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Hong Kong Mediation Centre (HKMC) was established in 1999. We are a legal entity in the form of a company limited by guarantee which has the status of a charitable institution recognized by the HKSAR’s Inland Revenue Department.
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2020 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day – Webinar: The Future Practice of Commercial Dispute Resolution after Extending the Application of CISG to Hong Kong
Date: 10 December 2020 (Thursday)
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Hong Kong Time)
Platform: Webinar via Zoom
Fee: Free Admission
CPD: HKMC and IDRRMI (2 points); HKMAAL (pending)
Contact Person: Ms Inky Hui
Contact Phone: 3622 1589
Contact Email: events@mediationcentre.org.hk
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was established by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2205 (XXI) of 17 December 1966 and has since come to be the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law. The UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNCITRAL RCAP) established UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day in 2014 to celebrate this historical resolution.
This year, an initial 25 universities and institutions across the region have joined the annual celebration to commemorate the establishment of UNCITRAL and promote awareness of international trade standards and norms, particularly those endorsed by UNCITRAL. In light of its 40th anniversary, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the international Sale of Goods (CISG), a multilateral treaty that establishes a uniform legal regime for contracts for the cross-border sale of goods, will receive special focus.
There are views supporting the application of the CISG to Hong Kong. In response to such views, UNCITRAL RCAP, The Department of Law, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong Mediation Centre (HKMC), and International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI) co-organize this Webinar.
From the prospective of harmonizing the CISG with prevailing Hong Kong laws, this Webinar studies the practice of commercial dispute resolution if local application of the Convention comes to fruition. Furthermore, the Webinar highlights the indirect benefits brought by the application of the CISG to Hong Kong, namely enhancing the competence of Hong Kong’s dispute resolution practitioners, such as lawyers, mediators, arbitrators etc. It also critically examines the ways practitioners can prepare themselves for future changes in the practice of commercial dispute resolution.
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2019 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day - UNCITRAL Mediation Convention, International Contract Practice and the Belt & Road Initiative
| Start Time: 2 Dec,2019 |
| End Time: 2 Dec,2019 |
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| Location: Hong Kong Mediation Centre, 21/F, Success Commercial Building, 245-251 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Fee: Free Admission |
| CPD: HKMC and IDRRMI (2 points); HKMAAL (pending) |
| Contact Person: Mr Thomas Tang |
| Contact Phone: 3622 2178 |
| Contact Email: events@mediationcentre.org.hk |
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was established by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2205 (XXI) of 17 December 1966 and has since come to be the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law. The UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNCITRAL RCAP) established UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day in 2014 to celebrate this historical resolution.
This year, an initial eleven universities across the region have joined the annual celebration to commemorate the establishment of UNCITRAL and promote awareness of international trade standards and norms, particularly those endorsed by UNCITRAL.
The seminar will look into the impact of United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (“UNCITRAL Mediation Convention”) on international trade. The
speakers will also explore the application and the importance of the UNCITRAL Mediation Convention in international contract practice and the role of it in the Belt and Road Initiative (“BRI”).
Please click here for details.
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United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Hong Kong Mediation Centre and International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute co-host city’s first International Dispute Resolution Conference 2019
Experts in conflict resolution gathered to promote a “New Era of Global Collaboration”
HONG KONG, 17 April 2019 – Hong Kong Mediation Centre played host to the city’s first International Dispute Resolution Conference 2019 – a vital global summit co-hosted alongside the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI), and in collaboration with the Department of Justice of HKSAR Government (“DoJ”). This event was funded by the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme of the Government of the HKSAR.Please clickhere for details.
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Dr. Francis Law Delivers Keynote at MGCIP’s Economic Forum
On 6 September 2018, delegates from the Hong Kong Mediation Centre (HKMC) and International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI), led by Dr. Francis Law, President of HKMC and Chairman of IDRRMI, attended the Economic Forum organized by the Malaysia-Guangdong Chamber of Investment Promotion (MGCIP) in Malaysia. Please click here for details.
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Mediation Week 2018: Seminar on The Trend of Cross-border Commercial Dispute Resolution and the Belt and Road Initiatives Successfully Held
Mediation Week 2018: Seminar on The Trend of Cross-border Commercial Dispute Resolution and the Belt and Road Initiatives ("Seminar") was successfully held on 16 May 2018 afternoon (Wednesday) at Customs Headquarters Building in North Point, Hong Kong.
Mediation Week is a major biennial event organized by the Department of Justice (“DoJ”), which aims to promote the development and use of mediation in Hong Kong. DoJ being the organizer, jointly organized by Hong Kong Mediation Centre (“HKMC”) and Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center (“MHJMC”), the Seminar was one of the activities of Mediation Week 2018.
The Seminar was supported by various sectors and organizations in the community, including the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, International Chamber of Commerce – Hong Kong (“ICC-HK”), Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation Zone People’s Court, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Representative Office in Hong Kong and Macao, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Hangzhou Committee (“CCPIT Hangzhou”), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao-Bay Area Economic and Trade Association, the Professional Validation Council of Hong Kong Industries, Hong Kong Construction Association, China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and International Chapter Limited, Federation of HK Jiangsu Community Organisations, Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Hong Kong Arbitration Center, the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society, the Association of Hong Kong Professionals, and Youth Entrepreneur Warrior. Please click here for details.
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Hong Kong Mediation Centre and Mainland - Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center Joint Annual Dinner Concludes Successfully
The Hong Kong Mediation Centre (“HKMC”) and the Mainland - Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center (“MHJMC”) held a Joint Annual Dinner on 21 November 2017 (Tuesday) to celebrate HKMC’s 18th anniversary and MHJMC’s 2nd anniversary. The prestigious dinner gathered mediation practitioners in Hong Kong and the Mainland China to celebrate the two centers’ achievements and exchange ideas.
The dinner was graced by the presence of the following officiating guests: Mr. Wesley Wong Wai Chung, SC, JP, Solicitor General, Department of Justice (“DoJ”) of Hong Kong SAR; and Mr. Liu Chun Hua, Deputy Director-General, Legal Affairs Department, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government ("LOCPG") in the HKSAR.
It was also attended by representatives from government departments and professional institutions in Hong Kong and overseas, including DoJ; LOCPG; the Office of The Ombudsman; the Home Affairs Department; the Legal Aid Department; the Intellectual Property Department; the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data; InvestHK; the Communications Authority; the Consumer Council; Sub-Councils of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; and law societies, law firms, mediation and arbitration centers around the world and some 180 international professional mediators. Please click here for details.
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Mediation Week 2016 - Mediation Carnival
Jointly organized by Department of Justice and Hong Kong Mediation Centre (HKMC), Mediation Week 2016-Mediation Carnival was held on 8th May (Sunday) at Lok Fu Plaza. HKMC has particularly committed $200,000 to the event and arranged more than 30 professional mediators to act as Mediation Ambassadors on the spot, hoping that through game booths, mediation talks, mediation exhibition, extraordinary performances, free mediation consultation and mediation live demonstrations, the participants’ understanding of mediation can be enhanced and as such spurring the development of mediation in the local community. The event aimed to target diversified local residents including students, families, new arrivals from the Mainland and ethnic minorities, contributing to the meaningful cause of the event’s theme“Harnessing Mediation to Build a Harmonious Community”. Please click here for details.
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Inauguration Ceremony of Mainland - Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center
The Inauguration Ceremony of China Council for the Mainland - Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center was held in Justice Place, Department of Justice in Hong Kong on 9 December 2015. The Ceremony, which was well-attended by near a hundred participants from the legal and business field, was co-organized by the Department of Justice, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade / China Chamber of International Commerce Mediation Center (CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Center) and HKMC. We are honored to have Mr. Rimsky YUEN Kwok-keung, S.C., Secretary for Justice of HKSAR, Mr. Yin Zonghua, Vice Chairman of CCPIT and Chairman of CCPIT Mediation Center, Mr. Francis Law, President of HKMC and Ms. Elsie Leung, Deputy Director of Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the NPCSC and Honorary Advisor of HKMC to deliver speeches for us. Please click here for details.
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The 3rd AMA Conference
The 3rd AMA Conference was successfully held on 3 and 4 April 2014 in Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers. For more information and registration, please visit
http://www.amaconference2014.org.hk.
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