Govern arbitrations where an arbitration

agreement either:
a. provides for these Rules to apply
b. provides for arbitration
administered by HKIAC

HKIAC as appointing authority or request

certain services from HKIAC

Nov. 1, 2013

Applies to arbitration in which the Notice

of Arbitration is submitted on or before
said date

Art. 23.1 Urgent interim or conservatory

relief
Art. 28 Consolidation of Arbitration
Art. 29 - Single Arbitration under
Multiple Contract

* Not applicable to arbitration where

arbitration agreement was concluded before
November 1, 2013

Any notice or other written communication

shall be deemed received by a party,
arbitrator, or HKIAC if:

(a)Delivered

by hand, registered post or

courier service to
i. address of the addressee or its
representative

ii. address specified in the agreement

iii. any address which the addressee
holds out to the world at the time of
such delivery
iv. last known address of the
addressee

b)

transmitted by facsimile, email or any

other means of telecommunication that
provides records of transmission,
including time and date, to:
i. facsimile or email ad of person or
its representative
ii. specified in the agreement
iii. which the addressee holds out to the
world

Received on the earliest day when it is

delivered

Date - local time at the place of receipt

Delivered or transmitted to more than one

party or more than one arbitrator
- received when delivered or
transmitted to the last intended
recipient

 PERIOD

OF TIME

on the day following the day when

a notice, notification, communication or
proposal is received or deemed to be
received
* Last day is an official holiday, nonbusiness day
- extended until the first business
day
which follows

* Official holidays or non-business days

occurring during the running of the period
of time shall be included in calculating
the period

HKIAC may amend time limits

- provided by the rules
- set by HKIAC
May not amend time limits set by
ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL

Inconsistency - Arbitral Tribunals

interpretation shall prevail

Decisions rendered by HKIAC

- FINAL and subject to NO
APPEAL

References *to HKIAC*

- to the Council of HKIAC or any
committee, sub-committee
- to the Secretary General and other
staff members of the Secretariat

CLAIMANT one or more claimants

RESPONDENT one or more respondent

ADDITIONAL PARTY one ore more additional

parties
PARTY OR PARTIES claimants, respondents,
additonal parties

ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL one or more arbitrators

but does not include
EMERGENCY ARBITRATOR

WITNESS
EXPERT

CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM
- any claim or claims by any party
against any other party

DEFENSE
any defense or defenses by any party to
any claim or counterclaim submitted by any
other party
- defense for set-off

AWARD interim, interlocutory, partial or

final award except awards made by
Emergency Arbitrator

SEAT of Arbitration PLACE

Practice Notes to supplement, regulate

and
implement these Rules

ENGLISH original language