On July 6, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice issued lawyers' licenses (Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area) to Hong Kong lawyer he Junyao and Macao lawyers Kuang Yuqiu, Cheng Jiawen and Tan Xiaohong respectively. They became the first batch of Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area lawyers approved to practice in nine mainland cities in Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay area. This is a bold attempt to realize the "soft connection" of legal service rules in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay area is one of the regions with the highest degree of openness and the strongest economic vitality in China. Cross border disputes arising from economic and social activities are also increasing. It is urgent for more professionals familiar with mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and foreign laws to participate. Hong Kong and Macao lawyers have unique professional advantages in this area. On August 11, 2020, the 21st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted to authorize the State Council to carry out the pilot work of Hong Kong legal practitioners and Macao practicing lawyers obtaining mainland practicing qualifications and engaging in the lawyer profession in nine mainland cities in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay area, such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai. On October 5 of the same year, the general office of the State Council issued a notice to officially deploy and promote the pilot work. The previous mainland policy of opening up the Hong Kong and Macao lawyer service industry allowed Hong Kong and Macao law firms to set up representative offices in the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao lawyers were employed as legal advisers by mainland law firms, and Hong Kong and Macao were in partnership with mainland law firms. The last pilot work is a major breakthrough made on the basis of these policies. Xiao Shengfang, President of the provincial bar association, said that in terms of the scope of practice, the business scope provided by Hong Kong and Macao lawyers in the previous Guangdong Hong Kong Macao partnership law firm was equivalent to that provided in Hong Kong and Macao, that is, to provide legal affairs applicable to Hong Kong, Macao or foreign laws; The lawyers of Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay District who were approved to practice this time provided mainland legal services, that is, they can handle some civil and commercial litigation cases and some civil and commercial non litigation legal affairs applicable to mainland laws in the nine mainland cities of Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay district. Xiao Shengfang believes that this pilot will fully integrate the talent resources of excellent lawyers in Hong Kong and Macao, break the legal service barriers brought by the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao legal systems, provide diversified and convenient cross-border legal services for the parties, and also help promote the convergence of legal rules and mechanisms in the three places, create a good legal business environment in the Greater Bay area, and help the integrated development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay area. When they learned that they had become lawyers in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay District, the four Hong Kong and Macao lawyers were excited and felt more responsible. He Junyao, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said, "in the future, I will continue to give full play to my ability, actively participate in the construction of the Great Bay area, integrate into the overall situation of national development, and contribute more wisdom to the 'going out' of mainland enterprises." Cheng Jiawen, a Macao lawyer, said: "as a practitioner familiar with Macao law, I hope to make more efforts to connect the rules and mechanisms of legal services in the Greater Bay Area in the future." Duchengming, vice president of the provincial law society and vice president of Guangdong University of technology, suggested that we should further promote judicial exchanges and mutual learning between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao in the field of civil and commercial affairs, and continue to study and explore new ways and measures for the connection of legal rules and mechanisms in the field of civil and commercial affairs. (reporter / Qi Lei, Wu Xiaoxian) (Xinhua News Agency)