What’s New

Date Subject
19 Sep 2025 The 7th Shanghai-Hong Kong Commercial Mediation Forum
01 Sep 2025 IP104 Arbitration and Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes
01 Sep 2025 Mediation Essay Competition 2026
07 Jul 2025 Pilot Scheme on Community Mediation officially launched
09 May 2025 “Mediate First” Pledge Event 2025
22 Mar 2025 8th Hong Kong Secondary School Peer Mediation Competition Final
06 Feb 2025 Policy on Incorporation of Mediation Clauses in Government Contracts takes effect
13 Jan 2025 Hong Kong GBA Mediators Accreditation Ceremony
30 Dec 2024 Announcement of the GBA Mediator Panel
08-12 Dec 2024 3rd ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition – Hong Kong
20 Nov 2024 2024 Investment Law & Investor-State Mediator Training – the Investment Law Module
06 Nov 2024 Hong Kong Mediation Lecture 2024
06 Nov 2024 Policy Statement on the Incorporation of Mediation Clauses in Government Contracts
16 Sep 2024 Applications for Hong Kong GBA Mediator Accreditation are now open
16 Aug 2024 GBA Mediator Training Course of Hong Kong 2024
31 May – 01 Jun 2024 2024 Investment Law & Investor-State Mediator Training – the Investor-State Mediator Training
10 May 2024 Mediation Conference 2024
06-10 May 2024 Mediation Week 2024
23 Mar 2024 7th Secondary School Peer Mediation Competition
08 Nov 2023 Hong Kong Mediation Lecture 2023
08 Nov 2023 6th Shanghai-Hong Kong Commercial Mediation Forum
20 Jul 2023 Mediation Essay Competition 2024
05 May 2023 “Mediate First” Pledge Event 2023
25 Mar 2023 6th Secondary School Peer Mediation Competition
03 Dec 2022 Mediation Essay Competition 2022 Prize Presentation Ceremony
09 Nov 2022 4th Hong Kong Mediation Lecture (English only)
06 May 2022 Mediation Conference 2022
02-06 May 2022 Mediation Week 2022
11 Mar 2022 2021/22 Investment Law & Investor-State Mediator Training – the Investor-State Mediator Training Module
16 Feb 2022 Seminar on Cross-boundary Family Mediation
10 Nov 2021 Mediation Essay Competition 2022
03 Nov 2021 3rd Hong Kong Mediation Lecture (English only)
04 Oct 2021 2021/22 Investment Law & Investor-State Mediator Training –the Investment Law Module
04 Nov 2020 2nd Hong Kong Mediation Lecture (English only)
20 Jan 2020 Mediation Essay Competition 2020
19 Nov 2019 Keynote Speech by Miss Ada Chen, SALO (C) (Mediation) at the Hong Kong Maritime Week 2019 Legal Forum: Maritime Dispute Resolutions in Weak Market – Is mediation a feasible alternative resolution? (English only)
03 Nov 2019 Investment Law and Investor-State Mediator Training Course co-organised by DoJ concluded successfully (with photos)
25 Oct 2019 Hong Kong Mediation Lecture (English only)
16 Sep 2019 2nd ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition – Hong Kong (English only)
13 Sep 2019 Investment Law and Investor-State Mediator Training in Hong Kong (October & November 2019)
20 Aug 2019 The inaugural “Mediate First” Pledge Event in Shanghai
10 Apr 2019 “Mediate First” Pledge Event 2019 - Mediate First: Unlocking Potential
08 Nov 2018 West Kowloon Mediation Centre opens (with photo)
16 Oct 2018 Department of Justice co-organises Investment Law and Investor-State Mediator Training Course
20 Sep 2018 Hong Kong Forum: 60th Anniversary of the New York Convention
11 Sep 2018 Investment Law and Investor-State Mediator Training - October 2018
30 Aug 2018 Public consultation on proposed code of practice on third party funding of arbitration and mediation starts today
17 Jul 2018 Secretary for Justice in New York promotes Hong Kong as dispute resolution hub (with photos)
07 Jun 2018 Highlights of Mediation Week 2018
18 May 2018 Secretary for Justice's speech at Mediation Conference 2018 (English only)
16 May 2018 Secretary for Justice outlines new trends in handling cross-border commercial disputes (with photo)
10 May 2018 Mediation Week 2018 to start tomorrow
13 Jun 2017 Department of Justice committed to promoting "Mediate First"
06 Mar 2017 The Department of Justice has launched the Mediate First Pledge Logo & Star Logo Competition which is open to all secondary school students in Hong Kong
13 May 2016 Guidelines for Disclosure of Mediation Communications for Research, Evaluation or Educational Purposes under s 8(2)(e) of the Mediation Ordinance (Cap. 620)
13 May 2016
12 May 2016
11 May 2016
10 May 2016 Photos taken on the seminar on "Community Mediation for Ethnic Minorities and New Immigrants"
09 May 2016
08 May 2016 Photos taken at the Mediation Carnival (co-organised by the Department of Justice and Hong Kong Mediation Centre) on 8 May 2016 at Lok Fu Plaza
07 May 2016 Photos taken at the seminar on "Use of Mediation in Schools to Build a More Harmonious Environment"
09 Dec 2015
23 May 2015 IP Mediation Workshop - Evaluative Approach in Practice
11 Mar 2015 "Mediate First" Pledge Event 2015
11 Mar 2015 Government determined to promote mediation services (with photos)
25 Feb 2015 HAD launches Free Mediation Service Pilot Scheme for Building Management (with photos)
27 Nov 2014 Mediation Conference "Mediate Disputes to Enhance Harmony in doing Business between Hong Kong and China cum the 2nd Shanghai-Hong Kong Commercial Mediation Forum"
12 Jun 2014
27 May 2014 Photos of the Mediation Week Events
07 May 2014 Photos of the Mediation Conference
07 May 2014 Announcement in Public Interest on Mediation
07 May 2014 Videos on the promotion of mediation services
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