On 9 January 2019, Hong Kong's Department of Justice and the
Ministry of Justice of Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation
(MoC) to "strengthen collaboration on
international arbitration and mediation". The MoC, a copy
of which is available here,
provides a general administrative framework for cooperation between
Japan and Hong Kong in relation to international arbitration and
mediation.
The MoC, which does not create any binding rights or
obligations, sets out three primary areas for cooperation between
Japan and Hong Kong:
- exchange of information on their
respective legal frameworks, case law, as well as views and
experience relating to international arbitration and
mediation.
