LCQ15: Promoting development of maritime legal services in Hong Kong
Following is a question by the Hon Wu Yingpeng and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms Mable Chan, in the Legislative Council today (October 28): Question: The National 15th Five-Year Plan and the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) both support Hong Kong in consolidating and enhancing its status as an international maritime centre, as well as deepening its status as an international legal and dispute resolution services centre; the 2026 Policy Address has also proposed building an ecosystem under which Hong Kong-invested enterprises adopt Hong Kong law, take out Hong Kong insurance and choose for arbitration to be seated in Hong Kong, with the aim of developing Hong Kong into a global maritime capital. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the respective numbers of maritime arbitration and maritime mediation cases handled in Hong Kong in the past three years (i.e. 2023 to 2025); (2) regarding the amendment of the Arbitration Ordinance, which the Government plans to complete by 2027, of the support measures specifically targeting maritime arbit
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