行政长官李家超表示，国际法律机构在香港设立首个区域办事处，将巩固香港作为全球法律中心的地位，支持香港吸引全球组织和人才的努力，同时深化法律领域的区域合作。
The opening of the first regional office of an international legal body in Hong Kong will cement the city’s position as a global law hub, support its drive to attract global organisations and talent while deepening regional cooperation in legal issues, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said.
李家超的讲话是在国际私法统一研究所（Unidroit）于周一在香港正式开设亚太联络办事处时发表的。这是该独立政府间机构在罗马总部之外设立的首个分支机构，旨在现代化和协调跨境私法。
Lee’s remarks came as the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit), an independent intergovernmental body that aims to modernise and coordinate cross-border private law, officially opened its Asia-Pacific Liaison Office in the city on Monday, its first branch outside its headquarters in Rome.
“联络办事处将成为与该地区成员国和利益相关方加强接触的重点，”李家超在开幕仪式上表示。该仪式也标志着律政司年度法律周的开幕。
“The liaison office will serve as a focal point for enhanced engagement with member states and stakeholders in the region,” Lee said at the opening ceremony, which also marked the opening of the Department of Justice’s annual Legal Week.
“这种法律合作对于一个依赖开放、连通和基于规则的国际秩序而繁荣发展的城市至关重要。我们致力于吸引全球组织和人才，促进国际法律合作，并将香港定位为东西方的超级连接者和超级价值创造者。”李家超称香港是Unidroit首个区域办事处的理想所在地，并引用了该市作为国际法律、贸易和金融中心的优势、其强大的法治以及深厚的法律人才库。
“Such legal cooperation is essential in a city that thrives on openness, connectivity and rules-based international order. We strive to attract global organisations and talent, enable international legal cooperation and position Hong Kong as a superconnector and super value adder for East and West.”Lee described Hong Kong as an ideal home for Unidroit’s first regional office, citing the city’s strengths as an international legal, trade and financial centre, its robust rule of law and deep pool of legal talent.
李家超强调，香港已有其他国际法律机构，包括国际调解组织总部、海牙国际私法会议亚太区域办事处以及香港国际法律人才培训学院，新办事处将从与这些机构的合作中受益。李家超还期待新办事处能扩大与其他地区司法管辖区的接触。
Highlighting the presence of other international legal bodies in the city, including the headquarters of the International Organisation for Mediation, the Hague Conference on Private International Law’s Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific and the Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy, Lee said the new office would benefit from cooperation with these institutions. Lee also expected the new office to broaden its engagement with other regional jurisdictions.
在同一活动中发言的律政司司长林定国表示，新办事处将在亚太地区提供一个稳定、便捷且高效的平台，以支持国际私法的发展。
Speaking at the same event, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok said the new office would provide a stable, convenient and effective platform in the Asia-Pacific region to support the development of international private law.
“联络办事处将有助于将专业知识带到需要的地方。它将使该地区与Unidroit的工作建立更强大、更紧密的联系，”林说。
“The liaison office will help to bring expertise closer to where it is needed. It will give the region a stronger and closer connection to Unidroit’s work,” Lam said.
“香港提供了一个独特而与众不同的平台，国际和地区机构可以并且将与之更近距离地合作，具有更大的连续性和影响力。”林补充说，该市国际法律机构的集聚将产生协同效应，促进日常交流更加紧密，并开展更好的外联和能力建设计划，为政府和利益相关方提供更易于接触的联系点。
“Hong Kong offers a unique and distinctive platform where international and regional institutions can and will work in closer proximity with greater continuity and impact.”Lam added that the concentration of international legal institutions in the city would create synergy, foster closer day-to-day exchanges and better outreach and capacity-building programmes, and provide more accessible points of contact for governments and stakeholders.
Unidroit秘书长纳西奥·蒂拉多表示，新办事处凸显了该组织对亚太地区日益增长的关注，以及其扩大该地区会员和参与的目标，该地区是社会和经济发展的主要驱动力。
Ignacio Tirado, secretary general of Unidroit, said the new office underscored the organisation’s growing focus on the Asia-Pacific and its aim to expand membership and engagement in the region, a major driver of social and economic development.
他赞扬香港的双语普通法体系和国际视野，使该市成为该组织在亚洲设立机构的理想地点。
He lauded Hong Kong’s bilingual common law system and international outlook, which made the city an ideal location for the organisation’s presence in Asia.
“其杰出的法官、领先的仲裁员和具有国际经验的律师，正好遇到Unidroit所关注的跨境问题，”蒂拉多说。
“Its outstanding judges, leading arbitrators and internationally experienced lawyers encounter precisely the cross-border questions that concern Unidroit,” Tirado said.
“对于一个其权威建立在技术质量和实用性之上的组织来说，这个社区是一个卓越的合作伙伴。”蒂拉多还强调，香港杰出的大学和研究能力，为连接研究、实践和公共服务提供了一个卓越的环境，而其他国际机构的存在则创造了共享网络和协调培训的机会。
“For an organisation whose authority rests on technical quality and practical usefulness, this community is an exceptional partner.”Tirado also highlighted that Hong Kong’s outstanding universities and research capability offered a remarkable setting to link research, practice and public service, while the presence of other international institutions created opportunities to share networks and coordinate training.
Unidroit成立于1926年，是国际私法的“三姐妹”之一，另外两个是联合国国际贸易法委员会和海牙国际私法会议。
Founded in 1926, Unidroit is one of the “three sisters” of international private law, alongside the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
该组织拥有65个成员国，包括中国、美国和印度等主要经济体，旨在通过制定统一法律文书、原则和规则，在国家和国家集团之间现代化、协调和统一私法和商法。
With 65 member states, including major economies such as China, the United States and India, the organisation aims to modernise, harmonise and coordinate private and commercial law between states and groups of states through the formulation of uniform law instruments, principles and rules.