Congratulations to Ms Long Xin Yulia Liu (PCLL), Ms Xuan Yu Alicia Chen (BSocSc(Govt&Laws)&LLB 2), Ms Chin Victoria Ip (PCLL) and Mr Timothy Chow (BBA(Law)&LLB 3), who won the national champion in the 5th Invitational Moot Arbitration Competition (IMAC).

(From left to 4th left, Mr Timothy Chow, Ms Chin Victoria Ip, Ms Yulia Liu and Ms Alicia Chen)

The team ranked 5th out of 82 teams from 65 Colleges and Universities around Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR in the written submissions round, and was one of the 16 teams to advance to the oral submissions round. The team had impressed practitioners and arbitrators from top law firms in China, and remained undefeated in the knockout held in Fudan University on 23-24 August 2025.

The competition was jointly hosted by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC)), Shanghai Arbitration Commission and Bureau of Justice of Xuhui District, with the support of various government bodies as well as law associations in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR.

Photo credit: IMAC Committee