Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po speaks at the London Metal Exchange Asia Metals Seminar 2026 on May 7, 2026. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVT). The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is considering establishing a special mediator panel to help resolve commodities market disputes in concert with the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), as part of…
Beijing has approved the convention establishing the world’s first intergovernmental organisation on mediation in Hong Kong, while indicating it would not bring forth World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes to the new body. Observers said on Friday the move was an indication of Beijing’s support for the WTO and that it would still bring other disputes…
The peaceful settlement of international disputes is a fundamental principle of international law and relations. Both the UN Charter (Article 33) and the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States adopted alongside in 1970 set out mediation as one of the means to settle international disputes. In the 2012…