On 18 January 2019, the Supreme People’s Court and the HKSAR Government signed the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.  The Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill which seeks to implement the Arrangement, was introduced to the Legislative Council in May 2022.  The Bill provides for two mechanisms: first, a mechanism for registration in HKSAR of judgments given by the courts of the Mainland in civil and commercial matters; and second, a mechanism for the application for certified copies of and certificates for Hong Kong judgments in civil or commercial matters to facilitate parties in seeking recognition and enforcement of such judgments in the Mainland.  In this seminar, the Department of Justice will give an overview of the scope and the main provisions of the Bill and explain how the Bill will shape the landscape of mutual legal assistance between the two places.