The CUHK LAW team won the First Runner-up in the FDI Moot Shenzhen 2025! The team also qualified as one of the top eight teams from China to advance to the Global Rounds to be held in Boston.
The Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot (FDI Moot) is one of the world’s most renowned moot court competitions. It simulates investor-state arbitration proceedings under the rules of the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), dedicated to cultivating the expertise of university students in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). The Shenzhen Cup, hosted by the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), is the China National Round and the sole pathway for teams from China to advance to the Global Rounds. This year’s competition brought together 44 university teams and over 300 participants from Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR.
In the final round of the competition, the CUHK LAW team presented their case before a professional arbitral tribunal composed of Ms. Winnie Tam SC SBS JP from Des Voeux Chambers, Mr. Jern-Fei Ng KC from Temple Chambers, and Prof. Christopher To of the City University of Hong Kong. In recognition of his outstanding performance in the final, team member Chak Fung Charles CHAN (LLB) was awarded Best Oralist, a distinguished honour exclusively granted to him in this year’s China National Round.
The CUHK LAW team included team leader Zhiyuan LIN, Eric (JD); oralists Chak Fung Charles CHAN (LLB) and Vincent WU (JD); and researchers Hei Yin CHEUNG, Jason (PCLL), Chih Han LIN, Grace (JD), Jiaying LIU, Jenny (JD), Xinqi HUANG, Aria (JD), and Tsz Chun KONG, Amyas (LLB).
The coaching team included Prof. Stephen HALL and Student Coach Yang CHENG, Cora (PCLL). The team also received strong support from Prof. Yueming YAN and other members of CUHK LAW.
Congratulations to the team for their outstanding achievements! CUHK LAW wishes them continued success in the Global Rounds.
CUHK LAW Team won the First Runner-up in the FDI Moot Shenzhen 2025.
(From left) Mr. Ng Jern-Fei Ng KC, Ms. Winnie Tam SC SBS JP, Prof. Christopher To and the CUHK LAW team oralists Vincent Wu, and Chak Fung Charles Chan.
LLB student Chak Fung Charles Chan was awarded the Best Oralist prize.