OLQE - LexOmnibus

The Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination (OLQE) Preparatory Courses 2020

Donald Hoi Tak LAI Donald Hoi Tak LAI
Solicitor, CPA, ACA, MHKSI, ACIS, ACS, CIA, CFSA, CGAP, CRMA, CFE, CAMS, LLB (1st Hon), LLM (CFL) (Distinction)

Donald is a solicitor, certified public accountant, chartered company secretary and holds various professional qualifications in accounting, auditing and compliance. Donald earned his first degree in business administration (majoring in accounting) in Canada. While working full-time, he obtained his LLB degree with first-class honours at the City University of Hong Kong and graduated from the LLM program in Corporate and Financial Laws with distinction at the University of Hong Kong. Donald started his career in a Big 4 accounting firm and then spent most of his career in the Securities and Futures Commission. He also had work experience in regulatory compliance in a multinational bank and private legal practice in an international law firm. He is now a manager of the Enforcement Division of the SFC, investigating insider dealing and other market misconducts cases. Donald is specialized in securities law and is a contributor to the 2018 and 2019 editions of the SFO: Commentary and Annotations.



Examination Dates
Important Dates
  • Closing date for applicants for lodging the application to sit the 2020 Examination except for those16 Mar 2020 (Mon)
  • Closing date for applicants for lodging the application to sit the 2020 Examination for those applic29 Apr 2020 (Wed)
  • Closing date for registration to sit the 2020 OLQE Examinations7 Aug 2020 (Fri)
  • Issue of candidate slips18 Sep 2020 (Fri)
  • Last date to advise of disability28 Sep 2020 (Mon)
  • Last day to withdraw from Examiantion to be eligible for a partial refund of registration fee 15 Oct 2020 (Thu)
  • Provisional date for release of the results 10 Mar 2021 (Wed)