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The Hong Kong Mediation Council was set up as part of the Hong Kong International
Arbitration Centre in 1994.
(a)
It has published the HKIAC Mediation Rules
(discussed further below) which
provide a model procedural code that may be adopted for mediations.
(b)
It has published a General Ethical Code and established Disciplinary Procedures
for mediators.
(c)
It provides the service of appointing mediators
where required and trains and
accredits mediators, with published procedures for accreditation. It also
collaborates with other groups interested in mediation, particularly in the
construction, family, insurance, commercial and public sectors.
(d)
Its published panels of accredited mediators include 182 mediators on the
general panel, 108 on the family panel and 28 "family supervisors".
(e)
The mediators on the general panel span a wide range of professions and
occupations, and claim expertise in a wide range of subjects. They include
quantity surveyors, engineers, architects, project managers, accountants,
solicitors,
barristers, construction and shipping experts, loss adjusters and
insurance experts, bankers and academics.
(f)
The HKMC made a detailed and helpful submission to the Working Party and
has offered assistance towards establishing a scheme of court-annexed
mediation, including fee discussions with its accredited mediators and drawing
up rules for such a scheme.
Government contracts have given rise to another body of mediation experience. The
very substantial Airport Core Programme project construction contracts made
mediation a contractual obligation and are estimated to have had a settlement rate of
about 79%. Other government contracts provide for mediation on a voluntary basis.
Notes
The current edition having been effective from 1 August 1999, see www.hkiac.org.
For a fee of $2,000.
The Law Society maintains a panel of mediators. However, it appears that virtually all of them are
also listed as accredited mediators on the HKMC panel.
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