China will hold its first conteston the professional regulations of lawyering to strengthen lawyers' awareness of the profession's ethics and discipline.

The contest, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and theAll-China Lawyers Association (ACLA), is part of a campaign launched by MOJ to improve China's lawyering -- the biggest since 1979.

"We hope to learn how lawyers understand the lawyer administration rules and professional regulations through the contest, as well as to improve the cohesion and social reliabilityof the trade," said Peng Xuefeng, vice-president of the All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA).

After winning out in the ongoing preliminary competitions, which cover laws, regulations on lawyering, regulations of the ACLA and China's Law on Lawyers. Thirty-one teams will compete online in the final for first six places on Oct. 20.

Source: Xinhua