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Protocol

on Arbitration clauses |Geneva Protocol 19231

Convention

on the execution of foreign arbitral awards

[Geneva Convention 19271

Convention

on the recognition and enforcement of

foreign arbitral awards [New York Convention 19581

General

1.

Arbitration agreements play a significant role in

international commerce.

It is essential that arbitration

internationally and that awards

agreements are both recognised and

In the case of Hong Kong, these

abovementioned three

agreements are recognised

made pursuant LO such

enforced internationally.

objects are achieved by the

international instruments (texts at Annex A).

Geneva Protocol

2.

This

Protocol

obliges Contracting States to

recognise

the validity of arbitration agreements and

requires

awards made

pursuant

to

such arbitration

agreements to be enforced in the territory of the state in

which they

were made. In other words, the Geneva Protocol

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