ABSTRACT
The panorama in Hong Kong has recently changed and, with it, the rules for appointing arbitrators. It must be remembered, in fact, that the recent reform of arbitration in Hong Kong has not only introduced the new Arbitration Ordinance (Chapter 609), effective from 1 June 2011, but it has also reformed the Arbitration (Appointment of Arbitrators and Umpires) Rules (Chapter 609B). This provision has produced a single regime for both internal and international arbitration, largely based on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law.
