On the afternoon of Sept 21, 2018, Guangdong Special Activity of China Arbitration Week was held at SYSU Hotel&Conference Center in Sun Yat-sen University. The theme of this special activity is cross-border commercial arbitration in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou Maritime Judges Association accepted the invitation and Secretary General Ni Xuewei attended the activity.

Secretary General Ni pointed out at the seminar that the developing of arbitration has risen to a national strategic level. The work of “admiralty dispute entrusting mediation” has achieved preliminary results which was conducted by Guangzhou Maritime Court and CIETAC South China Sub-Commission. We will further perfect the diversified dispute settlement mechanism that effectively connects litigation, mediation and arbitration to provide convenient legal services for shipping and harbour enterprises in maritime arbitration, mediation and judicial adjudication.

More than 100 people attend the seminar including representatives of Guangdong Department of Justice, Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Intellectual Property Office, Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, Guangdong Lawyers Association and central enterprises and state-owned enterprises in Guangdong province, arbitrators of CIETAC South China Sub- Commission, lawyers, college teachers and scholars.