AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center celebrates its first anniversary Lam Ting-kwok: Hong Kong has a large number of professionals with cross-regional experience | Politics

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2023-05-25 23:24 Last Update: 23:49

The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO for short) established the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center with certain immunities and privileges in accordance with international law, marking its first anniversary on the 25th. Lin Tingguo, Secretary for Justice, Fang Jianming, Deputy Commissioner of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, and about 100 ambassadors, consuls general, diplomats, representatives of the National People’s Congress, members of the Executive Council, members of the Legislative Council, etc. The former French Mission building attended the celebration.

Lin Dingguo (middle) Shanxi AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center’s first anniversary event.​

Lam Ting-kwok said: “In addition to being backed by the unwavering support of the Central People’s Government, Hong Kong also has a large number of legal and dispute resolution professionals with cross-regional experience, legal and industry-specific expertise, and proficiency in multiple languages ​​and cultural diversity. Together with the professional and high-quality legal and dispute resolution services provided in Hong Kong, I am convinced that the AALCC Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center will make a significant contribution to Hong Kong’s status as an international legal and dispute resolution service center in and outside the region.”

Dr. Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol, Secretary General of AALCO, emphasized the important role of the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center in promoting online dispute resolution and traditional offline dispute resolution, as well as facilitating the enforcement of awards in the region. He said: “There is no doubt that the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center will continue to provide world-class arbitration services under the able leadership of the Director of the Center, Mr. Chen Xiaofeng, JP.”

The First Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center of the Asian and African Association

Lin Dingguo (middle) Shanxi AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center’s first anniversary event.​

Deputy Commissioner Mr. Fang Jianming also pointed out: “The Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center will uphold the Bandung spirit of “unity, friendship and cooperation”, give full play to the characteristics of Hong Kong’s rule of law under the “one country, two systems”, build consensus in resolving disputes, and learn from each other Promote cooperation and achieve a win-win situation in joint construction and sharing!”

The First Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center of the Asian and African Association

The first anniversary of the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center.

Lawyer Chen Xiaofeng, director of the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center, pointed out that choosing Hong Kong as a base, as a nationally neutral AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center, with the support of the 47 member states of the AALCO, can support the economic development and development of the region and beyond. Dispute resolution to enhance the use of our online dispute resolution platform and offline facilities by governments, investors, businesses, organizations and individuals to obtain fair results in a very time and cost-effective manner, in the Asian-African African Union supported by 47 member states Enforcement of the award under the auspices of the dispute resolution system, supplementing the New York Convention, and taking advantage of the interim measures provided by the courts and other unique advantages of Hong Kong as an international trade and financial center, legal services and dispute resolution center in accordance with the principle of “one country, two systems”.

The First Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center of the Asian and African Association

The first anniversary of the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center.

AALCO is an intergovernmental international organization founded in 1956. It has 47 member states and two-thirds of the world’s population. It speaks out in the international community and the United Nations. The annual gross domestic product exceeds trillions. AALCO affirms and promotes Hong Kong as an international legal service and dispute resolution center that enjoys the principle of “one country, two systems” and is supported by the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan. Among many cities, Hong Kong was chosen as one of the six regional arbitration centers for the establishment of the regional arbitration center.

The First Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center of the Asian and African Association

The first anniversary of the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center.

At the same time, it enhances awareness that disputes can be prevented and resolved in a cost-effective manner through the use of regional center facilities, the world’s leading legal technology online dispute resolution platform, and the AALCO dispute resolution system supported by 47 member states. Build the economy and jointly build and share a community with a shared future for mankind. The AALCO Dispute Resolution System complements and strengthens the implementation of the New York Convention and the Arrangement on Mutual Assistance and Preservation of Arbitration Procedures between the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Regional Arbitration Center is the first and only one established in Hong Kong in accordance with international law. Arbitration institutions are eligible to apply directly to mainland Chinese courts for interim measures, so parties to arbitrations administered by the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center can apply for the preservation of evidence and assets under the arrangement.

The First Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center of the Asian and African Association

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