SJ leads cross-professional delegation to promote Hong Kong legal system and expert service benefits in Xinjiang (with pictures)
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The Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, led a cross-professional delegation consisting of members of Hong Kong’s legal, arbitration and mediation sectors, in addition to the monetary and organization sectors, to check out Urumqi, Xinjiang. The delegation participated in a workshop on benefits of Hong Kong’s typical law system and consulted with regional leaders to promote Hong Kong’s legal and other expert services, with a view to enhancing the co-operation in between Hong Kong and Xinjiang and collectively adding to the premium advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Mr Lam the other day afternoon (September 12) went to a workshop on the function of Hong Kong’s typical law system in adding to the advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative and a networking supper arranged by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Xinjiang Lawyers Association, individuals consisted of Xinjiang’s company and legal agents. At the workshop, legal agents from the delegation attended to essential legal concerns in cross-border service operations, and discussed how Hong Kong’s legal services can assist secure cross-border financial investment and trade, while agents from the monetary sector highlighted Hong Kong’s benefits as a funding platform for business. Other delegates likewise shared appropriate case research studies and useful experiences. Mr Lam stated that Hong Kong is the only typical law jurisdiction in China, and has special strengths of internationalisation, high requirements, and strong trustworthiness in its typical law system. As a worldwide legal and conflict resolution services centre, Hong Kong’s expert service groups are capable and happy to utilize their proficiency to add to Xinjiang’s top quality advancement.
Throughout the workshop, the DoJ and the Department of Justice of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region signed a structure contract for legal service co-operation. Under the arrangement, the department of justice of the 2 locations will cultivate exchanges and organization co-operation in between Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s legal sector. Furthermore, the Hong Kong Bar Association signed a memorandum of co-operation with the Xinjiang Lawyers Association to reinforce the cooperation in between Xinjiang attorneys and Hong Kong lawyers, promoting more expert exchanges and co-operation in between the legal occupations of Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
On the very same day early morning, Mr Lam consulted with the Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional Committee, Mr Chen Xiaojiang, to discover the most recent advancement in Xinjiang, and informed him the distinct benefits of Hong Kong’s typical law system. Keeping In Mind that Hong Kong combines leading worldwide legal skill and offers top-level expert legal services, integrated with different steps in deepening global exchanges and co-operation, Mr Lam stated that Hong Kong can add to Xinjiang’s opening.
Mr Lam likewise consulted with the Department of Justice of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Throughout the conference, he had extensive exchanges with Vice Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Mr Pan Xi and the Party Secretary of Department of Justice of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Mr Liu Jiansheng, going over methods to help with exchanges and co-operation in between the legal sectors in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, assistance arbitration organizations in the 2 locations to develop a platform for enhancing cooperation in global industrial arbitration and mediation, and to promote exchanges and training of foreign-related legal skill in between the 2 locations.
After going to a luncheon with Deputy Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional Committee, Mr Chen Mingguo, at twelve noon, Mr Lam and the delegation checked out the Silk Road Economic Belt Legal Service District and the Urumqi Court of International Arbitration to find out about their operations. The Silk Road Economic Belt Legal Service District supplies top quality legal services for regional Belt and Road financial and trade co-operation. It intends to actively generate more foreign-related legal service organizations with worldwide impact to serve the advancement of core zones in the China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Silk Road Economic Belt.
Mr Lam today (September 13) checked out a Hong Kong-invested business and the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi. He likewise met Vice Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Production and Construction, Mr Xue Bin, to find out about the regional requirements for cross-border expert services and check out co-operation chances in between the 2 locations.
Mr Lam will conclude his check out in Xinjiang and go back to Hong Kong tomorrow (September 14).