London topped this year's list, followed by Singapore. Paris and Geneva rounded out the top five. The city’s Department of Justice welcomed the result and said Hong Kong's strength in dispute resolution is premised on its infrastructure, business opportunities and pool of talents. "Our Judiciary is independent and impartial while our common law system provides a degree of certainty and predictability for investors and the international business community, ” said Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah. The department noted that the unique advantage under "one country, two systems" allows Hong Kong to enter into the game-changing interim measures arrangement with the mainland which took effect in 2019.