Courtesy visit of Secretary of Justice of Hong Kong
23 September 2024
On September 23, 2024, The Honourable Radin Safiee bin Radin Mas Basiuni, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brunei Darussalam Arbitration Centre (BDAC), welcomed a courtesy visit from His Excellency Mr. Paul Lam SC, Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He was accompanied by officials from the Hong Kong Department of Justice and representatives from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Jakarta, Indonesia. During the meeting, both sides discussed potential areas of cooperation between BDAC and the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, focusing on promoting alternative dispute resolution in Brunei Darussalam and Hong Kong. They also discussed capacity-building initiatives in legal and dispute resolution fields, with the goal of increasing the number of local arbitrators by collaborating with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and other leading institutions. Members of the BDAC Board of Directors and management were also present at the visit, which concluded with an exchange of gifts between the parties, followed by a group photo to mark the occasion.