Hong Kong plans to establish an international commercial court to hear major cross-border disputes, with judgments enforceable in mainland China According to BlockBeats, on May 28th, the Hong Kong judiciary announced plans to establish the Hong Kong International Commercial Court under the jurisdiction of the High Court, specifically to hear large and complex international and cross-border commercial disputes, with judgments enforceable in mainland China. As a court under the jurisdiction of the High Court of Hong Kong, the High Court Ordinance and the High Court Rules have provided the necessary legal framework for the establishment of the Hong Kong International Commercial Court. The Hong Kong judiciary has pointed out that in order to comply with international practices and reflect the international and cross jurisdictional characteristics of cases, the Hong Kong International Commercial Court will extensively use technology in handling cases, including remote hearings, electronic archiving, electronic document books, and transcript production using speech to text technology, to improve judicial efficiency. [Original link]