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Tentative ProgrammeMediate First Pledge Event 2023
Mediate First – Let’s Do This Together
調解為先：同行共濟 共繪新篇
Date:Venue:Time:

5 May 2023 (Friday)
N201-212, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
9:30 – 12:30 (morning session)
14:00 – 18:00 (afternoon session)
Mode:
Virtual / physical with live broadcast
Language: Cantonese (with Simultaneous Interpretation in Englishand Putonghua)
5.5 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points of Mediation Forum
have been awarded by the following organisations:
1. Hong Kong Mediation Centre
2. Mainland - Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center
3. International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute
4. Hong Kong Mediation and Arbitration Centre
5. The Law Society of Hong Kong
6. Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre(Morning Session: 3 points; Afternoon Session: 2.5 points)
7. Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited(Morning Session: 3 points; Afternoon Session: 2.5 points)*Special features: (i) Mediation Information Fair (at the corridor of the venue,
concurrent with main event) and (ii) Videos of Interviews of Speakers fromprevious Mediation events, Star Logo Awardees and Participants would belooped (outside the venue, concurrent with the main event).

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TimeActivity
MEDIATION FORUM

09:30-09:45(15 mins)

09:45-09:55(10 mins)

09:55-10:05

Opening Remarks
Mr Paul T K Lam, SBS, SC, JP
Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong SAR Government
Keynote Speech
Dr Sun Jin
Director-General, International Organization For Mediation
Preparatory Office
Break(10 mins)
10:05-12:30

Synergy of Mediation in Case Settlement Conference(2 hrs 25 mins)

Case Settlement Conference (CSC) aims to create the synergy effectbetween litigation and alternative dispute resolution process. TheDistrict Court expects litigants to explore settlement. The judge or
CSC master may assist the parties to achieve a settlement by reviewing
and evaluating the process of any without prejudice negotiation(including any sanctioned offers and payments) between the parties and,with the consent of the parties, mediation (if conducted but
unsuccessful). This event will provide you with introduction and more
information about the CSC, the participants may know more about thecontext of CSC through the keynote speeches and sharing of Judges andprofessionals.

Welcome Remarks by Moderator
Mrs Cecilia WongChairlady of Mediation Committee of the Law Society of HongKong; Member of the Judiciary’s Working Party on Mediation
Introduction of Case Settlement Conference and Mediatorassisted Case Settlement Conference
HH Judge J Ko
Chief District Judge; Member of the Judiciary’s Working Party onMediation2

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HH Judge E Liu
Family Court Judge; Member of the Judiciary’s Working Partyon Mediation
Presentation of findings and statistics of Case Settlement
Conference
Ms Michelle Soong
Registrar, District Court
Sharing session by Case Settlement Conference Master
Ms Clara Yip
Case Settlement Conference MasterExperience sharing from the angle of a lawyer
Mr Kwing Yu Lo
Solicitor attended Case Settlement Conference hearing
Q&A
Concluding Remarks
The Hon Mr Justice Johnson Lam PJ
Chairman of the Judiciary’s Working Party on Mediation

12:30-14:00

Lunch(1 hr 30 mins)
14:00-15:00(1 hour)Mediation Lab: Drama
The story follows a day in an ordinary life of a family consisting of afather, a mother and their son and daughter. The drama will explore how
mediation can be used to resolve different types of disputes in daily life.

Presented by:
Mr Alex Fan, MH, Barrister; Accredited Mediator; President,Hainan International Arbitration Court; Founding President,International Youth Legal Exchange Federation
Miss Laura Hung, Student, University of Hong Kong
Mr Cyrus Cheung, Student, Lingnan Secondary School;
Member, Hong Kong Secondary School Peer Mediation3

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Competition Alumni

15:00-15:05

Break(5 mins)
15:05-16:35(1 hr 30 mins)

Mediation Lab: Panel Discussion
This panel builds upon the issues raised from the Mediation Lab:
Drama, and provides practical perspectives of how mediation can help
resolve various day-to-day interpersonal conflicts and in a communitysetting.

Moderator:
Ms Josephine MaSolicitor; Accredited Mediator; Vice Chairperson, Hong KongMediation CouncilSpeakers:
Mr Alex Fan, MHBarrister; Accredited Mediator; President, Hainan International
Arbitration Court; Founding President, International Youth
Legal Exchange Federation
Dr Joseph Leung
Accredited Mediator; Lecturer, Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
Mr Derek HoFamily Law Solicitor; Lecturer, Postgraduate Certificate in Laws
programme (Matrimonial Practice and Procedure module),
University of Hong Kong
Mrs Wendy Woodhead
Family Mediator and Family Mediation Supervisor; Parenting
Coordinator; Counsellor; Trainer; Alternative Family Dispute
Resolution Consultant
Q&A4

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Time
16:35-16:45(10 mins)

Activity
Closing Remarks
Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP
Deputy Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong SAR Government

CEREMONY
16:45-16:50(5 mins)

Mediate First – Then, Now and Beyond
Video recaps DoJ mediation initiatives over the years.

16:50-17:00(10 mins)

Star Logo Award Presentation CeremonyAwards Presented by Ms Christina Cheung, JP
Law Officer (Civil Law), Department of Justice, Hong Kong SAR
Government

17:00-17:15(15 mins)

Signing Ceremony of the Mediate First Pledge17:15-18:00(45 mins)

Toast and Photo-taking
Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, SBS, JP, Deputy Secretary for Justice,Hong Kong SAR Government and representative(s) fromSupporting Organisations
Networking Session
Participants, representatives from Supporting Organisations andstakeholders are welcome to stay in the venue for networking andexchanges.

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