Between 11 and 18 January 2014, the legal talent of 56 high school students from across Hong Kong was put firmly on display in the CUHK Moot Cup, set up to offer these students a unique chance to try their hand at oral argument in a university setting.

Prof. Michael Ramsden (4th left) and Prof. Luke Marsh (3rd left), responsible for creating the competition, introduced the CUHK Moot Cup in order to provide high school students with an invaluable opportunity to understand the importance of Hong Kong's constitutional system, human rights and the rule of law.

Over three intensive days, high school students received instruction from the two professors alongside members of the CUHK student mooting committee. The moot problem explored the controversial issue of 'Occupy Central' and the limits of police powers where protesters were engaged in peaceful political assembly.

The CUHK Moot Cup champions for 2014 were Christy Lau (2nd right) and Joshua Hung (1st right) of the Chinese International School who prevailed in a close final against Adriana Lee (2nd left) and Vanessa Ma (1st left) of Diocesan Girls' School. This years' CUHK student mooting committee comprised: Lloyd Meng, Shannon Gong, Adrian Fong and Sam Chan, Year 3 students of the LLB programme.