Associate Professor, LLB (HKU) PCLL (HKU), BSc (Economics), LLM (London), MBA (Warwick),
LLB, LLM (Peking), LLM (IT and Telecommunications Law) (Stratclyde) and
PhD (London)


Dr Richard Wu, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, LLB (HKU) PCLL (HKU), BSc (Economics), LLM (London), MBA (Warwick), LLB, LLM (Peking), LLM (IT and Telecommunications Law) (Strathclyde) and PhD (London). Dr Wu obtained his law degrees from the University of Hong Kong, Peking University and University of London. He is the only legal scholar who studied Hong Kong and Chinese laws at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Dr Wu is a Visiting Scholar of Peking University Law School and Melbourne Law School, Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University Law School and Visiting Academic of Faculty of Law, University College London and TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland. He is also a legal academic with a successful practice track record. He spent more than ten years in private practice, and served as a partner of the largest and oldest law firm in Hong Kong in his time before joining academia in 1998.

Over the past two decades, Dr Wu has integrated his practice experience to teach conveyancing law from a transactional perspective. Currently, he teaches Property Transactions, China Practice, and Ethical Lawyering for Public Interest at HKU Law Faculty. He is also a leading scholar researching land title registration development both locally and globally.

Examination Dates

Head I Examination Date
October 23, 2026
Head VI Examination Date
November 3, 2026
Head II Examination Date
November 6, 2026
Head III Examination Date
November 10, 2026
Head V Examination Date
February 17, 2027 - February 18, 2027

Important Dates

  • Opening date for lodging application to sit the 2025 Examination
    6 Feb 2025 (Thu)
  • Closing date for receipt of application forms (Form A), all supporting documents and information and
    21 Mar 2025 (Fri)
  • Closing date for registration to sit the 2025 OLQE Examinations
    29 Aug 2025 (Fri)
  • Last date to advise on disability
    23 Sep 2025 (Tue)
  • Last day to withdraw from Examiantion to be eligible for a partial refund of registration fee
    9 Oct 2025 (Thu)
  • Provisional date for release of the results
    10 Mar 2026 (Tue)