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| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration | |||||||
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Opening Session | |||||||
| Opening Address The Hon Mr Paul T K Lam, SBS, SC, JP Secretary for Justice, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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| Opening Address Representative from the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government |
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| Opening Address Representative from the Ministry of Justice |
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| Introduction on the Belt and Road Demonstration Zone for International Commercial Legal Service in Xi’an | ||||||||
| Signing Ceremony Related parties from Shaanxi and Hong Kong |
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| 09:30 - 10:45 |
Plenary Session One - Legal Risk Assessment and Management for Investments by Chinese Enterprises under the “Belt and Road Initiative” |
75 mins | ||||||
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| Topic (1): |
Leveraging the Unique Advantages of the Hong Kong Common Law System as the Springboard for Investment Projects under the “Belt and Road Initiative”
Mr Roden Tong President, The Law Society of Hong Kong |
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How Hong Kong Legal Professional Services Help “Go Global” Enterprises Conduct Effective Legal Risk Assessment and Management in Offshore Financing or Mergers and Acquisitions
Ms Julianne Doe Partner, Hui Doe & Sum Law Firm LLP |
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Asset Protection and Risk Prevention for Investments by Private and State-owned Enterprises under the “Belt and Road Initiative”
Ms Hannah Ha Partner, Johnson Stokes & Master |
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Emphasis on the Strategies of “Professionalization, Internationalization and Standardization”, Construction of Three “Communities”, In-depth Cooperation for Arbitration Services between Shaanxi Province and Hong Kong SAR, and Joint Development of New Mechanisms for the Belt and Road Initiative
Mr Li Hongtao Chairman, Xi’an Arbitration Commission |
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| Question & Answer Session | ||||||||
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |||||||
| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Plenary Session Two - Cross-border Commercial Legal and Dispute Resolution Services |
60 mins | ||||||
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Exploring and Comparing Court Litigation and Other Forms of Dispute Resolution for More Suitable and Effective Resolution of Disputes
Ms Winnie Tam, SBS, SC, JP Former Chairman, Hong Kong Bar Association; Head of Des Voeux Chambers |
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Establishing Hong Kong as Regional Intellectual Property Trading Centre: Cross-border Trade in and Protection of Intellectual Property and Case Sharing
Mr Derek Lau Assistant Director (Advisory), Intellectual Property Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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Digital Silk Road: Using Innovative Technology to Resolve Cross-border Legal Disputes
Dr Thomas So, JP Chairman, eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre |
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Facilitation of Economic and Trade Cooperation through Commercial Mediation in the BRI Context: Shaanxi Solution and Proposal
Ms Zhang Meng Chairman of the Council of Shaanxi Zhenghe Commercial Mediation Center |
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| Question & Answer Session | ||||||||
| 12:10 – 13:30 | Luncheon | |||||||
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| 13:40 – 14:40 | Mock Mediation (45 mins) (Commercial Dispute) |
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Demonstrate effective dispute resolution by mediation through the staging of a mock mediation followed by panel discussion.
Mediator: Dr James Wong, BBS, JP Vice-Chairman of Greater China Legal Affairs Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong Party A: Mr Brian Chok Member of Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association Legal representative for Party A: Ms Eviana Leung Member of Standing Committee on External Affairs and Greater China Legal Affairs Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong Party B: Dr Jimmy Ma, SBS, JP Honourary Treasurer, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, practising barrister Legal representative for Party B: Ms Yuan He Member of Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association Narrators: Mr Neville Cheng Council Member and Vice-Chairman of Greater China Legal Affairs Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong Ms Kinsey Kang Co-Secretary of Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association |
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| Panel Discussion (15 mins) | ||
| 14:40 – 14:55 | Coffee Break | |
| 14:55 – 15:55 | Mock Arbitration (45 mins) (Commercial Dispute) |
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Demonstrate effective dispute resolution by arbitration through the staging of a mock arbitration followed by panel discussion.
Arbitrators: Mr Huen Wong, SBS, BBS, JP Chairman of Arbitration Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong Mr Jose-Antonio Maurellet, SC Chairman, Hong Kong Bar Association Prof Kingsley Ong Adjunct Professor, City University of Hong Kong Legal representative for Claimant: Mr Sui-hang Hui Member of Greater China Legal Affairs Committee and Arbitration Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong Legal representative for Respondent: Mr Xizhen Wang Member of Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association Factual Witness for Claimant: Mr Eric Woo Member of Arbitration Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong Expert Witness for Claimant: Ms Roberta Chan Member of Arbitration Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong Factual Witness for Respondent: Mr Leon Guo Co-Secretary of Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association Expert Witness for Respondent: Ms Adela Mao Member of Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association Tribunal Secretary: Ms Sabrina Ho Council Member, Hong Kong Bar Association Narrators: Ms Heidi Chui Council Member, Vice-Chairlady of Greater China Legal Affairs Committee and Member of Arbitration Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong Ms Carol Wong Member of Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association |
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| Panel Discussion (15 mins) | ||
| 15:55 – 18:00 | Business Matching Session | |
The above are tentative topics and the speakers are subject to change without prior notice.