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The Department of Justice today issued a Policy Statement on the Incorporation of Mediation Clauses in Government Contracts to set out the Government's policy stance and approach on promoting the use of mediation to resolve conflicts in an amicable way. 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. 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. 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. Mediation can help build a harmonious and stable society and foster a culture that embraces mutual support, respect, harmony and inclusiveness, it added. 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 “mediate first” culture. In conjunction with the establishment of the International Organization for Mediation'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.
At
7 a.m.
at the Hong Kong Observatory :
Air temperature : 23 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity : 56 per cent
Please be reminded that:The Red Fire Danger Warning was issued at 7:30 a.m. and the fire risk is extreme. The air temperatures at other places were:
Hong Kong Observatory23 degrees ;
King's Park22 degrees ;
Wong Chuk Hang23 degrees ;
Ta Kwu Ling18 degrees ;
Lau Fau Shan20 degrees ;
Tai Po21 degrees ;
Sha Tin21 degrees ;
Tuen Mun22 degrees ;
Tseung Kwan O21 degrees ;
Sai Kung21 degrees ;
Cheung Chau21 degrees ;
Chek Lap Kok23 degrees ;
Tsing Yi22 degrees ;
Shek Kong20 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon19 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley21 degrees ;
Hong Kong Park22 degrees ;
Shau Kei Wan21 degrees ;
Kowloon City21 degrees ;
Happy Valley23 degrees ;
Wong Tai Sin21 degrees ;
Stanley22 degrees ;
Kwun Tong21 degrees ;
Sham Shui Po22 degrees ;
Kai Tak Runway Park22 degrees ;
Yuen Long Park21 degrees ;
Tai Mei Tuk21 degrees .
Here is the information on Super Typhoon Yinxing at 5 a.m.:
Location: 18.4 degrees north, 123.5 degrees east.
2023 CDW Compendium Volume 19 (No. 1-10)
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