On 1 March, HKIAC, in conjunction with the Beijing International Arbitration Forum (BIAF) hosted a Symposium on Updates on Hong Kong and Mainland China Arbitration. The event was held at Poly Plaza Conference Centre in Beijing and was attended by over 70 attendees.
In the first session, Matthew Gearing QC spoke on recent developments in Hong Kong arbitration, proposed amendments to HKIAC Rules and offered practical tips for effective advocacy.
In the second session, a panel of experts including David Fu (Institute of International Law/CASS), Lu Song (Independent Arbitrator), Jerry Zhang (Linli Law), Libin Zhang (Broad & Bright), Fang Zhao (Huizhong Law Firm) and Mariana Zhong (Dechert) discussed several important Chinese court decisions made in 2017 in respect of international and domestic arbitrations.
After an interactive question and answer session, Lu Song delivered the closing remarks.
3月1日，香港国际仲裁中心与北京国际仲裁论坛联合举办了一次关于香港和中国内地仲裁最新情况的研讨会。活动在北京保利剧场的会议中心举行，有70多人出席。
在第一次会议上，香港国际仲裁中心主席祁文辉先生对香港仲裁委员会的最新发展作了相关介绍，建议修订香港国际仲裁中心的规则，并提供实际的建议，以便有效地提供法律意见。
在会议第二部分，有包括傅攀峰（中国社会科学院），卢松（独立仲裁员），张玉林（霖理律师事务所），张利宾（世泽律师事务所），。
在互动问答会之后，卢松致闭幕词。
