The Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance Commentary And Annotations Link -

, which governs both domestic and international arbitrations in Hong Kong based on the UNCITRAL Model Law.

: "Public policy" is defined extremely narrowly. In Shanghai X vs. Zhejiang Y (2021) , the court refused to set aside an award even where the arbitrator misapplied Chinese law, holding that error of law ≠ public policy violation. Conversely, in Z v. Y (2018) , fraud involving forged invoices was held to violate public policy. , which governs both domestic and international arbitrations

: The Hong Kong TPF Code of Practice is annotated as a mandatory adjunct to the AO. Practitioners note the "disclosure obligations" in s.98T—funding must be disclosed to the tribunal and all other parties, including the funding agreement's existence, though not its commercial terms. Violation can lead to adverse costs orders ( Xu v. Chen [2022] HKCA ). Zhejiang Y (2021) , the court refused to

The enduring theme of all commentary on Cap. 609 is minimal curial intervention . The annotations cluster around three key sections: : The Hong Kong TPF Code of Practice