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Application Procedures

If you are remanded in custody, you may apply for legal aid through the Correctional Services Department. You can inform the staff of the Correctional Services Department that you want to apply for legal aid, and they will help you to fill in the application form and forward it to the Legal Aid Department. If you are not in custody, you may apply for legal aid in person at our Headquarters at 25/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong. You should bring along all documents relating to your case and your means, such as bank books, salary slips, rental receipts, mortgage repayment schedule, salaries tax assessment, proof of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA). You do not have to pay an application fee.

Through the Legal Aid Electronic Services Portal (LAESP)

If no date has been fixed for the hearing of your case, you can submit pre-application information online as a first step towards making an application for legal aid through the Legal Aid Electronic Services Portal (LAESP) via LAD’s website at www.lad.gov.hk.

By accessing LAESP, you can download the “Legal Aid Pre-application Information Form” after answering some key questions. The form, once filled in, can be forwarded online to LAD. LAD will acknowledge receipt of the information through LAESP and assign you a transaction reference number. Once LAD has checked that the information supplied is in order, you will be given an appointment to make a formal application.