Recently, the Guangzhou Municipal Justice Bureau issued the "Notice on Announcing the Government Legislation Grassroots Contact Points and Government Legislation Grassroots Liaison Stations". Guangdong Hebang Law Firm, leveraging its profound professional expertise and strong sense of social responsibility, actively applied and, after rigorous assessment by the Guangzhou Municipal Justice Bureau, was successfully selected as a government legislation grassroots contact point in Guangzhou for a period of five years. This selection is a recognition of Hebang's past active service in local rule of law construction and establishes a professional platform for Hebang to serve local rule of law construction. It will enable Hebang to better leverage its professional strengths and deeply participate in local rule of law construction in the future.
Since its establishment 30 years ago, He Bang Law Firm has always adhered to the principles of "integrity, diligence, pragmatism, professionalism, and efficiency" to provide clients with high-quality legal services. The lawyers of He Bang Law Firm have remained true to their original aspiration, deeply understanding livelihood issues and social focal points in daily case handling, and actively providing feedback to legislative departments to promote the resolution of social issues through improved legislation. From 2017 to 2020, He Bang Law Firm participated in the drafting of the "Guangzhou Property Management Regulations," contributing He Bang's strength to the improvement of local legislation on property management in Guangzhou. In 2022, He Bang Law Firm became one of the two law firms responsible for guiding the legal construction of towns and streets in Guangzhou, undertaking the guidance work for the legal construction of 11 towns and streets in Guangzhou, and promoting the legal construction at the grassroots level in Guangzhou. In recent years, lawyers from He Bang Law Firm have put forward targeted amendments and suggestions for legislation related to digital healthcare, the development of new energy vehicles, and the adoption system through CPPCC proposals and participation in legislative seminars. The successful selection of He Bang Law Firm as a legislative grassroots contact point is a full recognition by the Guangzhou Municipal Justice Bureau of He Bang Law Firm's professional level and active service in local legal practice, and also a high recognition of the exploration of the "law firm + university cooperation in legislative research" model proposed in this application.
Being selected as a grassroots contact point for legislation is not only a great honor but also a heavy responsibility for He Bang Law Firm. As the ancient saying goes, "If good laws are established in the whole world, the world will be governed; if good laws are established in a specific region, that region will be peaceful." He Bang Law Firm will take this selection as a new starting point, actively fulfill its duties as a grassroots contact point, continue to leverage its advantages in judicial practice, and strive to build an efficient communication bridge between the government legislative organs, the public, and market entities. It will extensively understand and collect insights from all sectors of society on legislative projects, deeply integrate into the overall situation of serving local rule of law construction, and contribute He Bang's wisdom to enhancing the scientificity, democracy, and operability of Guangzhou's legislation.
