China News Service, Hong Kong, March 7th (Reporter Zeng Ping) The Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress will review the draft of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Outline of Long-Term Goals for 2035 (Draft) The Secretary of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Ruohua Cheng, said on the 7th that he is very pleased that the draft mentions supporting Hong Kong’s construction of an international legal and dispute resolution service center in the Asia-Pacific region. The Department of Justice will definitely give full play to Hong Kong’s unique advantages in legal and dispute resolution services to support And cooperate with the development of the country.
Zheng Ruohua said that the "14th Five-Year Plan" is the country's blueprint for social and economic development, and it also sets the way for Hong Kong's future development.
The Department of Justice is liaising with relevant Mainland authorities to implement more liberalization measures and new measures related to legal services in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Two recent breakthroughs have helped Hong Kong’s legal and dispute resolution services in the Greater Bay Area. Sustained development, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lawyer Practice Examination and the "Supplementary Arrangements for the Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region."
She pointed out that the Department of Justice will continue to deepen civil and commercial judicial and dispute resolution work with the Mainland, and will also strengthen international and regional cooperation.
Zheng Ruohua stated that the functions and status of Hong Kong in the "14th Five-Year Plan" should be based on the premise of "one country, two systems" and the principle of mutual benefit and win-win results, and should be consolidated and enhanced to promote the long-term development of Hong Kong, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the country. .
She and her colleagues in the Department of Justice will actively make good use of Hong Kong's strength in legal and dispute resolution services, integrate into the country's development, and contribute to the country's prosperity.
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