From "Construction" to "Deepening": Hong Kong Moving Toward a Global Legal Hub

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2026-03-24 03:57:31

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From the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan proposing the establishment of an “Asia-Pacific International Legal and Dispute Resolution Service Center” to the 15th Five-Year Plan suggesting further “deepening the International Legal and Dispute Resolution Service Center,” Hong Kong’s role is undergoing a systemic leap. This is not only a status upgrade but also a refinement of the legal system’s functions and governance logic: from a recipient of international rules to a key node in China’s foreign-related rule of law construction and the co-creation of the global legal order. The rule of law is becoming a new benchmark for Hong Kong’s future competitiveness.

Change in Expression: Hong Kong’s “Legal Governance Coordinates” in National Strategy

Five years after the 14th Five-Year Plan supported Hong Kong in building an Asia-Pacific International Legal and Dispute Resolution Service Center, the wording in the 15th Five-Year Plan was changed to emphasize deepening the International Legal and Dispute Resolution Service Center. This shift in wording reflects a major adjustment in the central government’s positioning of Hong Kong and marks China’s overall rule of law strategy entering a more mature stage.

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