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By-Laws of the Hong Kong Bar Association
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First adopted on 1 March 1968
with amendments up to 4 December 2020
with amendments up to 4 December 2020
with amendments up to 22 January 2024
42. Any barrister who is a member of the Judiciary in Hong Kong may, upon payment of the prescribed annual fee and so long as he pays the said annual fee, be and remain a Member of the Bar Mess (hereinafter referred to as “Mess Members”) until he resigns or ceases to be a member of the Judiciary. A Mess Member shall be entitled only to attend social functions.