{"id":2221,"date":"2024-11-07T01:03:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tradenet.hk\/b2b\/policy-statement-on-mediation-issued\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T01:03:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:03:43","slug":"policy-statement-on-mediation-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradenet.hk\/b2b\/policy-statement-on-mediation-issued\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy statement on mediation issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.news.gov.hk\/eng\/2024\/11\/20241106\/20241106_113148_253\/images\/20241106121205373.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice today issued a <a>Policy Statement<\/a> on the Incorporation of Mediation Clauses in Government Contracts to set out the Government&#8217;s policy stance and approach on promoting the use of mediation to resolve conflicts in an amicable way.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another central objective for the declaration is to implement the policy initiative under the 2023 Policy Address on deepening mediation culture, consolidating the strategic positioning of Hong Kong as a centre for international legal and dispute resolution services in the Asia-Pacific region under the national policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Mediation Clause Policy requires all government departments to incorporate mediation clauses in future government contracts, so as to further promote the use of mediation to resolve disputes first before resorting to arbitration or litigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The department pointed out that the Government has been committed to promoting the development of mediation in Hong Kong, encouraging a wider use of mediation by all sectors as a flexible and constructive approach in resolving disputes outside the courts to produce mutually acceptable settlements while keeping the risks, costs and time in control.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mediation can help build a harmonious and stable society and foster a culture that embraces mutual support, respect, harmony and inclusiveness, it added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said that by taking the lead to incorporate mediation clauses in government contracts, the Government hopes to encourage private companies to include similar mediation clauses in their contracts, further promoting a \u201cmediate first\u201d culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with the establishment of the International Organization for Mediation&#8217;s headquarters in Hong Kong, the department will continue to implement policy measures of deepening the mediation culture to build Hong Kong as the capital for international mediation, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Justice today issued a Policy Statement on the Incorporation of Mediation Clauses in Government Contracts to set out the Government&#8217;s policy stance and approach on promoting the use of mediation to resolve conflicts in an amicable way. \u00a0 Another central objective for the declaration is to implement the policy initiative under the<span class=\"post-excerpt-end\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradenet.hk\/b2b\/policy-statement-on-mediation-issued\/\" class=\"themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-2221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-news"],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[1],"suggestedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - 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