Hong Kong Data Summit 2025 (June). He was one of the few invitees from Asia-Pacific to attend International Association for Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (IASEAI) Conference 2025 in Paris (February).
Thought leadership on AI in Education and specifically at
Law Schools
Brian continues to support HKU’s initiatives on
incorporating AI ethically in teaching and learning. He spoke at HKU
TALIC AI Ethics in Teaching and Learning Symposium (April) and was invited to
present a TALIC video on Examples
of How Colleagues at HKU Integrate AI and Manage Associated Risks (July), as well as at Inter-University Generative AI Hackathon for SDGs 2025 Workshop (September), at which a LITE Lab team won with a chatbot
to assist Hong Kong migrant workers with their legal rights (November).
Specifically, Brian has been invited to present on his LITE Lab@HKU interdisciplinary and experiential pedagogy, including at PolyU’s Transformation of Higher Education in the AI Era: Innovation, Best Practices, and Impact together with a LITE Lab@HKU student (May), at International Future of Law Association Conference 2025 in collaboration with the Association of Law Teachers on Generative AI and the Future of Legal Education & Research at London South Bank University and Kings College (July), and at Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) Annual Summit 2025 hosting a JusticeTech Student AI Workshop with up to 60 students in Mexico (October).
Thought leadership on fintech and digital assets
In addition to AI, Brian continues to be invited by
industry to share insights on fintech and digital assets, He joined the HKMA and SFC to present at ADB
Digital Bond Forum as part of 42nd ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum (February);
presented at Australia
Chamber of Commerce Finance, Legal & Tax Committee (August); at ICMA Innovation in Capital Markets
during Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 (Oct); at Citi
x Bloomberg GBA Fintech Initiative (November). and was quoted
by SCMP
on PBOC’s announcement on digital assets (December).
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