Last week, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia ratified a legal pact in a move aimed at strengthening cooperation in matters related to dispute avoidance and resolution. The agreement is part of the government's push to leverage its role as an international arbitration centre.

This comes at a time of growing economic exchanges between Hong Kong and the Middle East, as the SAR hopes to increase capital influx from the Arab world through family offices.

Are such agreements an opportunity for Hong Kong to promote its legal system to the world? And are we geared-up to welcome new family offices?

After 9:45, we talk about Citybus’ hiring of 20 non-local bus drivers.


9:05am-9:45am: Hong Kong's deepening ties with the Middle East

9:05am-9:45am: Ambassador Amr El Henawy, Founder of the upcoming Hong Kong Middle East and Northern Africa Chamber of Commerce (MENA) and former Egyptian Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau

9:05am-9:45am: Prof Kenneth Kwong, Co-Director, Chinese Family Succession Research Centre and Programme Director of Master of Science in Entrepreneurial Management Programme at Hang Seng University 

9:05am-9:45am: Colin Cohen, Co-founder & Founding Partner at Boase Cohen & Co


9:45am-10:00am: Citybus' hiring of 20 non-local bus drivers

9:45am-10:00am: Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker, The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions