On April 17, 2024, Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Foreign Ministry Ma Xinmin met with a delegation of the Council of the Law Society of Hong Kong led by President Chan Chak-ming at the latter's request. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on issues such as Hong Kong lawyers' participation in the country's development of rule of law in foreign affairs, strengthening legal services to facilitate national diplomacy, and promoting the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Belt and Road Initiative, among others.