The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, met with the President of the Supreme People's Court, Mr Zhang Jun, at Government House today (October 14) to exchange views on issues of mutual concern.
      
     Mr Lee welcomed Mr Zhang and his delegation to Hong Kong to attend an exchange event among the judicial and legal sectors. He expressed his gratitude to the Supreme People's Court (SPC) for its support of the Department of Justice, including establishing extensive mutual legal assistance in civil and commercial matters, setting up a standing interface platform on judicial and legal co-operation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), and supporting Hong Kong to develop itself as a centre for international legal and dispute resolution services.
      
     Mr Lee noted that the current measures of allowing Hong Kong-invested enterprises to adopt Hong Kong law and allowing Hong Kong-invested enterprises to choose Hong Kong as the seat of arbitration have been incorporated into the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, reflecting the Central Government's emphasis and support for Hong Kong's legal system. Hong Kong will continue to leverage its unique advantages in its internationalised common law system and dispute resolution services to fully play its role as a two-way platform for enterprises to go global and attract external investment, serving the GBA in building a more internationalised business environment.
      
     Mr Lee highlighted 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 establishment of the International Organization for Mediation’s (IOMed) headquarters in Hong Kong, the city will continue to actively deepen international exchanges and 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 reinforce its positions as an international legal hub and the capital of mediation.
      
     The Executive Vice-president of the SPC, Mr Deng Xiuming; Vice-president of the SPC Mr Mao Zhonghua; and the Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, also attended the meeting.

Ends/Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:45

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