Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan will lead a legal sector delegation to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 4 to join the inaugural Riyadh International Disputes Week, the Department of Justice announced today.

This is the first time that the department will lead delegates to the Middle East to participate in an international legal and dispute resolution event.

Apart from supporting the sector to explore opportunities under the Belt & Road Initiative, the trip aims to promote Hong Kong’s strengths in legal and dispute resolution services, enhance co-operation between Hong Kong and the relevant regions, and strengthen Hong Kong’s status as a centre for international legal and dispute resolution services in the Asia-Pacific region.

During Riyadh International Disputes Week, Mr Cheung will address a thematic event and luncheon organised by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and attend the Third International Conference & Exhibition staged by the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration. He will also visit the local office of an international law firm.

Mr Cheung will return to Hong Kong on March 7.