On October 28, 2019, the Guangzhou International Maritime Judicial Base of the Supreme People’s Court conducted, the south region research activity on the amendment of Special Maritime Procedure Law successfully held in GZMC. More than 40 people took part in the meeting, including members of the group of the amendment of Special Maritime Procedure Law of SPC, judges from higher peoples’ courts of Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi and Hainan province, and maritime courts of Guangzhou, Xiamen, Beihai and Haikou, experts and scholars from Sun Yat-Sen University, East China University of Political Science and Law, South China Normal University and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, maritime lawyers of South areas. Song Weili, Member of Party Leadership Group and Director of Executive Board of GZMC, preside the meeting and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and President Ye Liudong presented.

On behalf of GZMC, President Ye firstly showed his warm welcome to all leaders, experts and scholars from afar, paid respect to those who care about the amendment of Special Maritime Procedure Law all the time, and GZMC would spare no effort to support the research activity.

Participants opened discussion on some issues and putted forward their suggestion on revision, including the application of the law, scope of lawsuit of maritime courts, jurisdiction of maritime litigation, maritime claim preservation, maritime injunction, maritime evidence conservation, maritime guarantee, service, trial procedures, procedures for constituting a limitation fund for maritime claims liability, procedures for registering creditors’ rights and repayment of debts, procedures for assertion of maritime liens, maritime enforcement procedures.

Finally, Director Song concluded that after a whole day’s discussion, the suggestion on revision from participants were widely collected, some lawyers, judges experts and scholars also delivered their written revisions. After the full discussion, participants felt they had broadened the horizon and enlighten, the meeting was a success for its purpose has achieved.