Source: Hong Kong Information Services
Chief Executive John Lee today met Supreme People’s Court President Zhang Jun and welcomed him and his delegation to Hong Kong for an exchange event involving the judicial and legal sectors.
Mr Lee expressed gratitude to the Supreme People’s Court for rendering support to the Department of Justice through establishing extensive mutual legal assistance in civil and commercial matters, setting up a standing interface platform on judicial and legal co-operation in the Greater Bay Area, and helping Hong Kong to develop as a centre for international legal and dispute resolution services.
He highlighted that measures allowing Hong Kong-invested enterprises to adopt Hong Kong law and to choose the city as a seat of arbitration have been incorporated into the Mainland & Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, reflecting the central government’s support for Hong Kong’s legal system.
Mr Lee added that Hong Kong will continue to leverage the unique advantages of its internationalised common law system and dispute resolution services to function as a two-way platform for enterprises to go global and attract external investment, serving the bay area in building an international business environment.
The Chief Executive stressed that Hong Kong boasts world-class legal and dispute resolution professionals, and is also the most preferred seat of arbitration in the Asia-Pacific region.
With the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) being headquartered in Hong Kong, Mr Lee said the city can deepen international co-operation and support the IOMed’s provision of friendly, flexible, economical and efficient mediation services to consolidate its status as a centre for international legal and dispute resolution services and as a mediation capital.