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Hong Kong – AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre officially opens (with photos/video)

AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre officially opens (with photos/video) ********************************************************************************      The AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre, under the auspices of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) and with major support from the Central People’s Government (CPG), was officially opened today (May 25) at the Shanghai Commercial Bank Tower in Central. The Centre forms part of the Hong Kong Legal Hub.      At the opening ceremony, the Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC, said she hoped that the Centre will, together with the existing AALCO arbitration centres in Malaysia, Egypt, Nigeria, Iran and Kenya, ... Read more

Hong Kong – AALCO Annual Session held in HKSAR for first time (with photos)

AALCO Annual Session held in HKSAR for first time (with photos) ***************************************************************      The 59th Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) was successfully launched today (November 29). It is the first time for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to hold an AALCO Annual Session. The three-day event is conducted in a hybrid format, bringing high-ranking diplomats and legal experts representing the member states as well as observer delegations representing governments and international organisations from across the globe together to discuss important international law topics.      The AALCO, as the only inter-governmental ... Read more