An arbitrator backed by Hong Kong’s government is preparing for contractual disputes to increase in the new year, as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts business operations and work arrangements in a city that is still struggling with its worst recession on record.Disputes will last until business activities slowly return to normal in 2022, said Thomas So Shiu-tsung, director of the Electronic Business Related Arbitration & Mediation (eBRAM) centre. The non-profit arbitrator, which started…

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