Hong Kong-based mediation body ‘ready to tackle state disputes, serve as Asian legal hub’

    Hong Kong-based mediation body ‘ready to tackle state disputes, serve as Asian legal hub’

    A former Hong Kong justice minister who now heads an intergovernmental mediation body based in the city has said the organisation is ready to handle state-to-state disputes, with six countries having nominated more than 100 mediators from the legal, diplomatic and academic fields. Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, secretary general of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed),…

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    Hong Kong-based mediation body resolves international maritime dispute

      Hong Kong-based mediation body resolves international maritime dispute

      A new intergovernmental mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong has resolved a maritime dispute between parties from mainland China and Singapore this month, as more states have joined the organisation since its launch last year. Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, secretary general of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), revealed the achievement on Friday at a summit,…

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