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Edward Yang Liu

Edward Yang Liu

Edward Liu is a partner at Haiwen & Partners and a leading lawyer in international arbitration, commercial litigation and maritime law. Dual-qualified in Hong Kong, England & Wales, and the PRC, he advises on complex cross-border disputes and regulatory issues. He is the principal representative of the International Chamber of Shipping in China, and serves on the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group and several key legal and maritime advisory bodies to the Hong Kong SAR Government.
Edward Liu is a partner at Haiwen & Partners and a leading lawyer in international arbitration, commercial litigation and maritime law. Dual-qualified in Hong Kong, England & Wales, and the PRC, he advises on complex cross-border disputes and regulatory issues. He is the principal representative of the International Chamber of Shipping in China, and serves on the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group and several key legal and maritime advisory bodies to the Hong Kong SAR Government.

As China emphasises higher-quality development, its needs will mesh neatly with areas in which Hong Kong has established advantages. Maintaining its unique nature will ensure Hong Kong is not replaced by mainland cities and that ‘one country, two systems’ will live on.

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Attacks over the new security law are starting to target Hong Kong’s legal industry, challenging Hong Kong’s place as a seat of international arbitration. However, Singapore’s example shows a strict legal code to uphold national security and robust courts that respect the rule of law are not mutually exclusive.

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While any suggestion that Hong Kong’s political system lacks separation of powers raises anxieties about the independence of the judiciary, the latter is explicitly provided for in the Basic Law along with other checks and balances.

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