Published: 9:16am, 30 May 2025Updated: 9:58am, 30 May 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to attend a signing ceremony in Hong Kong on Friday morning to mark the establishment of the world’s first intergovernmental legal body focused on mediation.
Police have deployed about 100 officers, including some from their counterterrorism unit, for the event. High-level representatives from nearly 60 countries and about 20 global organisations will attend the ceremony at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Wan Chai.
Renovation works are being carried out at the old Wan Chai Police Station, where the International Organisation for Mediation will have its headquarters. The site is expected to open by the end of this year or the beginning of 2026.
Officials and legal experts have said that the new organisation will boost the city’s standing as an international legal hub.
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Reporting by Jess Ma, Natalie Wong, Willa Wu, Harvey Kong and Joshua Kwok.