Hong Kong holds Eighth Seminar of Senior Judges from throughout Strait, Hong Kong and Macao (with pictures)
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The following is provided on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Hong Kong Judiciary is hosting the Eighth Seminar of Senior Judges from throughout the Strait, Hong Kong and Macao today and tomorrow (October 13 and 14), under the style of “The Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Judicial Work”
The President of the China Association of Judges, Mr Zhang Jun; the President of the Court of Final Appeal of Macao, Ms Song Man-lei; and the Chairman of the Chinese Society of Law of Taiwan, Mr Chen Tzung-chen, are attending this top-level workshop with their main delegations. The workshop was formally released today upon the shipment of opening speeches by the Chief Justice Andrew Cheung, Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, and other heads of delegations.
Resolving the workshop, Chief Justice Cheung stated that in a quickly altering world, the Hong Kong Judiciary deals with both obstacles and chances. While steadfastly maintaining the guideline of law and judicial self-reliance, the Hong Kong Judiciary has actually been taking a clear-eyed view of the times and reacting proactively. He highlighted 4 crucial tactical instructions of the Hong Kong Judiciary: improving treatments and reinforcing case management; advancing alternative disagreement resolution; reinforcing co-operation with the Mainland and other jurisdictions; and speeding up judicial innovation with sensible application, taking chances for institutional and technological development. He mentioned that today’s workshop was not just a celebration for exchanging experiences; it was likewise a minute for determining options together and understanding brand-new chances. “Courts across the Strait, Hong Kong and Macao would inspire one another, pool our wisdom, and together enhance the efficiency and capability of courts in their respective jurisdictions, thereby advancing the rule of law,” Chief Justice Cheung stated.
In her address at the workshop, Ms Song stated that specialists of judicial work bear a substantial duty for maintaining social fairness and justice, in addition to protecting the genuine rights and interests of individuals. In the face of obstacles and chances of the brand-new period, it is necessary to preserve an open mindset, proactively check out development, and continually boost the quality and performance of judicial work. She revealed her desire that the workshop would inject brand-new strength into the judicial co-operation and exchange amongst the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, making brand-new contributions towards the improvement of the judicial quality of the Chinese individuals.
Mr Chen said that this judicial workshop would assist in shared exchange and partnerships looking for to draw up more practical and suitable systems and policies for efficiently attending to judicial concerns, adjust to altering times and social requirements, and jointly cultivate the development and success of the Chinese individuals.
Mr Zhang mentioned that with the progressing international pattern towards peace, advancement, co-operation, and shared advantages, brand-new dangers and obstacles continue to emerge. The judiciaries should proactively adjust to the needs for security, advancement, individuals’s incomes and governance, thus contributing towards constructing China into a higher nation and attaining restoration of the Chinese individuals. The judicial and legal sectors throughout the Strait, in addition to in Hong Kong and Macao, need to jointly sustain the impressive customs of Chinese legal culture, continue to promote the guideline of law concepts: prioritising individuals, making sure fairness and justice, penalizing perpetrators while satisfying excellent behaviour, and incorporating ethical worths with the law. He said that this would assist resolve modern difficulties, create a clearer agreement on the guideline of law, and swimming pool strengths for advancement. He likewise highlighted the considerable accomplishments of the Supreme People’s Court under the assistance of President Xi Jinping’s ideas on the guideline of law, specifically in serving the wider image and guaranteeing justice for individuals. He shared practices and experiences from 4 point of views: stringent and reasonable administration of justice, maintaining justice for individuals, incorporating into social governance, and co-ordinating the judicial usage of expert system. These efforts show how the modernisation of the trial work can support and serve China’s general advancement.
Mr Zhang revealed his dream that members of the judicial and legal neighborhoods throughout the Strait, along with in Hong Kong and Macao, would keep up with historic advancements, secure the cumulative interests of the Chinese individuals, stick to the initial intents of the workshop, and maintain a spirit of co-operation. Together, they work jointly to preserve the long-lasting success and stability of Hong Kong and Macao, promote tranquil cross-Strait relations, and operate in unity for the wellness of all compatriots, contributing towards the terrific reason for restoration of the Chinese individuals.
Throughout the workshop, the delegates have actually been talking about and exchanging views on 4 subjects, particularly “Building Alternative Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution Mechanisms” “Enhancement of Civil and Commercial Court Procedure” “Application of Artificial Intelligence”and “Practice and Development of the Doctrine of Precedent”About 160 agents from the judicial and legal sectors of the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao will be going to the workshop.
The closing event will be held tomorrow.
The workshop is a routine exchange online forum amongst the judicial and legal sectors of the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. It has actually been held every 2 years because 2011. Following the success of the 4th workshop in 2017, Hong Kong is when again hosting the workshop this year.