Hong Kong's Mediation Ordinance encourages the wider use and development of mediation as an effective means of
dispute resolution
Hong Kong is the first jurisdiction in Asia to have apology legislation which promotes and encourages the
making of apologies between parties with a view to preventing the escalation of disputes and facilitating their
amicable resolution
CEPA Mediation Mechanism for Investment Dispute was established for the settlement of investment disputes arising from an alleged
breach of the substantive obligations of the agreement by one side causing loss to an investor of the other
side
With the CEPA Mediation Mechanism for Investment Dispute in place, Department of Justice (DoJ) of the HKSAR developed a
bespoke training programme for investment mediators with the objective of building up a team of investment
mediators in Asia, and to develop Hong Kong as a training and capacity building centre