The Jiangmen Tribunal of Guangzhou Maritime Court successfully mediated a dispute between Hong Kong and mainland residents over the co-ownership of a vessel involving Hong Kong interests. On 15 November, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong (GDETO) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region sent a letter of thanks to the Guangzhou Maritime Court and Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office of Guangdong Province. In the letter, GDETO expressed its gratitude to our Court for providing just and efficient judicial services and support for Hong Kong residents. GDETO also forwarded the Hong Kong litigant party’s gratitude towards the Jiangmen Tribunal of Guangzhou Maritime Court.

    Recently, the Execution Division of the Guangzhou Maritime Court has enforced exit restrictions and thereby successfully closed a case with the judgment executed against a foreign party.

    The foreign party against whom the judgment was executed is a company registered without any disposable property in China. On request by the applicant for enforcement, the Guangzhou Maritime Court legally imposed exit restrictions on the Canadian legal representative of the foreign party. Eventually, the foreign party reached a settlement with the applicant by paying the applicant a lump sum of RMB 150,000.