Research Profile

Kevin Pun 潘國雄

Kelvin Pun, Associate Professor, is presently teaching in both the Computer Science Department and the Law Department. His current research works are concerned with the legal issues arising from the computing technology and electronic commerce, and the computerization of law. He is a co-director of the China Information Technology and Law Centre jointly established by the Computer Science Department and the Law Faculty, and is currently in charge of two projects under the Centre – the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII), a website offering free access to primary legal materials in Hong Kong, and the Community Legal Information Centre (CLIC), a website providing free legal information specifically catered for the general public in Hong Kong. 

Dr. Pun is the author of the Chinese book Software and copyright (Joint Publishing Hong Kong, 1996), the first book on the subject of copyright protection for computer software in Hong Kong. He is also the author of The Innotated Ordinances of Hong Kong: Patens Ordinances (Cap 514), Butterworths, 2005. His other works in intellectual property law have appeared in refereed journals including European Intellectual Property Review, Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, Intellectual Property Quarterly, International Review of Industrial Property and Copyright Law and Hong Kong Law Journal. In recent years, he has acted as a legal consultant and an expert witness in intellectual property cases involving computer software. He was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1999. 

Dr. Pun is a frequent speaker and commentator on legal issues relating to electronic commerce and information technology. He has been invited to address judges, legal practitioners, business executives, journalists, civil servants, police officers, educators, publishers and other professionals. Since 2000, he has been appointed by the Vice-Chancellor as the University representative in the Task Force on Reprographic Rights Licensing established by the Heads of Universities Committee, and has played a leading role in drafting submissions on behalf of the education sector in response to the Government’s proposals for copyright law reform.