Translator：Jiang Wenyu

As the new year approaches, lawyer Hu Hong from Auckland, New Zealand officially joins Landing and takes on the role of Director at Landing's New Zealand office.

Hu Hong, a lawyer from Wuhan, Hubei Province, is over 50 years old. Since emigrating and settling in Auckland in 1995, Hu Hong has not only become a practicing lawyer in the Supreme Court of New Zealand and Australia, but also the first and only international notarial barrister from China. Hu Hong will lead the New Zealand office to a new stage of development, marking an important step for Landing to expand its influence globally.

After graduating from the University of Auckland Law School in 2001, Hu Hong became a registered barrister and solicitor in New Zealand. In the first five years, he primarily focused on criminal and family law advocacy in court. In the following 17 years, he provided comprehensive legal services in areas such as commercial law, real estate law, international law, trusts, and international notary services.

Hu Hong is the only Chinese lawyer from mainland China who has been awarded a lifetime international notary lawyer accreditation in the UK. He is a senior fellow of the International Bar Association in Australia and New Zealand and serves as a legal advisor to over a hundred Chinese enterprises and social organizations. Currently, he is the President of the New Zealand Hubei Business Association and the Chairman of the New Zealand-China Understanding Association.

In addition to his legal practice in Australia for over 20 years, Hu Hong serves as the legal advisor to a Tongan royal princess and the personal legal advisor to the Fijian Ambassador to New Zealand. In 2022, as the only Asian candidate, Hu Hong ran for Mayor of Auckland, the largest city council in the South Pacific. Although he did not win the mayoral seat, he achieved the honor of being among the top four candidates out of 25 European candidates.

By joining Landing, Hu Hong hopes to leverage his professional international legal experience and diverse cultural background to provide Landing's clients with a broader international perspective and more in-depth legal value-added services. He aims to create more international platforms for young Landing lawyers and contribute to the establishment of a leading international firm driven by the Chinese community.