Internal Research Workshop at CEPU Featured CityUHK School of Law Public Policy Research Project on “E-awards”

On 14 January 2026, an Internal Research Workshop was held at the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit (CEPU), marking the commencement of the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (PPRFS) project led by Professor Julien CHAISSE (Principal Investigator), School of Law, City University of Hong Kong.

Professor Chaisse presented the project “Making E-awards Work: Hong Kong at the Forefront of Digital Arbitration” at the workshop, discussing how legal reforms and secure technology can support the effective use of electronic arbitral awards (“e-awards”) and help reinforce Hong Kong’s role as a preferred seat for international dispute resolution.

As an initial stakeholder-engagement meeting for the project, the workshop convened senior government representatives from CEPU and the Department of Justice, and leading figures from across the legal, technology and business communities, including specialists in arbitration, mediation and digital dispute resolution, to examine the feasibility and implementation pathway for e-awards and Hong Kong’s future development in digital arbitration.

Acknowledgement
This research project is funded by the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme of The Government of the HKSAR (project in progress).