AALCO Hong Kong RegionalArbitration Centre
Of the 193 countries in the world, AALCO chose to establish its newest regional arbitration centre in the Hong Kong SAR — in the heart of the Greater Bay Area and a key gateway of the Belt and Road Initiative. We offer world-class alternative dispute resolution services to parties within and beyond AALCO’s 49 member states.
About
State-of-the-art Online DisputesResolution Platform
AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre’s Online Dispute Resolution platform, powered by eBRAM, is secure and easy to use — with add-on capabilities such as AI-powered translation, real-time transcription and eKYC. Parties can resolve disputes physically, online or in hybrid mode.
49 Member States
Part of AALCO — the inter-governmental organisation uniting Asian and African states covering two-thirds of the world’s population.
~169 Countries
Hong Kong-seated arbitral awards are readily enforceable in New York Convention countries worldwide.
Country-Neutral
Established by international law with privileges and immunities — a genuinely neutral seat for cross-border disputes.
ODR-Ready
Secure online and hybrid hearings on our eBRAM-powered Online Dispute Resolution platform, aligned with the APEC ODR Framework.
The AALCO
Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization is an inter-governmental body founded in 1956, uniting 49 member states — home to two-thirds of the world’s population. A Permanent Observer at the United Nations, AALCO operates six regional arbitration centres, of which Hong Kong is the newest.
More about AALCO
Committees
Top Level Committees
AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre is established by international law. Director Nick Chan, BBS, MH, Justice of the Peace, leads the operations of the Centre. The Director’s work is supported by a Secretariat team. Nick Chan is a lawyer with 25+ years of experience who have worked in-house with regional responsibilities and have a computer science background. As the founding Chairman of eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre, Mr. Chan attended and spoke at APEC Economic Committee’s Osaka “Workshop on Building the APEC Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Collaborative Framework Pilot” to help together develop/complete an implementation plan for a pilot for an APEC ODR Collaborative Framework for B2B cross border disputes involving Micro Small Medium Enterprise including resolving any outstanding issues concerning the Collaborative Framework/Procedural Rules, addressing administrative details, and identifying prospective ODR providers who would partner with APEC.
Nick Chan, BBS MH JP
Director
Nick Chan, BBS MH JP
Director
Staff, Finance and Audit Committee
Oversees the Centre’s finance, administration, corporate governance and risk management
Appointments Committee
Advises on the appointment of arbitrators, mediators and other neutrals
Challenges Committee
Decides challenges to appointments, processes and outcomes
Panel Listing Committee
Vets and lists arbitrators and mediators onto the Centre’s panels
Rules Committee
Advises on revisions to the Centre’s rules, procedures and fee schedules
Benefits
Why Choose Us?
Neutrality — a truly country-neutral centre established by international law
Rule of law — Hong Kong’s robust legal framework and data privacy protections
Expertise — a deep pool of legal and dispute resolution professionals
Facilities — prime Central hearing rooms plus a secure online (ODR) platform
Enforceability — awards readily enforceable in ~169 New York Convention countries
Interim relief — direct access to Mainland China interim measures for arbitration
Cost-efficiency — outcome-related fee structures and LawTech support
Contact Us
AALCOHong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre
Address
The Former French Mission Building, 1 Battery Path, Central, Hong Kong
Our Building
The Former French Mission Building
Our home at 1 Battery Path, Central is one of Hong Kong’s most distinguished declared monuments. The Centre pairs prime hearing rooms and conference facilities in the heart of the CBD with a secure online dispute resolution platform.