Mainland and Hong Kong to Strengthen Legal and Dispute Resolution Services Co-operation and Exchanges

On 28 July, Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong Teresa Cheng and Executive Vice-President of the Supreme People's Court He Rong signed in Beijing records of meetings to strengthen co-operation and exchanges of legal and dispute resolution services between the mainland and Hong Kong.

During her visit, Cheng also discussed the participation of Hong Kong's legal and dispute resolution professionals in the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) development. The two sides agreed to study ways to strengthen the regulatory interface and connectivity in the legal area between mainland and Hong Kong, especially within the GBA.