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Commissioner Cui Jianchun Attended 2024 Colloquium on International Law
2024-07-09 11:07

On July 5, 2024, the "2024 Colloquium on International Law", co-hosted by the Asian Academy of International Law and the Chinese Society of International Law, was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee Ka-chiu, and Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong SAR, Cui Jianchun, attended the Colloquium and delivered speeches. Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ma Xinmin, gave a keynote speech via video.

 


Commissioner Cui stated that President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the commemorative conference on the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, sending a clear call to the world to carry forward the Five Principles and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind. With rich legal, practical, and moral values, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence are an open, inclusive, and universally applicable international law principle, provides pathways for the peaceful resolution of differences and disputes between countries and constitute an evolving and progressive system of thought. Asia, as the initiator of the Five Principles, must uphold the original intention of equality, mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence.

 

Commissioner Cui pointed out that "One Country, Two Systems" is an innovative application of the principle of peaceful coexistence to solve internal issues of a country. The great practice of "One Country, Two Systems" in Hong Kong in the new era continuously enriches and develops its connotations. Our Commissioner’s Office will leverage our diplomatic channel to safeguard interests of Hong Kong, deliver benefits to the development of Hong Kong, assume duties to serve the Hong Kong compatriots without reservation, and provide assistance for the bright future of Hong Kong.

 

The 2024 Colloquium on International Law, themed "Asia's Contribution to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence: Past and Future", was attended by more than 200 representatives, including Deputy Commissioner Fang Jianming, Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR Paul Lam Ting-kwok, Co-Chairs of the Asian Academy of International Law Teresa Cheng and Anthony Neoh, as well as representatives from consular missions in Hong Kong and various sectors of society.