Secretary for Justice to attend dispute resolution conference in Seoul

The Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC, will visit Seoul, Korea, from October 11 to 12 to attend the 5th Asia Pacific ADR Conference, an international conference on dispute resolution.

The conference is jointly hosted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center. The theme of the conference this year is the future development of arbitration.

Mr Yuen will speak at a session on "Arbitration for 50 Years & 50 Years Ahead - Innovation for Efficiency & Legitimacy" on October 12.

Mr Yuen will return to Hong Kong on the evening of October 12.

Ends/Monday, Oct 10, 2016