香港国际仲裁中心确认为两地仲裁保全安排下适格的仲裁机构
香港国际仲裁中心（下称“HKIAC”）欣然宣布，香港特别行政区政府和中华人民共和国最高人民法院（下称“最高人民法院”）确认了香港国际仲裁中心为《关于内地与香港特别行政区法院就仲裁程序相互协助保全的安排》（下称“《安排》”）第二条第一款项下适格的仲裁机构。
《安排》将于2019年10月1日在两地同时生效，届时当事人可依据《安排》向有关内地人民法院或者香港特别行政区法院申请仲裁保全。
根据该《安排》，由HKIAC或其他适格的仲裁机构、常设办事处管理的，并以香港为仲裁地所进行的仲裁程序中的任何一方当事人均可在仲裁裁决作出前，依据中国内地相关法律法规向内地有关人民法院申请与仲裁程序相关的保全。HKIAC曾就《安排》的签署发布报道。
2019年9月26日，最高人民法院发布了有关《安排》解释及适用的最新消息。HKIAC届时也将会公布如何协助当事人根据《安排》和最高人民法院发布的司法解释及相关指引申请仲裁保全的信息。
HKIAC将于2019年10月19日在香港仲裁周期间举办由香港律政司和最高人民法院联合举办的研讨会，并讨论《安排》的实施和相关实践。HKIAC将尽快对外公布有关研讨会的具体信息。
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HKIAC Confirmed as a Qualified Arbitral Institution under Hong Kong-Mainland Arrangement on Interim Measures
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) is pleased to announce that it has been confirmed by the Government of Hong Kong and the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (“Supreme People’s Court”) as a qualified arbitral institution for the purposes of Article 2(1) of the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Arrangement”).
The Arrangement will come into effect on 1 October 2019 and will apply to applications for interim measures made to the relevant courts on or after that date.
Under the Arrangement, any party to arbitral proceedings seated in Hong Kong and administered by HKIAC or another qualified arbitral institution may, prior to the issuance of the arbitral award, apply to the relevant Mainland Chinese courts for interim measures in relation to the arbitral proceedings in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of Mainland China. HKIAC reported on the signing of the Arrangement here.
On 26 September 2019, the Supreme People’s Court published further information regarding the interpretation and application of the Arrangement. HKIAC intends to publish information on how it will assist parties in applying for interim measures pursuant to the Arrangement and the relevant guidance issued by the Supreme People’s Court.
HKIAC will host a seminar organised jointly by the Department of Justice of Hong Kong and the Supreme People’s Court to discuss the implementation of the Arrangement and relevant practices. Hong Kong Arbitration Week. HKIAC will release further details about the seminar in due course.
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