Supreme People's Court, Supplemental Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

最高人民法院关于内地与香港特别行政区相互执行仲裁裁决的补充安排

January 22, 2021 | BY

Susan Mok

A party may file applications for enforcement of an arbitral award with both the mainland China court and Hong Kong court respectively

Promulgated: November 26, 2020

Effective: for Articles 1 and 4, as of date of promulgation; and for Articles 2 and 3, to be announced by the Supreme People's Court after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has completed the relevant procedures.

Main contents: The Supplemental Arrangement removes the previous requirement that a mainland China (Mainland) award must be issued by a recognized mainland arbitral institution in order to be enforceable in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

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