Proof that Hong Kong is the leading dispute resolution center in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin and that arbitration is widely used here can be found not only in the number of cases being dealt with by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, but also in the number of cases coming before the High Court of Hong Kong.

 

HCA No. A6585 of 1987, unreported (High Ct. (Liu J.) May, 30 1989)

Two Hong Kong companies entered into an agreement for the construction of a hotel in China. Disputes arose and the plaintiff sued in Hong Kong for the return of its deposit. The defendant applied for a stay on the grounds that the agreement contained an arbitration clause providing for arbitration in Beijing before the Foreign Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (FETAC) of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in accordance with its Provisional Rules of Procedure.