Speakers

Opening Session

Mr Rimsky Yuen , SC, JP
Secretary for Justice, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC, was appointed Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 2012.

Before joining the Government, Mr Yuen was a barrister in private practice, specializing in commercial disputes. He also acted as arbitrator and mediator in domestic and international commercial disputes. Mr Yuen was appointed Senior Counsel in 2003 and a Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in 2006.

As Secretary for Justice, Mr Yuen takes a keen interest in the promotion of Hong Kong as a regional hub for dispute resolution, and is currently the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Promotion of Arbitration and the Steering Committee on Mediation in Hong Kong.