Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022 held today (with photos)

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As part of Hong Kong Legal Week 2022, the Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) was held successfully in hybrid mode today (November 9).

With the support of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and the Trade and Industry Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the theme of the Workshop this year was "ODR in Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Investment for ASEAN and Hong Kong Businesses". Representatives from six ASEAN member states and the ASEAN Secretariat joined the Workshop in person in Hong Kong, with other ASEAN member states participating online.

In delivering his opening remarks, the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, highlighted the importance of ODR for micro, small and medium enterprises, particularly in facilitating cross-border trade and investment. Distinguished speakers from international organisations and experts on ODR shared their insights on how ODR facilitates access to justice by providing a cost-effective and efficient solution to cross-border disputes in the era of flourishing digital trade.

This Workshop was supported by the Economic and Technical Co-operation Work Programme under the ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement. The Director-General of Trade and Industry, Ms Maggie Wong, in her closing remarks concluded that the workshop today contributed tremendously to enhancing the mutual co-operation and capacity building between ASEAN and Hong Kong.

For more details of Hong Kong Legal Week 2022, please visit the dedicated website at www.legalweek.hk. Live broadcast is available at webcast.info.gov.hk. Members of the public are also welcome to register for joining the event online.

Ends/Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:56

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The Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, speaks at the Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution: ODR in Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Investment for ASEAN and Hong Kong Businesses under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022 today (November 9).

The Secretary-General of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Professor Ignacio Tirado, speaks at the Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution: ODR in Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Investment for ASEAN and Hong Kong Businesses under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022 today (November 9).

The five-day Hong Kong Legal Week 2022, an annual flagship event of the Department of Justice, continued today (November 9). Photo shows Co-Founder of Prister Corporation Limited Mr Terrence Hui (seated); the Chief Executive Officer of Resolución en Línea, Mr Benjamin Astete-Heimpell (top right on screen); Senior Advisor of the Kozolchyk National Law Center, United States, Mr Michael Dennis (bottom right on screen); Head of the Office of Studies and International Affairs at the Santiago Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Chile, Ms Laura Aguilera-Villalobos (top left on screen); and Professor of the School of Law, University of International Business and Economics, China, Professor Bian Yongmin (bottom left on screen), at session 1 on Role of ODR in Successful Conduct of E-Commerce & Cross Border Trade at the Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution: ODR in Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Investment for ASEAN and Hong Kong Businesses.

The five-day Hong Kong Legal Week 2022, an annual flagship event of the Department of Justice, continued today (November 9). Photo shows Partner of Haiwen & Partners LLP Mr Edward Liu (right); the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Professor Anna Veneziano (centre); representative of Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Professor Zhao Yun (left); and Senior Legal Officer of the International Trade Law Division, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Mr Lee Jae Sung (on screen), at session 2 on International Instruments for Contract Enforcement and ODR at the Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution: ODR in Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Investment for ASEAN and Hong Kong Businesses.

The five-day Hong Kong Legal Week 2022, an annual flagship event of the Department of Justice, continued today (November 9). Photo shows the Chief Executive Officer of the eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre, Ms Emmanuelle Ta (right); Trade Analyst of the Ministry of Trade, Indonesia, Ms Gusmalinda Sari (left); the Executive Director of the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Department of Justice, the Philippines, Ms Irene D T Alogoc (right on screen); Legal Counsel of Thailand Arbitration Center Mr Visit Sriwattanapanya (centre on screen) and the Director of the Department for General Economic Issues and Integration Studies, Central Institute for Economic Management, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam, Mr Nguyen Anh Duong (left on screen) at session 3 on ASEAN Guidelines on ODR & Experience sharing from ODR Providers at the Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution: ODR in Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Investment for ASEAN and Hong Kong Businesses.

The five-day Hong Kong Legal Week 2022, an annual flagship event of the Department of Justice, continued today (November 9). Photo shows Law Officer (International Law) of the Department of Justice Dr James Ding (left); the Director of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre, Mr Nick Chan (right); Professor of Law at Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Professor Yoshihisa Hayakawa (left on screen) and Professor at Universidad Externado de Colombia Professor Nicolás Lozada-Pimiento (right on screen), at session 4 on Encouraging Greater Participation in ODR & Capacity Building at the Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution: ODR in Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Investment for ASEAN and Hong Kong Businesses.

The Director-General of Trade and Industry, Ms Maggie Wong, delivers closing remarks at the Workshop on ASEAN Online Dispute Resolution: ODR in Facilitating Cross-Border Trade and Investment for ASEAN and Hong Kong Businesses under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022 today (November 9).