Awards made in the HKSAR can be enforced in more than 120 jurisdictions which are signatories to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.

A foreign arbitral awards can be recognized and enforced in South African courts in accordance with South African common law and the Recognition and Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards Act.

In the area of international commercial arbitration, the acknowledgement and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards is the key issue in relation to the achievement of the basic values of arbitration.