This article provides an overview of the existing joint mediation framework in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Bay Area and makes recommendations on further developing this framework in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative. It is an edited version of a paper presented at the ‘Mediate First – Exploring New Horizons’ conference (Hong Kong, 18 May 2018) organised by the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
Asian Dispute Review