Research protocols involving human participants are subject to ethical review in the University of Hong Kong. The responsibility to obtain approval rests with the principal investigator of the research. He shall make sure that ethical approval is obtained prior to any data collection or analysis has taken place.
Taught Postgraduate (TPg) students from the Faculty of Law shall submit their application to the Faculty Research Committee.
The copies of full research proposal together with any questionnaire and/or interview script and completed application form should be submitted for review. The application form and standard templates of informed consent form are available at http://www.rss.hku.hk/integrity/ethics-compliance/hrec. Normally the processing time for review takes no more than 3 weeks.
TPg Students [JD, MCL, LLMs, PCLL] –> Apply to the Faculty’s Research Ethics Committee i.e., the Faculty Research Committee under the Faculty of Law by completing the “Application Form for Ethics Approval for Taught Postgraduate and Undergraduate Students” (available at http://www.rss.hku.hk/integrity/ethics-compliance/hrec). This form was designed for use by university teachers, so try to complete as much of the form as relevant. Please send the completed form to Ms. Iris Tao, 10/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong.