From September 9 to 10, 2026, the 11th Belt and Road Summit, jointly organized by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Themed "Driving High-Quality Development and Embarking on a New Journey," this summit gathered over 6,000 political and business leaders from more than 70 countries and regions to conduct in-depth discussions on new cooperation paradigms in areas such as trade, investment and development.
As a core segment of the newly added "Going Global Chapter" at this summit, a thematic breakout forum titled "Hong Kong: Super Connector and World-Class Springboard — Professional Services Empowering Enterprises to Go Global" was held on the afternoon of September 9. Llinks Law Offices founding partner and Belt and Road Legal Service Alliance Vice Chairman Mr. David Yu was invited to attend the forum and deliver a keynote speech.
Guests delivering speeches at the same session included Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Secretary for Justice Mr. Paul Lam Ting-kwok, Kazakhstan First Deputy Prosecutor General Mr. Umiraliyev Zhandos Zhanibekovich and Simmons & Simmons department partner Mr. Zhang Qingyan.
Llinks founding partner Mr. David Yu currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Belt and Road Legal Service Alliance, Director of the Foreign-related Legal Service Professional Committee of the All China Lawyers Association and President of the Shanghai Arbitration Association. Mr. Yu also holds positions such as External Legal Counsel to the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and Member of the Administrative Reconsideration Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. Llinks founding partner Mr. David Yu has nearly 30 years of practice experience with profound professional accumulation in cross-border investment, M&A and dispute resolution. Mr. Yu has been long recommended as a leading Chinese lawyer by international authoritative legal rating agencies such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000, and was selected for the Ministry of Justice's "National 1,000 Foreign-Related Lawyers Roster."
This forum focused on core issues such as cross-border compliance, dispute resolution and regional policy adaptation faced by enterprises during the "going global" process. Combining his rich cross-border legal service experience, Llinks founding partner Mr. David Yu shared professional insights centered on legal risk prevention and control and professional service support in Belt and Road projects. Mr. Yu stated that as an important platform for mainland enterprises to "go global," Hong Kong will further leverage its role as a "super connector" and "super value-adder" through newly established segments like the "Going Global Chapter," assisting enterprises in expanding into Belt and Road markets.
Llinks has long been committed to providing high-quality cross-border legal services for projects along the Belt and Road, possessing service capabilities and overseas network layouts covering key Belt and Road regions. Being invited to deliver a speech at the Hong Kong Belt and Road Summit further demonstrates Llinks' professional strength and industry influence in the field of outbound legal services.
