C. K. Kwong JP (Justice of the Peace) is the President of Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb) and International Past President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA).
His practice covers intellectual property (registration, licensing and enforcement of patent, design, copyright and trademark) and injunction proceedings, arbitration, mediation, public and private corporate transactions, China projects, complex commercial litigation and mega property transactions.
Mr. Kwong is qualified to practise law in Hong Kong, Greater Bay Area, Australia (Victoria), England and Singapore. He is also a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb London), a WIPO appointed Neutral and Domain Name Panelist, Centre for Efficient Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Accredited Mediator, a Notary Public. He is on the Panel of Arbitrators for Intellectual Property and Adjudicators, and Listed Arbitrator of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Guangdong Court Mediator for cross border disputes in the Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), Zhuhai Arbitration Committee and Arbitrator of South China International Arbitration Center (HK).
His idea of legislative guidance on arbitrability of IP rights was accepted by the Hong Kong Government and enacted as the Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance 2017.
He is co-author of the 400 pages casebook “Hong Kong Arbitration Judgments and Commentaries” published by HKIArb in November 2023.
