the NPCSC's decision was a "good example" of the government's commitment to implementing One Country, Two Systems. Structure The society is divided into two bodies: The Council – the governing body of the society and consists of 20 members with 2 vice-presidents and 1 president. The Secretariat – the body responsible for the standing committees within the society and has around 100 staff. Profile of the profession As of 30 September 2018, the Law Society regulates 9,708 solicitors in Hong Kong with a current practising certificate. Structure of the profession 7,167 solicitors were in private practice in 908 firms. Of these firms: 47% were sole practitioners. Of all the sole practitioners, 44% did not employ any other legally qualified persons. 196 firms employed a total of 934 trainee solicitors. 2,805 were in partnerships or were sole practitioners. 4,362 solicitors are assistant solicitors or consultants in firms. 2,032 solicitors worked with private businesses (in-house) or in government (Department of Justice, etc.). Foreign lawyers Foreign lawyers in Hong Kong come from 33 jurisdictions (at 30 September 2018) 433 foreign lawyers employed by 85 foreign firms. 1,100 foreign lawyers employed in local law firms. Gender Of all practising solicitors, 54% were men and 46% were women. However, of the 934 trainee solicitors, 40% were men and 60% were women. Ethnicity 83% of practising solicitors were ethnic Chinese. Finance In 2006, the Society's income was HK$86.0 million, HK$46.26 million being raised through annual practising certificate fees and membership subscriptions. In 2007, the Society's income was HK$91.6 million, HK$47.7 million being raised through annual practising certificate fees and membership subscriptions. The fee for a practising certificate was HK$6,800 and the fee for membership subscription was HK$1,200. The Society had an annual income budget of HK$80.6 million for 2007. In 2017, the Society generated an income of HK$103 million, out of which HK$47 million was raised through annual practising certificate fees. The annual practising certificate fee in 2017 was HK$5,000 and membership fee was HK$800. Artistic Work On the 22nd of July 2022, the Society uploaded a music video of 《Love for Hong Kong – 法治新一代》, "a song dedicated to the learning and protection of the rule of law amongst the general public, in particular young people", to its official YouTube channel. The song was composed and lyricized by the preceding president Pang. The video description states that it featured the singing and dancing performance of