
作为香港法律周2026开幕活动,此举标志着该协会首次在罗马总部外设立区域办公室
国际统一私法协会亚太联络办公室2日在香港正式开幕,这是该协会成立百年以来首次在罗马总部外设立区域办公室。香港特区行政长官李家超出席仪式,强调该办公室将作为亚太地区法律交流与制度建设的重要枢纽。
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国际统一私法协会成立于百年前,此前仅在罗马设有总部。此次在香港设立亚太联络办公室是其全球布局的首次扩张。
中新社香港11月2日电 (记者 邱兆翔)作为香港法律周2026的开幕活动,国际统一私法协会百年庆典:亚太联络办公室开幕典礼暨亚太区域会议2日在香港举行。这是国际统一私法协会成立百年以来,首次在罗马总部以外设立区域办公室。
香港特区行政长官李家超致辞时表示,亚太地区联络办公室落户香港,对国际统一私法协会、对香港,乃至整个亚太地区而言意义重大。该联络办公室作为加强亚太地区成员国及相关各方交流对接的枢纽,将在国际统一私法协会的立法与制度建设工作中发挥重要作用。
国际统一私法协会主席恩佐·莫阿韦罗·米拉内西(Enzo Moavero-Milanesi)表示,亚太地区是全球范围内活力充沛、发展成效卓著的地区之一。过去数十年间,国际统一私法协会在亚太地区的参与度不断提升。位于香港的亚太联络办公室的核心任务,是推动亚太地区各个国家协同开展工作,同时向位于罗马的国际统一私法协会总部反馈需要推进的各项倡议。
香港法律周2026于当日正式开幕。一连5日的活动将汇聚世界各地的法律专业人士、商界领袖和学者,探讨包括国际法律协作、国际争议解决、涉外法治建设、法律科技和粤港澳大湾区机遇等多个重要议题。

Former Beijing University of Science and Technology professor Wang Longchang was sentenced to seven years in prison in August for his involvement in the Nangang Exhibition Hall fraud case. After a retrial, he was acquitted. Taiwan's High Prosecutor's Office today gave up the appeal and the entire case was reversed and his acquittal was confirmed. The legal team issued a statement expressing gratitude for the delayed justice.

In response to complex claims and subrogation disputes caused by OTA upgrades and charging fires of intelligent connected new energy vehicles, the Beijing Financial Court and relevant agencies conducted a special study to clarify the division of responsibilities and data disclosure requirements for car companies, battery factories and charging operators.

The Hong Kong Bar Association urged the government to clearly define criminal thresholds and whistle-blower immunity rules for its proposed bid-rigging ban, following a deadly fire in Tai Po.

The U.S. federal court in Florida dismissed Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, finding that Trump failed to prove that the report was actually malicious and ruled that no further lawsuits could be filed. The case involves reports on Trump’s relationship with the late billionaire Epstein.

The Bar Association has called on the government to speed up judicial infrastructure projects by repurposing the District Court building and to offer pay increases to attract top legal talent from the private sector.

Hong Kong's Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok said proposed legislative amendments aim to bring a 'revolutionary overhaul' to building maintenance by cracking down on bid-rigging.